Origins, history, & values Team
Engaged team, Valued collaboration
Our team is deeply involved in every project, bringing their extensive knowledge and enthusiasm to address our partners’ unique needs and challenges. We prioritize open communication and a friendly, hands-on approach, ensuring our clients feel supported and valued throughout our collaboration.
Message from the CEO

Konnichiwa! Howdy! Hej!
Welcome to KDDI Spherience and our World of Meaningful Connections!
KDDI Spherience is a part of KDDI Corporation, a Fortune 500 company based out of Tokyo Japan. KDDI Corporation began its telecommunications business in the 1950s, expanding to the US in the 1980s, and grew into a large provider of global ICT/IoT solutions.
In 2024, we formed KDDI Spherience with a bold ambition to create meaningful connections on a truly global scale, with a seasoned team of hand-picked industry experts establishing a distributed Mobile Connectivity Center of Excellence. And, where we excel you ask? – In Critical IoT and Connected Vehicles!
From our newly established headquarters in Plano, Texas, USA, and with a Product and Operations center in Stockholm, Sweden, we build on our foundations and the group’s home turf in Tokyo, Japan and the millions upon millions of connected cars and other vertical expertise that come with our proud legacy.
KDDI Spherience’s mission is to, by deep industry insights, and going above and beyond in every endeavor, help our Customers delight Users by securely connecting them to a Software-defined World.
With a Japanese commitment to quality and process innovation; a relentless, American entrepreneurial spirit, the culture of innovation in Internet and Communication Technologies in Sweden, and with industry experts from all over the world, we aim to build a global company that truly delivers our vision through Programmable, Connected Experiences.
Our Partnership approach welcomes established, industry veterans and exciting, innovative start-ups to come together with our Customers to push the boundaries of what the latest technologies can do to improve our everyday lives in the realms of Mobility and Internet of Things.
We are always on the lookout for our next Team Member, our next Partner and of course – our next Customer. Do not hesitate to get in touch!
Sincerely,
Yuichi Iwanaga, CEO

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