The Japanese Telecommunications Industry (Routledgecurzon Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)

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. Using Previously Unprinted Material, And Material Printed In English For The First Time, This Book Presents A Comprehensive Survey Of The Telecommunications Industry In Japan. It Covers The Different Sectors Of The Industry And Considers Key Questions Such As The Structure And Economics Of The Industry, Government Policy, And International Relations Issues Connected To The Industry--jacket. Introduction / Ruth Taplin And Masako Wakui -- Changes In The Interface And Industry Structure / Sumiko Asai -- The Broadband Market In Japan / Takanori Ida -- Mobile Phone Industry : A Microcosm Of Deregulation, Globalization And Technological Change In The Japanese Economy / Jeffrey L. Funk -- Changing Satellite Systems In Japan Within A Global Context / Ruth Taplin -- Spectrum Policy / Hajime Oniki -- R&d And Intellectual Property In A Changing Telecommunication Market / Masako Wakui -- Policy Network For Network Policy In Japan / Kenji Suzuki -- Ill-defined National Interest : The Difficult Role Of The Japanese Negotiator In The Access Charge Negotiations With The United States / Motohiro Tsuchiya. Edited By Ruth Taplin And Masako Wakui. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series Title......Page 3 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures......Page 10 List of Tables......Page 12 Contributors......Page 13 Preface......Page 16 Acknowledgements......Page 17 Abbreviations......Page 18 Introduction......Page 22 1. Changes in the interface and industry structure......Page 36 2. The broadband market in Japan......Page 58 3. The mobile phone industry: A microcosm of deregulation, globalization and technological change in the Japanese economy......Page 86 4. Changing satellite systems inJapan within a global context......Page 108 5. Spectrum policy......Page 130 6. R&D and intellectual property in a changing Japanese telecommunications market......Page 171 7. Policy network for network policy in Japan......Page 203 8. Ill-defined national interest: The difficult role of the Japanese negotiator in the access charge negotiations with the United States......Page 227 Index......Page 245 Introduction / Ruth Taplin and Masako Wakui Changes in the interface and industry structure / Sumiko Asai The broadband market in Japan / Takanori Ida Mobile phone industry: a microcosm of deregulation, globalisation, and technological change in the Japanese economy / Jeffrey L. Funk Changing satellite systems in Japan within a global context / Ruth Taplin Spectrum policy / Hajime Oniki R&D and intellectual property in a changing telecommunication market / Masako Wakui Policy network for network policy in Japan / Kenji Suzuki Ill-defined national interest: the difficult role of the Japanese negotiator In the access charge negotiations with the United States / Motohiro Tsuchiya. Bringing together unique analysis by renowned experts in the field, Ruth Taplin and Masako Wakui present a comprehensive survey of the telecommunications industry in Japan, covering the different sectors of the industry including mobile, broadband and satellite.