Japan Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report

'Japan Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report,' a new Country Intelligence Report by the publisher, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in Japan today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2028. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile, and pay-TV markets, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

Total telecom and pay-TV service revenue in Japan will increase at a CAGR of 2.1%, primarily supported by the contributions from the mobile data and fixed broadband segments. Mobile data revenue, will increase, at a CAGR of 5% during 2023-2028. This growth will be driven by increasing smartphone and M2M/IoT subscriptions, and growing adoption of 5G services that yield higher data ARPU. Fixed broadband service revenue will grow at a five-year CAGR of 1.2% over 2023-2028, driven by steady growth in fiber optic access lines, on the back of fiber rollouts by operators and government.

The Country Intelligence Report provides analysis of the following -

• Demographic and macroeconomic context in Japan.
• The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, DTT migration, IoT regulations, etc.
• Telecom and pay-TV services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data, and pay-TV markets.
• The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom and pay-TV services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
• Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications and pay-TV markets.
• Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts, as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.

Scope

• M2M/IoT subscriptions will grow at a CAGR of 7.7% during 2023-2028, driven by MNOs focus on tapping M2M/IoT opportunities.
• 4G subscriptions accounted for a majority of total mobile subscriptions in 2023.
• Average monthly mobile voice usage in Japan will decline to 103 minutes in 2028, due to an increase in customers shifting to OTT-based communication apps.
• NTT Docomo led the mobile service market with a majority share of total mobile subscriptions in 2023.

Reasons to Buy

• This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of Japan’s telecommunications markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
• Accompanying the publisher's Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in Japan’s mobile communications, fixed telephony, broadband and pay-TV markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
• With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
• The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in Japan’s telecommunications markets.
• The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in Japan.