SoftBank ex-worker gets suspended sentence over info leakage - Kyodo News Plus

A Japanese tribunal Friday sentenced a erstwhile worker of SoftBank Corp. to 2 years successful prison, suspended for 4 years, and a 1 cardinal yen ($7,353) good implicit leaking the company's 5G web exertion accusation to Rakuten Mobile Inc.

The Tokyo District Court convicted Kuniaki Aiba, who had worked astatine SoftBank Group Corp.'s mobile telephone work subsidiary but moved to Rakuten, successful the suit filed by SoftBank that said the damages caused by the accusation leakage totaled astir 100 cardinal yen.

Aiba was arrested successful January past twelvemonth connected suspicion of violating Japan's unfair contention prevention laws. He had allegedly transferred information related to SoftBank's 5G exertion to his email account. He joined Rakuten Group Inc.'s wireless portion soon aft leaving SoftBank successful December 2019.

But Aiba discontinue Rakuten arsenic of Jan. 15, 2021, according to the company.

In September 2020, Rakuten started offering unlimited information services utilizing ultrafast 5G networks for 2,980 yen per month, overmuch little than different large mobile telephone work operators successful Japan amid intensifying competition.