Mobile phone shipments in fiscal 2005 were 46.25 million units

Mobile phone shipments in Japan increased by 5.2% from the same period last year to 46,250,000 units, the first positive growth in two years. By manufacturer, Sharp gained the first annual share of the first place. This seems to be because 2G terminal for Vodafone was good in the first half of FY2005.

The mobile phone market in fiscal 2006 is projected to be 51.1 million units, an increase of 10.5% over the previous year, and the basis for introducing the example number portability system. As a result, a certain number of replacement demand will be generated, and terminal demand for existing users will be expected.
Full-year summary of domestic mobile phone handset shipment in Fiscal 2005
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Looking at the breakdown in more detail, the population penetration rate of mobile phone service is over 70%. As the service subscribers are approaching saturation, the annual net increase is on a downward trend. However, as of the end of March 2006, the cumulative number of subscribers increased by 4.79 million, compared to one year ago, reaching approximately 91.79 million.

The number of 3G service subscribers such as FOMA and CDMA2000 1X was about 48.33 million, 53% of the cumulative total of subscribers. The transition from 2G service to 3G service will accelerate in the future and it is expected that it will account for 75% of the total at the end of 2006 and 87% at the end of FY 2007.