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    Japan's telecommunications sector is one of the most active markETS in the world. The year 2005 is witnessing the strong growth of Voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) and triple play seRVices, continued Third generation (3G) comPETition among mobile oPErators, the noteworthy uptake of Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) and big strides in digital and mobile broadcasting.

 

    DeSPIte the fact that NTT Corp is the world's largest telecommunications operator, it faces a challenging future in the Japanese telecommunications market, as KDDI leADS by a wide margin in the 3G mobile field and Softbank rules the Asymmetrical Digital SubsCRiber Line (ADSL) broadband and VoIP markets. Entering 2005, Softbank has become the telecom player to watch as it makes strides to become a real force in the Japanese telecommunications scene. Toward that end, Softbank purchased C&W IDC and the fixed-line unit of Japan Telecom in 2004 and became the largest shareholder in Fuji TV in March 2005.

 

    Japan is one of the world's hottest markets for IP telephony. It is predICTed that the country will have 28 million Internet phone lines up by 2007. NTT Corp, the fixed-line giant, is justifiably worried about VoIP and has begun to offer IP phone services of its own. The growing popularity of IP telephony is dealing a blow to fixed-line giant NTT. The fixed-line network in Japan is undergoing a major transformation as the traditional telephony voice services move into decline. The coPPer cable of the fixed network, nevertheless, remains significant in Japan as it must support the millions of ADSL broadband subscribers.

 

    Though the 2G mobile telephone sector in Japan has entered a maturing market phase, the overall Japanese mobile market is in a dynamic peRiod of activity, given the popularity of built-in camera mobile phones and 3G services. Wireless Internet and mobile services have helped to keep the mobile market stimulated. Into 2005, Japan leads the world in wireless Internet users. A hot topic in Japan in 2005 is mobile satellite and terrestrial TV broadcasting.

 

    Though DoCoMo holds over 50% of the mobile market in Japan over its rivALS KDDI and Vodafone K.K. (formerly J-Phone), KDDI dominates the 3G market by a wide margin. Vodafone K.K., formerly known as J-Phone, continued to struggle in the 3G arena into 2005, dESPite the earlier success of camera-equipped cellular phones for its PDC service. To further open up the market, the government is considering doubling the number of mobile operators in Japan, with Softbank, eAccess and NTT Com showing interest in securing 3G licences.

 

    Though NTT DoCoMo offered the world's first 3G mobile phone service in late 2001, KDDI has become the dominant force in the 3G market in Japan. Nevertheless, NTT's FOMA service began making impressive strides in 2004 and into 2005. Vodafone K.K., which entered the 3G market in December 2002, only had about 260,000 3G subscribers entering 2005.

 

    Into 2005, Japan has the third largest number of Internet users after the USA and China, if we include mobile Internet users in the tally.

 

    Japan dominates e-commerce activity in the Asia Pacific region. Yahoo! Japan continues to be the country's most popular Website and competes closely with Rakuten Ichiba in the online shopping space. Into 2005, online auctions apPear to be the hot online market.

 

    Entering 2005, Japan had over 17 million broadband lines in place, making it the third largest broadband country in the world after the USA and China (China surpASSed Japan earlier in 2004). Japan, long considered a laggard in the broadband market, is liVINg up to earlier expectations of becoming a dominant player in broadband use. Softbank, via its Yahoo! BB service, is largely credited with the success of ADSL as a broadband technology in Japan. NTT Corp and Yahoo! BB are competing almost neck-to-neck in this space. EnthusiaSM for ADSL appears to be waning, however, as FttH is being perceived as the hot new broadband service in Japan.

 

    Fierce competition has emerged among Japanese data service providers, spurred on by the remarkable growth of broadband in Japan. Sluggish corporate spending has been offset by government efforts to transition to an 'e-Japan'.

 

    It is expected that broadcasting in Japan will transition from analogue to digital by 2010. In a similar fashion to the country's cable TV sector, Japan's satellite TV market underwent a period of consolidation, leaving SKY PerfecTV! as the dominant DTH operator.

 

    Japan will see significant network developments over the coming years as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) pLANs to completely replace the current system of domestic fixed-line telephone network with the IP system by the early 2010s. Although NTT dominates Japanese telecommunications infrastructure, KDDI and Softbank are taking steps to bypass NTT's system.

 

 

 

3.1 Overview

3.2 Fixed-line and mobile phones in Japan

3.3 Internet, broadband and wireless Internet in Japan

3.4 Broadcasting in Japan

3.5 Convergence / triple-play developments

3.6 Ubiquitous networks

3.7 Telecommunications carriers

3.8 Market highlights and analysis - 2004

3.9 Market highlights and analysis - 2005

4.1 Major stages of reform

4.2 The MPHPT / MIC

4.3 Telephone numbering plan

4.4 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

4.5 Interconnection arrangements

4.5.1 Fixed-mobile interconnection

4.6 History of regulatory developments

4.6.1 Telecommunications Business Law of 1985

4.6.2 Years 1992 - 1999

4.6.3 Year 2000

4.6.4 Year 2001

4.6.5 Year 2002

4.6.6 Year 2003

4.6.7 Year 2004

4.6.8 Year 2005

5.1 Market developments

5.1.1 Selected mergers and acquisitions

5.2 Overview of major players

5.2.1 NTT Corporation

5.2.2 KDDI Corporation

5.2.3 Softbank Corporation

5.2.4 Vodafone Holdings K.K. / Japan Telecom

5.2.5 POWEREDCOM and Power Nets Japan (PNJ)

5.2.6 Utility companies

6.1 Market overview

6.1.1 Dialing parity

6.1.2 Analysis of Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)

6.2 National services

6.2.1 Planned discontinuation of national fixed-line telephony

6.2.2 Local calls

6.2.3 National long-distance calls

6.2.4 International calls

6.3 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) overview

6.4 Major VoIP providers

6.4.1 Softbank Corp / Yahoo! BB

6.4.2 NTT Corp

6.4.3 KDDI Corp

6.4.4 NEC Corp

6.4.5 Broadband Consortium Japan (BB Japan) (formerly Mega Consortium)

6.4.6 Fusion Communications Corp

6.4.7 Japan Telecom

6.4.8 USEN Corp

6.4.9 K-Opticom

6.4.10 Skype

6.5 Regulatory environment for IP telephony

7.1 Overview

7.2 IntEGRated Services Digital Networks (ISDN)

7.3 Frame relay

7.3.1 National

7.3.2 International

7.4 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

7.4.1 National

7.4.2 International

7.5 Value-Added Networks (VANs)

7.6 Internet Data Centres (IDCs)

7.7 Online storage

7.7.1 IIJ Document Exchange Service

7.7.2 Storage Area Network (SAN)

7.8 Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

7.9 Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) multimedia

8.1 Market overview

8.2 Mobile Internet use

8.3 Internet via fixed-line phones

8.4 Info-communication industry trends

8.5 Internet regulation

8.6 Internet network

8.7 Internet roaming

8.8 Internet development

8.8.1 IPv6

8.9 ISP market

8.9.1 Major ISPs

8.9.2 Mega Consortium / Broadband Consortium Japan (BB Japan)

8.9.3 Internet access price war

8.9.4 Free ISP services

8.10 Japan Internet Providers Association (JAIPA)

8.11 Websites / Web properties

9.1 Overview

9.1.1 Analysis of OECD Broadband Price Survey

9.2 Broadband on demand

9.3 Info-communications infrastructure

9.4 Government's IT Basic Strategy

9.5 Regulatory environment for broadband

9.6 Multimedia and broadband

9.7 Impact of broadband on voice market

9.7.1 IP telephony

9.8 Broadband content

9.8.1 Online gaming

9.8.2 Video-on-Demand (VoD) and broadcasting over broadband

9.8.3 Digital photos

9.8.4 Electronic publishing / E-books

9.8.5 NTV / NTT

9.8.6 Mega Consortium / Broadband Consortium Japan (BB Japan)

9.9 Cable broadband

9.9.1 Market overview

9.9.2 @Home Japan

9.9.3 Jupiter Telecommunications (J-COM)

9.9.4 Sony/Tokyu

9.10 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH)

9.10.1 Market overview

9.10.2 Analysis - Asia bucking the FttH trend - January 2005

9.10.3 NTT Corp

9.10.4 USEN

9.10.5 K-Opticom

9.10.6 Crosswave Communications

9.10.7 KDDI

9.10.8 Softbank

9.10.9 POWEREDCOM / TTNet

9.10.10 Japan Telecom

9.10.11 Fibre-to-the-Curb (FttC)

9.11 Wireless broadband

9.11.1 Wireless LAN (WLAN)

9.11.2 Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN)

9.11.3 Ultra Wideband (UWB)

9.11.4 Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)

9.11.5 Broadband internet via Satellite

9.12 Powerline broadband / powerline communications (PLC)

9.13 Global LAN Ethernet

9.14 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) market

9.14.1 Market overview

9.14.2 Analysis of falling charges contributing to growth

9.14.3 Major ADSL providers

10.1 E-commerce

10.1.1 Online shopping

10.1.2 Online ticketing

10.1.3 B2B e-commerce

10.2 E-cash

10.3 E-banks

10.4 Online trading

10.5 E-government

10.6 E-entertainment

10.6.1 Online gaming

10.7 E-services providers

10.7.1 Softbank

10.7.2 NTT Data

10.7.3 Rakuten

10.7.4 Verio

11.1 Market overview

11.1.1 Statistical overview

11.1.2 Market developments

11.1.3 Mobile handset market

11.1.4 Mobile technologies

11.2 Major mobile operators

11.2.1 Statistical overview

11.2.2 NTT DoCoMo

11.2.3 KDDI

11.2.4 Vodafone K.K. (formerly J-Phone)

11.2.5 Potential entrants into the Japanese mobile market

11.3 Mobile services overview

11.3.1 Mobile voice services

11.3.2 Mobile data services

11.3.3 Mobile applications

11.4 Third generation (3G) mobile

11.4.1 Overview

11.4.2 3G operators

11.4.3 3G services and content

11.4.4 Fourth generation (4G) mobile

12.1 Terrestrial TV

12.1.1 Market overview

12.1.2 Regulatory developments

12.1.3 NHK

12.2 Free-to-Air TV

12.2.1 Major Free-to-Air players

12.2.2 University of the Air Foundation

12.3 Digital TV

12.3.1 Digital High Definition TV (DHTV)

12.3.2 Terrestrial digital TV

12.4 Satellite TV

12.4.1 Market overview

12.4.2 Regulatory environment

12.4.3 Digital satellite TV

12.4.4 Major satellite TV players

12.4.5 Regional satellite operators

12.4.6 Mobile satellite TV broadcasting

12.5 Interactive TV

12.6 Japanese TV content

 

 

Exhibit 1 - NTT corporate structure

Exhibit 2 - Major members of MYLINE Carriers Association - January 2005

Exhibit 3 - Selected Japanese broadband content initiatives - 2002 - 2004

Exhibit 4 - Major broadcasting organisations

Exhibit 5 - NHK subscribers and fees - August 2004

Exhibit 6 - Terrestrial TV broadcasting channels

Exhibit 7- Japanese satellite TV overview of broadcasters - January 2005

 

 

Table 1 - Mobile subscribers by system - March 2005

Table 2 - Country statistics Japan - 2005

Table 3 - Telecom revenue and investment statistics - March 2004

Table 4 - Telephone network statistics - 2004*

Table 5 - Internet provider statistics - 2005

Table 6 - Internet user statistics* - 2005**

Table 7 - Broadband statistics* - 2005**

Table 8 - Mobile statistics -March 2005

Table 9 - National telecommunications authorities

Table 10 - Subscriber growth and penetration: fixed-line versus mobile - 1993 - 2004

Table 11 - Telecommunications carriers in Japan - November 2004

Table 12 - ISDN line growth - 1992 - 2005

Table 13 - Japanese VSAT market forecasts - 2005 and 2010

Table 14 - Internet host computers - 1994 - 2005

Table 15 - Major forms of Internet access by subscription - 2002 - 2005

Table 16 - Cable modem and ADSL subscriber growth - 1998 - 2005

Table 17 - Broadband Internet subscribers - 2005*

Table 18 - Cable modem subscribers - 1998 - 2005

Table 19 - Cable operators providing broadband services - 2002 - 2005

Table 20 - FttH growth - 2002 - 2005

Table 21 - ADSL subscriber growth - 2000 - 2005

Table 22 - Mobile subscriber growth - 1995 - 2005

Table 23 - Mobile subscribers by system - March 2005

Table 24 - cdmaOne subscribers - 1999 - 2005

Table 25 - CDMA2000 1x subscribers - 2003 - 2005

Table 26 - WCDMA subscribers - 2003 - 2005

Table 27 - PHS subscribers by carrier - March 2005

Table 28 - PHS subscribers - 1995 - 2005

Table 29 - Mobile subscribers by operator - 2004 - 2005

Table 30 - Prepaid mobile subscribers* - March 2005

Table 31 - Wireless Internet subscribers - March 2005

Table 32 - 3G subscribers by operator in Japan - March 2005

Table 33 - FOMA WCDMA subscribers - 2001 - 2005

Table 34 - NHK's terrestrial broadcasting service subscribers - 2003 - 2005

Table 35 - Terrestrial broadcasters* - 2003 - 2005

Table 36 - BS and CS subscribers - 2003 - 2005

Table 37 - Satellite broadcasters - 2003 - 2005

Table 38 - Digital satellite DTH households by operator - -2005*

Table 39 - SKY PerfecTV! subscribers - 1998 - 2005