Kubota Corporation - Enterprise Tech Ecosystem Series

Kubota Corp (Kubota) manufactures and sells products for machinery sector, and water and environment systems. It offers tractors, construction machinery, engines, air-conditioning equipment, vending machines, and weighing and measuring control systems. The company’s products for water and environment systems sector include ductile iron pipes, single stack drain fittings, valves, pumps, membrane solutions and sewage treatment plant materials. It also provides ceramics, industrial castings, and spiral welded steel pipes. The company offers financing, logistics, and roofing and siding materials. It has manufacturing facilities in Japan, the US, Germany, France, China, and Thailand. The company markets its products in countries across Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, and Africa.

In 2021, Kubota established a research and development center in Europe as part of efforts to globalize its research and development. With this center in Europe, Kubota aims to swiftly develop and market products that meet local needs.

In 2022, Kubota launched North America Research & Development Unit, to develop autonomous agricultural robots and other future farming technologies. The unit will focus on a variety of research and development themes, such as further advancement of data-driven agriculture using AI, smart technologies to realize autonomous robots, and pioneer research into agricultural machinery driven by next-generation power sources.

In 2019, Kubota established Innovation Centers in Japan and Europe to create new business ventures, products, and services for its agriculture and construction businesses. Innovation Centers will work together with external partners, to advance open innovation for proactive engagement with ICT, AI, and other advanced technologies, and accelerate the creation of new business, products, and services.

The report provides information and insights into Kubota's tech activities, including -

• Insights of its digital transformation strategies and innovation programs
• Overview of technology initiatives covering partnerships, product launches, investments and acquisitions
• Insights on each technology initiative including technology theme, objective, and benefits
• Details of estimated ICT budgets and major ICT contracts

Scope

• Kubota is promoting open innovation by proactively collaborating with companies, universities, and research institutes. By combining its expertise and technologies, Kubota has been relying on cutting-edge technologies including AI, big data, IoT, and robotics, from different fields and industries, to develop new products and solutions anticipating future changes.
• To accelerate open innovation in the agricultural sector, in 2019, Kubota joined THRIVE Accelerator Program run by SVG Ventures. This helped the company to further strengthen its network with start-ups, research institutes, and universities.
• In 2020, Kubota partnered with Microsoft, to achieve full-scale digital transformation, by migrating all its IT infrastructure and other core systems to Microsoft Azure. Kubota has also launched AI Machine Learning Lab to accelerate innovations through AI applications.

Reasons to Buy

• Gain insights into Kubota's tech operations.
• Gain insights into its tech strategies and innovation initiatives.
• Gain insights into its technology themes under focus.
• Gain insights into various product launches, partnerships, investments and acquisition strategies.

The total telecom service revenues will grow at a CAGR of 5.9% over the 2021-2026 period, from $1.3 billion in 2021 to $1.8 billion in 2026, supported by growth in revenues from mobile data and fixed broadband segments. Mobile data services revenues will grow from $390.1 million in 2021 to $734.5 million in 2026, at a CAGR of 13.5%, driven by growing mobile internet subscriptions and increasing mobile data service ARPU over the forecast period.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following -

• Demographic and macroeconomic context in Cameroon.
• 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, and mobile data markets.
• The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
• Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications market.
• 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

• The overall telecom services revenue in Cameroon will grow at a CAGR of 5.9% during the forecast period 2021-2026, to reach $1.8 billion in 2026.
• Mobile data service revenues will grow at a CAGR of 13.5% over 2021-2026, driven by growing mobile internet subscriptions and increasing mobile data service ARPU over the forecast period.
• Fixed broadband service revenue will increase at a CAGR of 6.6% over 2021-2026, supported by growing adoption of broadband services and increasing broadband service ARPU.

Reasons to Buy

• This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of Cameroon’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 Cameroon’s mobile communications, fixed telephony, broadband 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 Cameroon’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 Cameroon.