Softbank edges towards APAC IoT expansion

Japanese telco Softbank has fleshed out its plan to launch Internet of Things (IoT) services in 19 additional markets.
It is going on a massive hiring spree that will quadruple the size of its IoT salesforce, and ramping up its marketing efforts. It has set a target of reaching 2 million connections across Asia-Pacific by the end of fiscal 2025, or to put it another way, March 2026.
With Transforma Insights forecasting that IoT connections in Japan and Southeast Asia will reach 3.4 billion by 20