• Current status and forecast of FTTH internet access services market in Japan
  
• Market size transition including forecast for up to fiscal 2009 on most major optical transmission systems such as SONET/SDH, WDM and CWDM as well as PON and MC (Media Converters)
  
• Profiles and information on the business and product strategies of major telecommunication carriers who offer FTTH services and of major device and equipment manufactures (NTT, KDDI, UCOM, K-Opticom, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Cisco Systems, etc.) mainly based on face-to-face interviews,

1. Trends in the number of FTTH subscribers
2. Future outlook for the number of subscribers

1. The Overall Trends
   

Section 1: The optical transmission systems for “core” and “metro” sides

1. The SONET/SDH (Synchronous Optical NETwork/ Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) system market
   1. The market summary
   2. Transition of domestic market size
   3. Trends of major vendors
   4. Future outlook for the market of SONET/SDH system
2. The WDM System Market
   1. Market summary
   2. Changes in the size of the domestic market
   3. Market share by manufacturer
   4. Trends of vendors
   5. Future outlook for the WDM system market

Section 2: The optical transmission systems for “metro area networks”

1. CWDM system market
   1. The market summary
   2. Changes in size of domestic market
   3. Market share by manufacturer
   4. Trends of major vendors
   5. Future outlook for the CWDM system market

Section 3: The optical transmission access system market

1. PON system market
   1. The market summary
   2. Changes in the size of domestic PON system market
   3. Market share by manufacturer
   4. Trends of major vendors
   5. Future outlook for the PON system market
2. The Optical Media Converter System Market
   1. The market summary
   2. Changes in the size of the domestic Optical Media Converter system market
   3. Market share by manufacturer
   4. Trends of major vendors
   5. Future outlook for the optical media converter market
      

Section 1: Telecommunication Carriers

1. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT East)
2. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West)
3. Energia Communications, Inc.
4. K-Opticom Corporation
5. KDDI Corporation
6. Kyushu Telecommunication Network Co., Inc.
7. STNet Inc.
8. Chubu Telecommunications Co., Inc.
9. UCOM Corporation (former U’s Communication Corporation).

Section 2: Manufacturers

1. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
2. Fujitsu Limited
3. NEC Corporation
4. Hitachi Ltd.
5. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
6. The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
7. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
8. Fujikura Ltd.
9. Cisco Systems K.K.
10. Corrigent Systems K.K.

• Corporate information
• Views on the FTTH market and the current situation of the company
• Status of facilities of optical communications networks
• Transmission facilities of access networks
• Construction period and installation technologies

Section 2: Manufacturers

• Corporate information
• The company's current position in the optical communication market
• Major products
• Future trend
• Shipment of the company's optical communication-related products for the domestic market

*The contents of the Individual Business Sheets may slightly differ from company to company.

To provide basic data on the FTTH and optical communication related systems market in Japan, and information on trends of the relevant markets and on status and activities of major players. Analysis of current market trends and future prospects are also provided.

• Telecommunication Carriers
• Manufacturers of optical communication related systems

Face-to-face interviews supplemented by telephone interviews and literature research