日本におけるe-japan戦略と新たな競争政策.docVIP

Broadband Deployment Strategy in Japan ---Challenge for developing ubiquitous and secure networks--- Yasu TANIWAKI Economic Counselor and Telecommunications Attaché Embassy of Japan in US December 2004( -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Basic Framework of Japanese Telecom Market 2. Current Status of the Broadband Market in Japan 3. New Competition Policies in the IP Age 4. From “Network Deployment” to “Demand Deployment” 5. Deployment of Secure Networks 6. Conclusion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction Japan is now ranked as one of the most advanced countries in the deployment of broadband services. Several factors supporting this deployment can be found in policy measures for the promotion of broadband network infrastructure and promotion of competition in the broadband market. This paper outlines the recently emerging broadband market in Japan and overviews the policy agenda corresponding to the fast changing market environment, which includes the policy issues addressing the recent network transition from PSTNs (Public Switched Telephone Networks) to IP (Internet Protocol) based networks. In addition, along with the progress of broadband service deployment, dependency of social economic activities on the information network has been increasing. In this context, information security policy has been focused as one of the major policy issues in Japan. This paper outlines the current status of Japanese information security policy. In this paper, Section 1 describes the basic framework of the Japanese telecom market. Based on that, Section 2 outlines the current status of the broadband market in Japan. In Section 3, the transition from legacy networks or PSTNs to I