Japan - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses
Mobile subscriber growth is expected to be relatively low over the next five years to 2024 due to a highly mature and highly competitive market. The market will be driven by the uptake of both 4G LTE and 5G services.
Japan's mobile market is dominated by three major operators NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank Mobile. However, the Japanese government was looking to open its mobile market up to new players for 5G services. This could result in the entry of new players, even those from outside the traditional telecoms space, and potential foreign players, including those looking to target the Internet of Things, virtual reality and automotive applications.
Mobile broadband subscriber growth is expected to be relatively low over the next five years to 2024 due to a highly mature mobile subscriber market, with the vast majority of subscribers already having wireless broadband access.
The three carriers plan on launching 5G services commercially in 2020, with DOCOMO targeting nationwide coverage by 2023. The anticipated surge in interest for IoT and related technologies such as driverless cars is expected to help fuel a boom in spending.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) is preparing to embark on R&D work in Japan to explore a new telecoms standard that will eventually succeed 5G technology.
NTT DOCOMO has launched a global Internet of Things solution designed to aid customers in the development, of IoT services and has claimed a world first in a 5G test using a 28GHz band antenna on a 5G connected car.
Key Developments:
The three carriers plan on launching 5G services commercially in 2020.
DOCOMO is targeting nationwide 5G coverage by 2023.
NTT DOCOMO claimed a world first in a 5G test using a 28GHz band antenna on a 5G connected car.
Companies covered in this report include:
NTT DoCoMo; KDDI; Softbank; eAccess, eMobile; IIJ; JCI; Line Mobile
- Synopsis
- Market overview and analysis
- Mobile statistics and forecast
- Table Mobile Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2007 – 2024
- Mobile broadband statistics and forecast
- Table Mobile Broadband Subscribers and Penetration (with Forecast) – 2009 – 2024
- Regulatory issues
- FEES FOR MOBILE SERVICES
- LICENSING AND SPECTRUM
- 3G
- LTE
- 5G
- Mobile infrastructure
- 2G
- 3G
- 4G
- 5G
- Overview
- Trials and Testing
- VOLTE
- Major mobile operators
- OPERATORS
- Table Mobile subscribers in Japan by operator and market share – 2019
- Table Historic - Carrier share of mobile telephone and PHS market – 2004 – 2011
- ENTRY OF NEW MOBILE PROVIDERS
- NTT DOCOMO
- Table NTT DoCoMo major shareholders
- Table NTT DoCoMo revenue, net income, capex and EBITDA – 2005 - 2019
- Table Historic - NTT DoCoMo ARPU and churn – 2004 – 2019
- Table NTT DoCoMo ARPU (¥) – 2017 – 2019
- Table NTT DoCoMo subscribers (thousands) – 2011 - 2019
- KDDI
- Table Historic - KDDI - ARPU and churn – 2001 – 2017
- Table KDDI ARPU and Churn Rate (¥)– 2018 – 2019
- Table KDDI mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2019
- SOFTBANK MOBILE
- Table Softbank subscribers (millions) by segment– 2007 – 2019
- Table Softbank financial data – 2009 – 2019
- Table Historic - Softbank financial data – 1995 – 2011
- Table Softbank mobile ARPU and churn – 2004 – 2019
- RATUKEN MOBILE
- OPERATORS
- Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)
- IIJ
- JCI
- Line Mobile
- IIJ
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