Product Description
This IDC study provides an overview and analysis of the carrier capex market in Japan today. Robust and rapid growth of Japan's broadband and FTTH subscriber base, the need to build-out fast, intelligent and low-cost next generation networks (NGNs), mobile number portability (MNP), the emergence of new mobile carriers, and the growing adoption of consumer and enterprise VoIP are principal market factors influencing carriers' capex decisions. The key network segment driving carrier capex growth for the next few fiscal years will be the access.
"Factors influencing the selection of NGN architectures include reduced capex and opex, network manageability, investment protection, and to an extent, the installed base. Equipment vendors — local or foreign — who are able to address most or all of these issues will have a clear advantage," says George Hoffman, research manager, Communications Research, IDC Japan.