Since the bubble burst, Softbank has reinvented itself at least twice, first as a fixed-line telecoms and broadband firm, and now that scheme has lost its shine, as a mobile-phone operator.

• 在互联网泡沫破灭之后，软银经历了两次转型，第一次是转型为一家固定电话和宽带服务商，而现在这一行业风光不再，软银又转型成了一家移动电话运营商。