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IT in Japan: a survey of IT in the land of the rising sun

IT sector in Japan. Michael Thulin is providing access to a few studies which help us understand what the status of broadband subscribers is like in the world and how countries compare to each other (see an excerpt on the left-hand side).

IT in Japan: a survey of IT in the land of the rising sun

A survey of the IT sector in Japan as of October 2006
A survey of the IT sector in Japan as of October 2006

Otherwise, the EU report on Japan is giving you insight into what the situation is really like over there. The Internet penetration rate is approximately 62% but what is remarkable is that the learning curve seems to have reached a maximum and growth is reducing now. Internet mobile numbers are also provided in the report (in Winword format).

A survey of the IT sector in Japan as of October 2006

What I found particularly interesting is the sudden take-off of FFTH (fiber to the home) technology which is bearing the promise of synchronous very high bandwidth rates and is said to enable video on demand.

The ramp-up of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV) is also shown. Unfortunately, very little is said regarding video on demand.

Here is the report on the Japanese IT sector

Click to access 20061023itmarketstudyupdate.pdf

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Yann Gourvennec created visionarymarketing.com in 1996. He is a speaker and author of 6 books. In 2014 he went from intrapreneur to entrepreneur, when he created his digital marketing agency. ———————————————————— Yann Gourvennec a créé visionarymarketing.com en 1996. Il est conférencier et auteur de 6 livres. En 2014, il est passé d'intrapreneur à entrepreneur en créant son agence de marketing numérique. More »
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