The outline of the results
is as follows.
- For facilities and equipment
investment in the communications industry
(telecommunications and broadcasting businesses)
The projected figure for FY 2004 stood
at Approx. 2.8 trillion yen.
The estimated figure for FY 2005 stood
at Approx. 3.0 trillion yen.
- The estimated figure for commercial broadcasters
for FY 2005 stood at 203.4 billion yen,
a year on year increase of 36.1%.
The survey on Overall Results of Japan's
Communications Industry (facilities and
equipment investment)
This survey has been conducted since 1989
in order to grasp the actual status and
trends in facilities and equipment investment
in the communications industry (telecommunications
and broadcasting businesses). The current
survey looks at facilities and equipment
investment as of the end of FY 2004.
Telecommunications: All registered telecommunications
carriers (306 companies). For notification-type
telecommunications carriers, only joint-stock
corporation with a capitalization superior
to 30 million yen (1,179 companies). (See
Note 1).
Private-sector broadcasting: All broadcasters
Cablecasting: Only corporations with more
than 10,000 installed terminals
Companies providing Internet services (See
Note 2): Operators picked up from industry
registry.
Note 1: The
classification by administrative procedure
(registration and notification) on applying
for business as per the Telecommunications
Business Law after “the Law to Amend
the Telecommunications Business Law and
the Law Concerning Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corporation, Etc.” (Law
No. 125 of 2003).
Note 2: Companies providing Internet services
include server housing companies, ASPs
(application service providers), electronic
authentication businesses, information
network and security services, and portal
site operators.
Value of facilities and equipment investment
in the communications business
- The projected figure for facilities
and equipment investment in the communications
industry for FY2004, is 2.7993 trillion
yen, an increase of 2.7% year on year.
- The estimated figure for facilities and
equipment investment in the communications
industry for FY2005 is 3.0448 trillion
yen, an increase of 8.8% year on year.
Value of facilities and equipment investment
by industry
Results for operators that responded to
each survey between FY2002 and FY2005
Purpose of facilities and equipment investment
Telecommunications carriers
- A high proportion of facilities and equipment
investment is for “the expansion
of service areas” and “research
and development.”
-“Digital-related” investment
accounts for almost half of all investment,
at 46.7% in estimates for FY2005.
Commercial broadcasters
- About 50% of facilities and equipment
investment is for “replacement
(replacing old equipment)” and “improving
programming production.”
- “Digital-related” investment
accounts for almost half of all investment,
at 48.4% in estimates for FY2005.
Cablecasting
- About 40% of total facilities and equipment
investment is for “expanding service
areas.”
- “Digital-related” investment
expands to about 20% in estimates for FY2005.
Internet-related services
- The main purpose of investment is “dealing
with the increase in the market.”
