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SoftBank responds to diverse needs
in five major business fields.

  • Consumer segment
  • Enterprise segment
  • Distribution segment
  • Financial segment
  • Other

Consumer segment

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In the Consumer segment, the Company provides services, such as mobile services, broadband services and electricity services to individual customers in Japan. The Company procures mobile devices from mobile device manufacturers and sells the mobile devices to distributors operating SoftBank shops, etc. and individual customers.

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Core companies

SoftBank Corp.

Provision of mobile communications services, sale of mobile devices, provision of fixed-line telecommunications and ISP services

Wireless City Planning Inc.

Planning and provision of mobile broadband services

SB Mobile Service Corp.

Call center services, and business process outsourcing services, etc.

Enterprise segment

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In the Enterprise segment, the Group provides a wide range of solutions for enterprise customers. These include mobile services suchas mobile lines and mobile device rental, fixed-line communications services such as fixed-line telephones and data communications, as well as various solutions for enterprises such as data center, cloud, security, global, AI, IoT, and digital marketing services.

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Core companies

SoftBank Corp.

Provision of mobile communications services, sale of mobile devices, provision of fixed-line telecommunications and ISP services

Wireless City Planning Inc.

Planning and provision of mobile broadband services

SB Engineering Corp.

Construction and operation related to telecommunications

IDC Frontier Inc.

Cloud computing (IaaS) and data center business

eMnet Japan.co.ltd.

Internet advertising agency business

Distribution segment

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In the Distribution segment, the Group provides cutting-edge products and services that quickly capture the ever-changing market environment. For enterprise customers, the Group offers products and services primarily addressing cloud services and advanced technologies including AI. For individual customers, the Group undertakes the planning and provision of products and services across a wide range of areas such as software, mobile accessories, and IoT products, as a manufacturer and distributor.

Core company

SB C&S Corp.

Manufacture, distribution and sales of IT-related products, and IT-related services

Media & EC segment

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In the Media & EC segment, the Group offers services that center on media and commerce, covering online to offline services in a comprehensive manner. In the media field, the Group provides advertising-related services on the Internet and LINE. In the commerce field, the Group provides e-commerce services such as Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping and ZOZOTOWN, and reuse services such as Yahoo! JAPAN Auction.

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Core company

LY Corporation

Business management of group companies' operations, etc.

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Financial segment

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In the Financial segment, the Group provides cashless payment services, such as QR code payments and credit card services, as well as smartphone-based securities services mainly for individual customers. We also provide payment processing services, mainly for corporate customers, offering one-stop payment solutions for diversified payment methods including credit cards, electronic money, and QR codes.

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Core companies

PayPay Corporation

Development and provision of mobile payments and other electronic payment services

PayPay Card Corporation

Credit card, credit card loan, credit guarantee business

SB Payment Service Corp.

Provision of payment processing services and related consulting services

PayPay Securities Corporation

Securities business specializing in smartphones

Other

Core companies

SB Technology Corp.

Business IT and Corporate IT solutions, based on cloud, security and IoT solutions

ITmedia Inc.

Operation of comprehensive IT information site ITmedia

Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd.

IoT business, certification service business, security solution business, and Linux / OSS business

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