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.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Operating environment
  
• 3. Major operators
  
  • 3.1 NTT Corporation
    
  • 3.2 NTT East and West broadband
    
  • 3.3 NTT Communications
    
  • 3.4 NTT Data Corporation
    
  • 3.5 NTT DoCoMo
    
  • 3.6 KDDI Corporation
    
    • 3.6.1 au and Tu-KA Mobile Business
      
    • 3.6.2 Fixed line operations
      
    • 3.6.3 UQ Communications
      
  • 3.7 Softbank Corporation
    
    • 3.7.1 Vodafone K.K. (formerly J-Phone)
      
  • 3.8 Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ)
    
  • 3.9 Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM)
    
  • 3.10 ACCA Networks Inc
    
  • 3.11 eAccess
    
  • 3.12 eMobile
    
  • 3.13 Willcom (DDI Pocket)
    
  • 3.14 SKY PerfecTV! Communications Inc (Sky Perfect JSAT)
    
• 4. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Internet, broadband, IP telephony and telecoms statistics for Japan – 2004 - 2009
• Table 2 – NTT major shareholders – March 2009
• Table 3 – NTT financial data – 2000 - 2010
• Table 4 – NTT proportion of operating revenue by segment – 2001 - 2009
• Table 5 – NTT subscribers by service – November 2009
• Table 6 – NTT forecast consolidated revenue composition – 2008 - 2013
• Table 7 – NTT Broadband subscribers and market share by segment – 2004 - 2009
• Table 8 – NTT Com operating revenue and net income – 2001 - 2009
• Table 9 – NTT Data revenue and annual change – 2001 - 2009
• Table 10 – NTT DoCoMo major shareholders – March 2009
• Table 11 – NTT DoCoMo revenue, net income, CAPEX and EBITDA – 2005 - 2010
• Table 12 – NTT DoCoMo CAPEX breakdown – 2007 - 2010
• Table 13 – NTT DoCoMo subscribers – November 2009
• Table 14 – NTT DoCoMo ARPU, MOU and Churn – 2004 - 2013
• Table 15 – NTT DoCoMo aggregate ARPU, mova and FOMA – 2005 - 2010
• Table 16 – NTT DoCoMo ID payment terminals and DCMX members – 2007 - 2009
• Table 17 – NTT DoCoMo’s subscribers by technology and ARPU – 2002 - 2010
• Table 18 – NTT DoCoMo plans: technology and speed – 2006 - 2011
• Table 19 – NTT DoCoMo investment in international operators – March 2009
• Table 20 – KDDI financial data – 2001 - 2010
• Table 21 – KDDI proportion of revenue by segment – 2001 - 2010
• Table 22 – KDDI capital expenditure on mobile and fixed line – 2005 - 2009
• Table 23 – au subscribers by technology and market share – 1997 - 2009
• Table 24 – KDDI au ARPU, MOU and churn – 2001 - 2009
• Table 25 – TU-KA subscribers and market share – 1997 - 2009
• Table 26 – ADSL and FttH subscribers – 2005 - 2010
• Table 27 – Fixed access lines – 2008 - 2010
• Table 28 – UQ Communications major shareholders – March 2009
• Table 29 – Softbank major shareholders – March 2009
• Table 30 – Softbank distribution of ownership among shareholders – March 2009
• Table 31 – Softbank financial data – 1995 - 2009
• Table 32 – Softbank proportion of revenue by segment – 2006 - 2009
• Table 33 – Softbank operational data – thousands of subscribers – 2006 - 2009
• Table 34 – Softbank ARPU and churn – 2004 - 2009
• Table 35 – Softbank market share by service – 2009
• Table 36 – IIJ revenue and net income – 2006 - 2009
• Table 37 – J:COM financial data – 2003 - 2008
• Table 38 – J:COM revenue by service – 2003 - 2008
• Table 39 – J-COM subscribers by service and monthly ARPU – 2000 - 2009
• Table 40 – J-COM households by service bundling – 2003 - 2008
• Table 41 – ACCA Networks revenue and net income – 2006 - 2008
• Table 42 – ACCA Networks subscribers and ARPU by service – 2006 - 2010
• Table 43 – eAccess stakeholders – March 2008
• Table 44 – eAccess financial data – 2004 - 2010
• Table 45 – eMobile revenue, net income, Capex and EBITDA – 2006 - 2009
• Table 46 – eMobile subscribers and churn – 2007 - 2010
• Table 47 – SKY PerfecTV! Subscribers – 1998 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – Significant telecoms operators in Japan
• Exhibit 2 – NTT Group structure – March 2009
• Exhibit 3 – Softbank operations