Softbank Group in the new century, in order to achieve its global development strategy, speed up the pace of investment in the network industry.
European network industry has been the focus of Softbank Group investment. ATVISO is a joint venture between Softbank Group and VIVENDI. The main task is to assist US Internet companies to enter the European mainland city often Softbank Group's partner Weidandi is a European strength Very strong company, the main business is the communications industry, and now gradually into the environmental services industry. The company employs two hundred sixty thousand people and has offices in 100 countries around the world with net sales of € 39 billion. The company has 6.5 million mobile phone subscribers in Europe, 1.5 million Cegetel '7' lines, with a 49% stake in Canal + Cable TV, which will have 15 million subscribers by the end of the century The Softbank Group and Weidandi alliance, to jointly develop the European network market, take advantage of the advantages of people and. In the United States want to enter the European market, the network company, if through the Softbank Group and Weidan Di joint venture ATVISO company, will be a lot easier. ATVISO company operating mode is "hatch" type, which in Europe to establish a hatching company base, which gradually extended to the whole of Europe. This approach allows the development of the Internet company in Europe, to focus on its core business, develop their own products, to provide competitive capacity, product market development will be through the incubation system, which is a " Development market "of the new model. ATVISO has a team of experienced managers, especially in the high-tech industry, information industry, communications, media and management information has a very rich experience. However, ATVISO companies to participate in the incubation model through the development of the market have certain requirements, that is, must be Softbank Group companies to invest and help.