BIGLOBE
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Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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Industry | Information and communication industry |
Founded | July 3, 2006 |
Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Saburo Takizawa, General Manager |
Revenue | 104 billion yen |
Owner | NEC (1986-2014) Japan Industrial Partners (2014-2017) KDDI (2017-) |
Number of employees | 500 |
Website | www |
BIGLOBE (ビッグローブ) (combination of the words "big" and "globe") is one of the leading internet service providers in Japan, operated by NEC BIGLOBE, Ltd.,[1] a 2006 spin-off from NEC.[2]
KDDI acquired the company in January 2017 for 80 billion yen.[3]
References
- ^ "Google Press Release: NEC Selects Google to Provide Search Services on Japan's Leading BIGLOBE Portal Site". Google Press Center. 2000-12-18. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ Seki, Yasuhiko (2006-03-28). "Japan's NEC sets spin-off of Biglobe Internet unit for July 1". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ "KDDIがビッグローブ買収発表 顧客層、個人から家族へ 決済・保険など「経済圏」を拡大". Nikkei. 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2017-01-14.