Quarterly operating data are available.
4Q Data
[Unit]
Subscribers, Net Increase from previous period: thousands
ARPU: yen/month/contract
MOU: minutes/month/contract
Sites: sites
| FY2002 4Q (Jan. thru Mar. 2003) |
FY2001 4Q (Jan. thru Mar. 2002) |
FY2002 (to Mar. 31, 2003) Full-year Results |
FY2003 (to Mar. 31, 2004) Full-year Estimates |
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| Cellular | ||||||
| Subscribers | 43,861 | 40,783 | 43,861 | 45,760 | ||
| FOMA | 330 | 89 | 330 | 1,460 | ||
| i-shot compatible | 8,825 | - | 8,825 | - | ||
| Market Share |
58.0% | 59.0% | 58.0% | - | ||
| Net Increase from previous period | 987 | 1,148 | 3,078 | 1,900 | ||
| FOMA | 178 | 62 | 241 | 1,130 | ||
| Aggregate ARPU (mova) |
7,990 | 8,020 | 8,120 | 7,810 | ||
| Voice ARPU |
6,120 | 6,430 | 6,370 | 5,980 | ||
| i-mode ARPU |
1,870 | 1,590 | 1,750 | 1,830 | ||
| ARPU generated only from i-mode (mova) | 2,190 | 2,040 | 2,110 | 2,110 | ||
| Aggregate ARPU (FOMA) |
8,030 | 8,430 | 7,740 | - | ||
| Voice ARPU |
- | - | 5,050 | - | ||
| Packet ARPU | - | - | 2,690 | - | ||
| i-mode ARPU |
- | - | 2,120 | - | ||
| ARPU generated only from i-mode (FOMA) | - | - | 2,340 | - | ||
| MOU (mova) |
162 | 169 | 168 | - | ||
| MOU (FOMA) |
- | - | 109 | - | ||
| Churn Rate |
1.33% | 1.15% | 1.22% | - | ||
| i-mode | ||||||
| Subscribers | 37,758 | 32,156 | 37,758 | 40,000 | ||
| FOMA | 303 | - | 303 | - | ||
| i-αppli-compatible |
17,130 | 12,621 | 17,130 | - | ||
| i-mode Subscription Rate | 86.1% | 78.8% | 86.1% | 87.4% | ||
| Net Increase from previous period | 1,549 | 1,974 | 5,602 | 2,240 | ||
| iMenu Sites | 3,462 | 2,994 | 3,462 | - | ||
| i-αppli | 576 | 270 | 576 | - | ||
| Access Percentage by Content Category |
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| Ringing tone / Screen | 39% | 42% | 38% | - | ||
| Game / Horoscope | 19% | 19% | 19% | - | ||
| Entertainment Information | 21% | 19% | 22% | - | ||
| Information | 11% | 10% | 12% | - | ||
| Database | 5% | 5% | 5% | - | ||
| Transaction | 5% | 5% | 4% | - | ||
| Independent Sites | 64,207 | 53,534 | 64,207 | - | ||
| Percentage of Packets Transmitted |
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| Web | 87% | 83% | 86% | - | ||
| 13% | 17% | 14% | - | |||
| PHS | ||||||
| Subscribers | 1,688 | 1,922 | 1,688 | 1,780 | ||
| Market Share |
30.9% | 33.7% | 30.9% | - | ||
| Net Increase from previous period | -74 | 12 | -234 | 90 | ||
| ARPU | 3,430 | 3,640 | 3,530 | - | ||
| MOU |
116 | 117 | 116 | - | ||
| Data Transmission Rate (time) |
79.4% | 75.5% | 77.6% | - | ||
| Churn Rate |
3.61% | 3.71% | 3.42% | - | ||
| Others | ||||||
| Prepaid Subscribers |
125 | 178 | 125 | - | ||
| DoPa Single Service Subscribers |
287 | 230 | 287 | - | ||
1 Source: Telecommunications Carriers Association
2 ARPU (Average monthly Revenue Per Unit)
Aggregate ARPU (mova) = Voice ARPU (mova) + i-mode ARPU (mova)
Aggregate ARPU (FOMA) = Voice ARPU (FOMA) + Packet ARPU (FOMA)
3 Inclusive of circuit-switched data communications
4 i-mode ARPU = ARPU generated purely from i-mode x (number of active i-mode subscribers / number of active cellular phone subscribers)
5 MOU (Minutes of Usage) : Average communication time per month per subscriber
6 Churn Rate:
Q4:
Total cancellations for Q4 / Total number of subscribers from end-December to end-February
Annual:
Total number of cancellations for one year / Sum of subscribers at the end of each month, from March in previous fiscal year to February in current fiscal year
7 Inclusive of FOMA handsets
8 Figures for FOMA are not included in these ratios
9 Percentage of data traffic to total outbound call time
10 Included in total cellular subscribers
11 Not included in total cellular subscribers
Active subscribers calculation methods
Number of active subscribers used in ARPU and MOU calculations are as follows:
- mova:
- Q4 Results:
{(Number of subscribers at Dec. 31 + Number of subscribers at Mar. 31) / 2} x 3 months - FY Results & Forecast:
{(Number of subscribers at end of previous fiscal year + Number of subscribers at end of current fiscal year) / 2} x 12 months
- Q4 Results:
- FOMA:
- Q4 Results:
Sum of Number of active subscribers
for each month from January to March - FY Results:
Sum of Number of active subscribers
for each month from April to March
- Q4 Results:
Active subscribers = (Number of subscribers at end of previous month + Number of subscribers at end of current month) / 2
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