5G in Japan
The number of 5G subscriptions in Japan strongly increased after the rollout, reaching about 69.8 million subscriptions by March 2023.
Japan had over 100,000 active 5G base stations by 2023 Japan's 5G network is expanding rapidly, with over 100,000 active base stations by 2023. The country has taken a strategic approach, focusing on major urban centers first and gradually expanding to rural areas.
Japan's 5G network is expanding rapidly, with over 100,000 active base stations by 2023. The country has taken a strategic approach, focusing on major urban centers first and gradually expanding to rural areas. Japan's telecom companies, including NTT Docomo, SoftBank, and KDDI, are investing heavily in infrastructure.
Through 5G JAPAN, SoftBank and KDDI have jointly built out over 5G 38,000 base stations each, resulting in capital expenditure cost reductions of 45.0 billion yen for each company *2.
Over the next five years, the four Japanese mobile carriers will spend more than $14 billion combined in capital expenditures to build out their 5G networks. This includes investments in base stations, servers, and fiber optics. In 2019, U.S. suppliers exported more than $720 million in telecom equipment (HS 8517.62) to Japan.
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