UK
UK
About Us History
KDDI has a long and prestigious history, dating back to March 1953. Some of our 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/KDD/IDO
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
2010
Jan
KDDI Europe
Established KDDI Russia
2013
Jan
KDDI Europe
KDDI Amsterdam, KDDI Belgium and KDDI Istanbul become branch offices of KDDI