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Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

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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