The mobile market has been transforming quickly all over the world particularly caused by the diffusion of smartphones, and this study attempts to examine the effect of smartphones to the Japanese mobile phone market. Japan has so far the well-developed 3G mobile phone in terms of not only the...

In accordance with the development of broadband services, interests are focused on the deployment of optical fiber and various reports and researches are published, including "Next Generation Connectivity" by the Berkman Center, Harvard University, and "Indicators of Broadband Coverage" by OECD....

The adoption of broadband technology is a major policy issue for all countries. The objective of this paper is to identify factors contributing to mobile broadband (3G+4G mobile phones) adoption by focusing on smartphones. Broadband can broadly be divided into fixed (DSL, cable modem, FTTH) and...

This paper seeks to construct a new theory on SME innovation by reviewing and comprehending findings and knowledge obtained to date from a unified perspective. Conventional research on innovation in general has focused thematically on individual factors such as absorptive capability, R&D, and...

The Japanese mobile market has recently shown a remarkable growth in the last decade, with more than 106.2 million 3G (3rd Generation, or W-CDMA) subscribers and 4.4 million 2G (2nd Generation, or PDC) as of December 2009. This paper attempts to analyze factors promoting Japanese mobile phone,...

Japan has taken a worldwide lead in FTTH, with 15 million subscribers at the end of 2008. Japan has been the first country to experience this transformation. This paper analyzes the factors facilitating Japanese FTTH. Factors promoting Japanese broadband can be summarized as follows: (1)...