KDDI Europe has been headquartered in London since 1972 and as part of KDDI Corporation serves a mixture of national and multinational customers, having a truly global scope to its operations.
Company Data
| Company Name | KDDI Europe Limited |
|---|---|
| Year of Establishment | 1972 |
| Business | Facility-based Telecommunications |
| Head Office | Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way London E1W 1BA, UK |
| Managing Director | Hiroshi KOBAYASHI |
History
KDDI has a long and prestigious history, dating back to March 1953. Some our of key milestones are;
| 1953 | Mar | KDD | Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd. (KDD) is founded |
| 1972 | Jun | KDD Europe | Established London Liaison Office |
| 1985 | Apr | DDI | DDI CORPORATION (DDI) launches operations |
| 1987 | Mar | IDO | NIPPON IDOU TSUSHIN CORPORATION is established |
| Dec | KDD | Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd. (KDD) and Teleway Corp. merge to create KDD Corporation | |
| 1989 | July | KDD Europe | Established KDD UK Limited |
| 1996 | Sep | KDD Europe | Established KDD Europe Limited as HQ for whole European operation |
| 1999 | Apr | DDI/IDO | cdmaOne nationwide seamless network is completed |
| DDI/IDO | Mobile Internet Connection Service Ezweb is launched | ||
| Oct | DDI CORPORATION, KDD Corporation and IDO CORPORATION | Merged and form a new company. The trade name of the new entity is DDI CORPORATION, and it operates under the new KDDI corporation brand | |
| Nov | KDDI | au CORPORATION is launched | |
| 2001 | Apr | KDDI | Corporate name is changed to KDDI CORPORATION |
| Jul | KDDI Europe | Merged Telecomet International with KDDI Europe | |
| Oct | KDDI | au CORPORATION is merged with KDDI CORPORATION | |
| 2003 | Apr | KDDI Europe | Established Belgium office |
| 2006 | Jan | KDDI | POWEREDCOM, Inc. is merged with KDDI CORPORATION |
| Oct | KDDI Europe | Established Russian office in St. Petersburg | |
| 2008 | Jul | KDDI Europe | Established Russian office in Moscow |
