SoftBank, Sprint, Far EasTone and TBCASoft Launch Blockchain Consortium for Telecom Carriers

Japan-based SoftBank Corp. ("SoftBank"), U.S.-based SprintCorporation ("Sprint"), Taiwan-based Far EasToneTelecommunications Co., Ltd. ("Far EasTone") and U.S.-basedTBCASoft, Inc. ("TBCASoft") today announced the launch of a newblockchain consortium, the Carrier Blockchain Study Group ("CBSG").In the future, more telecom carriers will be invited to participate inthe CBSG on a global scale. SoftBank, Sprint and TBCASoft also succeededin demonstrating a cross-carrier payment platform system that u