The Total mobile subscriptions of Telecom industry in Japan attained a value of 212,833.72 thousand in 2023
The industry recorded a historical growth (CAGR) of 3.77% between 2020 to 2023, and is expected to grow by ...
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The Total mobile subscriptions of Telecom industry in Japan recorded a single-digit YoY growth in 2020
The Japanese wireless telecommunication services market experienced healthy growth between 2017-2020.
Impact of COVID-19 on mobile subscriptions
The wireless telecommunications services market has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. Consumers have been forced to stay and work from home. This situation increased demand for fixed line internet services, but it reduced demand for mobile data. Mobile data subscriptions have become a very important segment for the market, and demand for mobile data has been driving growth in the market. Therefore, the lower demand for mobile data in 2020 put pressure on the revenue and margins of the leading players.
The outlook for the wireless telecommunications services market looks more promising over the forecast period. The market is expected to recover in line with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. If the vaccine proves to be successful, then consumers will return to their everyday lives and stop working from home. This will increase demand for mobile data and for wireless communications services in general, increasing growth in the market.
Why did mobile subscriptions grow?
Cutting-edge technologies and technological innovation are a key reason for the surge in demand, which has helped to increase revenue. New capabilities provided by cutting-edge mobile devices have maintained a short replacement cycle in terms of wireless technology. Furthermore, Japanese society is highly in tune with technology meaning that the market can continue to grow.
Voice subscriptions in Japan
Voice subscriptions had the highest volume in the Japanese wireless telecommunication services market in 2020. Voice subscriptions was the most successful segment for the market in 2020. As consumers were forced to stay and work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, they had to use their mobile phones to communicate, due to the lack of fixed line telephones. Voice contracts have been proven to be cheaper than fixed line contracts, increasing the subscriptions for the segment in 2020. On the other hand, consumers would rather use fixed line internet services rather mobile data services, due to the improved reliability and speed. This kept demand for data subscriptions at relatively low levels.
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