REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
(for full report, please access our Market Research Library )
Broadband Market (Nov. 2007)
Japan's broadband market is continuously growing. According to a
survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
(MIC), the number of broadband subscribers in Japan reached over
26 million in 2007. Currently DSL is dominating the broadband
market but its growth is in a downward trend. Instead, FTTH
(fiber-to-the-home) is increasing. Also, wireless broadband
offers potential opportunities for U.S. equipment and software
suppliers.
E-Commerce Market, Business to Consumer (Oct. 2007)
According to a recent analysis by IT market researcher IDC, Linux
represented 7.3% of the Japanese server OS market in the third
quarter of 2002. This is an increase from 6.0 percent during the
same period in 2001. While share of Microsoft Windows server
products is still 77.7 percent, it is losing ground, and IDC
projects that Linux will have 15.1% of the Japanese OS server
market by 2006.
Consumer Electronics Industry (Aug. 2007)
Japan has been the world’s most competitive supplier of consumer
electronic products. In some areas, other countries are catching
up to the market share of Japanese products but brand names of
Japanese anufacturers still tend to dominate as those brands are
well established and trusted in many countries.
Information Security Industry Overview (June 2007)
The information security (IS) market is one of the fastest
growing sectors in the Japanese Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) industry. According to research agency IDC
Japan, the Japanese IS market was worth US$6.01 billion in 2006.
Because of the enactment of the Japanese version of the Sarbanes
Oxley act, the IS market is expected to maintain its high growth
rate until 2009. After 2009, investments are expected to slow
down and the growth rate is expected to be lower. However, in
regard to overall trends, the market is expected to grow 10.8% by
2011 and reach a value of US$10.05 billion.
USEFUL LINKS
Japan
Japan
Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association
(JEITA)
Japan
Electronic Products Importers Association (JEPIA)
Japan
Information Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC)
CSAJ／Computer Software Association of Japan
Communications and Information network Association of
Japan
Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium
Ministry of Public Management, Home affairs, Posts and
Telecommunications
NTT International Procurement
U.S.
American
Electronics Association (AeA)
Telecommunications Industry Association
Information
Technology Association of America
Semiconductor
Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)
Software and
Information Industry Association (SIIA)
US Internet
Industry Association (USIIA)
CS JAPAN CONTACTS
Commercial Attache: John Fleming
Commercial Specialist: Rika Saito