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 Japan - Broadband Market - Overview & Statistics
Synopsis
Entering 2010, Japan had over 30 million broadband lines in place, making it the third largest broadband country in the world after the US and China. Much of the success of broadband in Japan is owed to the stunning growth surge that occurred back in 2003 on the back of DSL broadband technology. Other broadband services such as FttH have since attracted even greater interest in the Japanese market. There were over 20 million VoIP customers by end 2009 with Softbank and NTT taking the market lead. Japan has also been an early adopter of triple play models which provide TV, broadband Internet and voice telephony as packaged services from a single provider. This report looks at the nature of the broadband market and the available access methods - including cable modem, DSL, FttH and wireless broadband. BuddeComm forecasts on FttH, DSL and cable are also included up to 2020. Additionally, e-services are examined as these will be a key driver of convergence in the Japanese telecommunications market.
Last Update: 5 Jan 2010 Number of Pages: 35
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Japan - Key Statistics, Telecom Market & Regulatory Overview
Synopsis
Japan's telecommunications sector is one of the most active markets in the world. Coming into 2010, the country was witnessing the continued growth of VoIP and triple-play services, and strong competition among the mobile operators in the 3G segment of the market. Especially noteworthy has been the uptake of FttH services (with a corresponding move away from DSL) and the big strides taken in developing digital and mobile broadcasting. The telecommunications regulatory authorities in Japan have been very active in shaping the industry in this country. The control that the incumbent operator, NTT Corp, has continued to exert over virtually all local customers remains a particular challenge for the regulator. In addition, a growing concern has been the development (and lack) of cyber law in a society that is increasingly spending its time online. This report presents a range of key statistical indicators and an overview of the Japanese telecommunications regulatory environment. An analysis is also included on the impact of the historic election win by Yukio Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in mid-2009 which broke a deadlock in Japan's parliament and ended a half-century of almost unbroken rule by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Last Update: 5 Jan 2010 Number of Pages: 23
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Japan - Major Operators - Overview and Statistics
Synopsis
Japan has been active in regulating its telecommunication industry to reduce the monopoly of NTT, and to introduce more effective competition. This has resulted in an increase to the number and size of competitors, reduced prices and facilitated the introduction of innovative telecoms applications. This report gives an overview of the operating environment within Japan, and describes the major players as they stand today. The NTT Group is covered, as well as KDDI, Softbank Corporation, Jupiter Telecommunications, eAccess, eMobile, Willcom and SKY PerfecTV! Communications. In addition to giving an overview of company history, the report reviews financial and operating data with ARPU figures and discusses current company strategies.
Last Update: 5 Jan 2010 Number of Pages: 36
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Japan - Mobile Market - Overview & Statistics
Synopsis
Entering 2010 there were over 110 million mobile subscribers in Japan. Though the 2G mobile telephone sector in Japan has entered a declining market phase, the overall Japanese mobile market remains in a dynamic period of activity, especially given the evident popularity of 3G services. NTT DoCoMo offered the world's first 3G mobile phone service in late 2001. The company has a dominant market share still benefitting from its monopoly status years before. However, in hot pursuit are KDDI and Softbank, the latter gaining the most subscriber net additions during 2009. Smaller operator eMobile has also made impressive strides and was aiming to double its subscriber base during 2010. This report examines one of the world's top mobile markets, with around 105 million 3G subscribers going into 2010. Japan is one of the world leaders in deploying so-called 3.9G or Long-term Evolution (LTE) technology, the first networks of which were due to become commercially operational in late 2010. Forecasting on mobile subscribers is provided up to 2020 as well as mobile ARPU forecasts. There is an overview of Japanese mobile technologies including the older Personal Digital Cellular, Code Division Multiple Access, and Personal Handy Service. In addition, the report provides an update on mobile data and content services together with relevant statistics.
Last Update: 5 Jan 2010 Number of Pages: 31
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Japan - Telecommunications Infrastructure
Synopsis
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) began urging domestic telecommunications operators in 2005 to have Next Generation Networks in place by 2007. Japan saw substantial network developments over the following years as the MIC pushed to completely replace the domestic fixed-line telephone network with a fully Internet Protocol (IP) based system by early 2010, at a cost of around ¥50 billion. Although NTT still dominates Japanese telecoms infrastructure, KDDI and Softbank are steadily taking steps to compete more efficiently and effectively with NTT and in the past year have seen a substantial advantage over the incumbent in net additions to their networks. The fixed-line telecoms business in Japan has been undergoing a major transformation as the traditional telephony voice services move into decline. The growing popularity of IP telephony in particular has dealt a blow to fixed-line giant NTT's traditional business model. This report examines Japanese national infrastructure and international infrastructure (including submarine cable and satellite networks). It also provides an overview of media convergence in Japan, with coverage of CATV, satellite TV and digital terrestrial TV markets.
Last Update: 5 Jan 2010 Number of Pages: 23
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