November 28, 2019
e5 Lab Inc.
SoftBank Corp.

e5 Lab and SoftBank Corp. to Begin Jointly Studying Marine
Broadband Services that Use Next-generation Communication
Satellites
e5 Lab Inc. (“e5 Lab”), a company that develops and aims to increase the adoption of zero-emission,
fully electric vessels, and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced they signed a memorandumof understanding to start jointly studying the provision of marine broadband services that utilize
next-generation communication satellites. Under this agreement, both companies aim to improveconnectivity environments aboard marine vessels, an issue for the maritime shipping industry.
To realize marine broadband services, both companies plan to conduct trials as follows.
Trials that use communication satellites (planned for January 2020 to end of May 2020)
Vessels nominated by e5 Lab will be equipped with flat antennas and local wireless stations.
Communication tests that use communication satellites for backhaul will be performed.

Trials that use next-generation communication satellites (planned for January 2021 to end ofMarch 2022)
SoftBank and UK-based OneWeb Ltd. (“OneWeb”), which concluded a business partnershipagreement in July 2019, will conduct communication tests that utilize Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
satellite services and flat antennas. In these trials, IoT devices on marine vessels will be utilized
and communication tests will be performed with a view to remote operations from land to sea.

Based on the trial results, both companies will jointly study ways to commercialize and promotemarine broadband services that utilize next-generation satellite communications and contribute to thesustainable development of Japan’s maritime shipping industry.
About e5 Labe5 Lab Inc. (Head office: Tokyo) is a shipping solution provider based on the electrification anddigitization of ships. With the mission of “Sustainable domestic shipping, which is the lifeline ofJapan”, we will create new added value by combining the latest technology and ideas, and solve theproblems of domestic shipping, thereby ensuring safe navigation of ships. We aim to contribute tosociety by protecting the global environment. Currently, we are proceeding with a project aimed atcompleting an electric propulsion Tanker “EV Tanker” of Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. in 2021.
Five values provided by e5 Lab: electrification, environment, efficiency, economics, evolution

Website: http://e5ship.com
e5 project promotion video: https://youtu.be/6sJjzCbRFWw

About OneWeb
5G ready, low latency, global coverage, OneWeb will be the first to bring high speed internet
everywhere from 2021. OneWeb will provide a communications network to deliver fibre-likeconnectivity to people around the world, especially in rural and hard to reach areas, powered by aconstellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites. OneWeb is creating business solutions for Broadband,
Government and Cellular Backhaul and its communications network will offer game-changing Mobility
solutions to industries that rely on global connectivity, such as Aviation, Maritime, Automotive andmore. http://www.oneweb.world.
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Contact

e5 Lab Inc.

project@e5ship.com

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