Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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3G Service Market to Reach 69 million Subscribers in 2007- report
July 7, 2003
According to IDC Japan’s new study "Japan 3G Mobile Phone Service Forecast
and Analysis 2002-2007", the 3G service market in Japan is expected to
reach 69 million subscribers in 2007, and will account for 77.6% of the
88.9 million subscriptions in the entire cellular phone/PHS market. The
3G market is also expected to be worth 6,403.2 billion yen in terms of
revenue, accounting for 81.4% of the total market revenue of 7,865.4 billion
yen. The ratio of data communication charges in the total monthly usage
fee for mobile phone services will increase to 26.1% in 2007.
“The development of 3G services has an enormous impact on related markets,”
said Toshihiro Mishima, Communications Research Manager, IDC Japan. “Major
service providers for cellular phone/PHS and consumer wireless LANs, as
well as device vendors, content providers and ISPs, should gain new business
opportunities by promoting necessary services and products for the upcoming
3G era.”
The entire cellular phone/PHS service market is expected to grow slightly
from 2002 to 2007 with a compound annual growth rate of 2.4% in subscriptions,
and 1.3% in revenue.
Mobile phone services in Japan are expected to start a full-scale transition
from the conventional PDC, the country's unique 2G system, to the 3G system
from the latter half of 2003 to 2004. This transition is already underway
as service providers have begun to actively move PDC users towards 3G.
KDDI (au) has already terminated PDC and is shifting to CDMA2000 1x. The
company also plans to launch a wide-range of 3G data service, CDMA2000
1x EV-DO, in the fall of 2003. J-Phone is planning to provide both W-CDMA-type
3G service and GSM-type 2G service in Japan.
Cellular Phone/PHS Service Market Revenue in Japan by System Type
Forecast, 2002-2007
Source: IDC Japan, 5/2003
NTT DoCoMo is also likely to fully launch FOMA-based 3G from this fall.
The telco is quickening its shift from PDC system to 3G and, being the
current market leader in the PDC market, such a move is intensifying the
market competition. As a result, IDC anticipates that Japan is likely
to lead the worldwide 3G market.
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