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KDDI will begin offering “ConnectIN,” which incorporates communications into a variety of products and services, including PCs and IoT devices, to individuals as “ConnectIN povo,” in addition to its current corporate offering, from July 31, 2025. As the first step, HP Japan Co., Ltd. will release a mobile PC equipped with “ConnectIN povo” (hereinafter referred to as “this mobile PC”) on the official HP Japan online store.
This mobile PC uses “HP eSIM Connect LITE by povo,” the “ConnectIN povo” communications service for HP Japan. It comes with povo2.0’s 300GB data capacity (for five years), which allows access to au’s 5G/4G LTE network, and Gigazo Wi-Fi, a highly secure public Wi-Fi service provided by Wire and Wireless Co., Ltd. Users can start using the service simply by purchasing the PC and registering for a povo2.0 account.
In addition to “ConnectIN” for businesses, KDDI will continue to integrate communications into various products and services through “ConnectIN povo” for individuals, aiming to use communications as a foundation to increase added value by utilizing data and AI services together with manufacturers.
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日本HP has launched the MVNO service “HP eSIM Connect” in collaboration with KDDI, and will offer HP eSIM Connect-compatible mobile PC models with unlimited data usage for five years from November 2023.
2025年1月21日より KDDI will offer “ConnectIN” as a business model that, unlike the monthly communication fee model, sells communication fees for a fixed period to manufacturers and other companies’ products.
eSIMはこれまで主にスマートフォンに導入されてきましたが、今後も様々な製品への導入が見込まれています。特に、クラウドとエッジコンピューティングの両面でAI化が進み、これらをつなぐ通信の重要性が高まっています。
昨今、ハイブリッドワークの普及に伴い、法人格を持たない自営業者やクリエイター、フリーランスなどの個人、また個人で事業を営む企業からのモバイルPCへのニーズが高まっています。このような背景から、「ConnectIN povo（コネクトイン・ポーヴォ）」の提供を開始する運びとなりました。
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