Japanese Telecommunications Market and Policy in Transition [Hardcover]

Presenting a comprehensive survey of the telecommunications industry in Japan, Taplin and Wakui cover the different sectors of the industry  including mobile, broadband and satellite, whilst considering key questions such as the structure and economics of the industry, government policy, and international relations issues connected to the industry.

The volume brings together unique analysis by renowned experts in the telecommunications field. One major overall problem is that, unlike many other industries, Japan has lagged behind other countries in telecommunications. Japanese Telecommunications considers why this should be so, showing how far this is attributable to an unmodernized industry structure, and assessing the measures being taken to address the problem.

After over a decade of struggle, Japan has recorded rapid uptake of broadband, and Japanese advanced mobile services have become increasingly successful on a global scale. Japan has also undergone regulatory reform, and competition policy is now given top priority by government. Taplin and Wakui examine the most recent developments and provide signposts for the future.

List of contributors&nbsp; Preface&nbsp; Acknowledgements&nbsp; Introduction Ruth Taplin and Masako Wakui&nbsp; 1. Changes in the Interface and Industry Structure Sumiko Asai&nbsp; 2. The Broadband Market in Japan Takanori Ida&nbsp; 3. Mobile Phone Industry: A Microcosm of Deregulation, Globalization, and Technological Change in the Japanese Economy Jeffrey L. Funk&nbsp; 4. Changing Satellite Systems in Japan within a Global ContextRuth Taplin&nbsp; 5. Spectrum Policy Hajime Oniki&nbsp; 6. R&amp;D and Intellectual Property in a Changing Telecommunication Market Masako Wakui&nbsp; <lF