TOKYO (WiMAX Day). As expected, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced today that Wireless Broadband Planning K.K. — the consortium lead by KDDI and Intel — and Willcom Inc, were both awarded licenses to provide WiMAX services in Japan using 2.5 GHz spectrum. KDDI has said it plans to invest US$1.3 billion in its network over the next five years. Both companies plan to launch services in 2009.