This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J8230103,) analyzes the trends in the Japan telecommunication services market in 2007 and present forecasts for the period from 2008 to 2012. The market analyses are based on information gathered through interviews with carriers, corporate financial statements, governmental statistics, IDC studies, and other sources.

"In 2007, the Japan telecommunication services market witnessed the rapid infiltration of fiber to the home (FTTH). While IP WAN services continued to grow, the debut of low-cost services caused service prices to fall and widened the lower-end of the market. To promote the creation of new next-generation network (NGN) markets, it is important for carriers to strengthen communications and build win-win relationships with providers of upper-layer services that have the potential to be killer applications," says Yoko Ono, senior marketing analyst, Communications, IDC Japan.