Main points
Fixed
communications
(i) In terms of contracts for
subscriber telephones, NTT
East and west together account
for 95.8% of the total (47.7%
for NTT East and 48.1% for
NTT West).
(ii) In terms of the number
of telecommunications numbers
allocated to IP telephony services,
SoftBank BB accounts for 43.4%
of market share, with NTT Communications
at 24.5% and KDDI at 13.4%.
Together, the top three account
for 81.3% of the market.
Mobile communications
In terms of the number of cellular
telephones and PHSs (Personal
Handy-phone System), the
NTT DoCoMo group accounts
for 54.4% of market share,
with the au group at 22.1%,
and the Vodafone at 16.0%.
The au group is continuing
to increase its share of
the market.
Internet
(i) In terms of the number
of DSL services subscribers
contract, NTT East and West
together account for 39.0%
of the market (20.8% for
NTT East and 18.2% for NTT
West), with SoftBank BB at
34.8%. Together, the top
three account for 73.8% of
the market.
(ii) In terms of the number
of fiber-to-the home
(FTTH) subscribers, NTT East
and West together account for
72.9% of the market for single
family homes and corporate
users, (37.7% for NTT East
and 35.2% for NTT West), and
electric power company carriers
account for 23.1% of the market.
For apartments and condominiums,
NTT East and West together
account for 41.1% of the market
(26.1% for NTT East and 15.0%
for NTT West), with USEN at
20.1%. NTT East and West are
continuing to increase their
share of the market.
Fixed
communications
Telephones subscribers
The number of contracts for subscriber telephones (including ISDN) has been
on the downward trend since March 1999.
- In terms of the market share for all subscriber telephones held by NTT East
and West, both NTT East and NTT West lost a percentage point each compared
to the end of March 2005, but their combined market share remains at 95.8%
(47.7% for NTT East and 48.1% for NTT West).
IP telephony services
- The number of IP telephony
services numbers in use reached
10.02 million as of the end
of September 2005, an increase
of 7.8% over the end of June
2005, with both 050 numbers
and OAB-J numbers on an upward
trend.
- Looking at the number of
telecommunications numbers
allocated to IP telephony services,
SoftBank BB had a market share
of 43.4% as of the end of September
2005, with NTT Communications’ share
at 24.5%, and KDDI’s
at 13.4%. Together, the top
three account for 81.3% of
the market.
Mobile communications
- Even though the combined
subscriptions for cellular
telephones and PHS(Personal
Handy-phone System) remains
on an upward trend, growth
rates have been on a downward
trend since March 2004.
- Compared to figures for the
end of June 2005, the NTT DoCoMo
group has seen a 0.3% reduction
in market share to 54.4%, with
Vodafone losing 0.2% to 16.0%.
On the other hand, the au group
has seen a 0.4% increase in
share to 22.1%.
The Internet
DSL
- The number of DSL subscribers
continues to increase and
has surpassed 14.31 million
but the growth rate has slowed
down compared to the end
of June 2005.
- Looking at figures nationwide,
NTT East and West’s share
has increased by 0.4% compared
to the end of June 2005, to
39.0% (20.8% for NTT East,
and 18.2% for NTT West). SoftBank
BB’s share is at 34.8%,
bringing the total for the
largest three to 73.8% of the
market.
FTTH (Fiber to the home)
-The total number of FTTH contracts
has reached 3.98 million,
an increase of 16.7% compared
to the end of June 2005.
- In terms of FTTH market share
(for single family homes and
corporate users), NTT East
and West together account for
72.9% of the market (37.7%
for NTT East and 35.2% for
NTT West). Compared to the
end of June 2005, NTT East
increased its market share
by 0.3% but NTT West saw a
drop of 0.7%, and electric
power company carriers saw
a drop of 0.8%.
- For apartments and condminiums
housing, the combined FTTH
share for NTT East and West
increased by 2.2% compared
to the end of June 2005, to
41.1% (26.1% for NTT East and
15.0% for NTT West). The market
share for NTT East and West
is on an upward trend.
