Japan’s KDDI: Telecoms networks back up and running after failure

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Updated: Jul 5, 2022, 08:07 GMT+00:00

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese wireless carrier KDDI Corp said on Tuesday all telecommunications networks have returned to normal after a nationwide system failure.

A man uses a mobile phone at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese wireless carrier KDDI Corp said on Tuesday all telecommunications networks have returned to normal after a nationwide system failure.

Telecommunication services for both corporate and individual customers have been confirmed fully operational as of 1536 JST (0636 GMT), the company said in a statement.

The disruption, which began in the early hours of Saturdaymorning, was caused by an equipment malfunction and affectedservices ranging from weather data to parcel delivery andbanking.

(Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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