Courses & Events

Tadashi Onodera, Chairman, KDDI Corporation

Thursday, Dec 8, 2011

04:15 pm - 05:30 pm

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The Future of Mobile Internet Japan

Lessons from the 2011 Disaster

Mr. Tadashi Onodera, Chairman, KDDI Corporation

KDDI is one of Japan’s leading telecommunications firm in Japan.  Japan’s mobile Internet market has been the most highly developed in the world since the late 1990s, and KDDI has been a major innovator in providing services and a platform for content.  The advent of smartphones is rapidly transforming the industry, and Mr. Onodera will be looking into the future while reflecting on lessons learned from the March 11, 2011 triple disaster – earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster — that hit Japan.

Tadashi Onodera has been Chairman of KDDI Corporation since June 2005.  He held the position of President from June through November 2010.  KDDI was established in October 2000 through the merger of DDI CORPORATION, KDD CORPORATION and IDO CORPORATION.

Mr. Onodera joined DDI in November 1984, just before the Japanese telecommunications market was deregulated.  Since then he has been involved in a wide variety of projects, such as the construction of a nationwide microwave network and the development of cellular phone networks.  He has spent a lot of time in the implementation of CDMA technology and mobile data services.  He has received the “Industry Leadership” of 2005 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award.  He has helped DDI to become  the winner amongst the challengers against the Japanese telecommunications incumbent giant, NTT.

Stanford University
Thursday, December 8, 2011
4:15PM ~ 5:30PM
Skilling Auditorium

With support from Altus Technologies and Olympus Corporation