Expanding Mobile Data Communications Sales

「As of the end of March 2026, mobile connectivity service contracts totaled 46 thousand IDs, down 2 thousand IDs, or 3.6%, from the end of the previous fiscal year. Mobile connectivity services comprise two offerings: usage-based, SIM card-based LTE and flat-rate, mobile Wi-Fi router-based WiMAX. Demand for IoT/M2M applications that provide internet access to remotely located equipment continues to be firm when the LTE connectivity service is combined with the fixed IP address option, and contracts, mainly with corporate customers, are increasing.」

「As of the end of September 2025, mobile connectivity service contracts totaled 46 thousand IDs, down 1 thousand IDs, or 2.4%, year on year. Mobile connectivity services comprise two offerings: usage-based, SIM card-based LTE and flat-rate, mobile Wi-Fi router-based WiMAX. Demand for IoT/M2M applications that provide internet access to remotely located equipment continues to grow when the LTE connectivity service is combined with the fixed IP address option.」

「As of the end of September 2024, mobile connectivity service contracts totaled 48 thousand IDs, an increase of 0 thousand IDs, or 0.4%, year on year. Mobile connectivity services comprise two offerings: usage-based, SIM card-based LTE and flat-rate, mobile Wi-Fi router-based WiMAX. Demand for IoT/M2M applications, such as accessing remotely located equipment over the internet, is increasing through the use of the LTE connectivity service together with the fixed IP address option.」

「As of the end of March 2024, mobile connectivity service contracts totaled 48 thousand IDs, an increase of 1 thousand IDs, or 2.1%, from the end of the previous fiscal year. Mobile connectivity services comprise two offerings: usage-based, SIM card-based LTE and flat-rate, mobile Wi-Fi router-based WiMAX. Demand for IoT/M2M applications that provide internet access to remotely located equipment continues to grow when the LTE connectivity service is combined with the fixed IP address option.」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of December 2023 was 48 thousand IDs, an increase of 1 thousand IDs, or 2.1%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. The mobile connectivity service offers two connectivity services: usage-based LTE using SIM cards and flat-rate WiMAX using mobile Wi-Fi routers. Demand for IoT/M2M applications that access remotely installed equipment over the internet continues to increase when LTE connectivity services are combined with the Fixed IP Address Option.」

「Demand for IoT/M2M applications, such as accessing remotely installed equipment over the internet, is increasing for LTE connectivity services combined with the Fixed IP Address Option. Meanwhile, contract numbers for the flat-rate, unlimited-use 5G WiMAX service have been sluggish, partly due to the separation of communications and device charges.」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of March 2023 was 47 thousand IDs, an increase of 0 thousand IDs, or 0.7%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. Corporate contracts combining LTE and the Fixed IP Address Option increased, enabling IoT applications that access equipment installed at remote locations over the internet. WiMAX began offering 5G-compatible services in the fiscal year ending March 2023.」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of September 2022 was 47 thousand IDs, an increase of 0 thousand IDs, or 1.0%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. The mobile connectivity service comprises the usage-based SIM card service “ANSIM” and the flat-rate mobile Wi-Fi router service “WiMAX.”」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of June 2022 was 47 thousand IDs, an increase of 1 thousand IDs, or 1.9%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. The mobile connectivity service comprises the usage-based SIM card service “ANSIM” and the flat-rate mobile Wi-Fi router service “WiMAX.” In May 2022, the company began offering the first new WiMAX +5G service compatible with fixed IP addresses.」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of March 2022 was 47 thousand IDs, an increase of 1 thousand IDs, or 2.8%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. The mobile connectivity service comprises the SIM card-based “ANSIM” and the mobile Wi-Fi router-based “WiMAX.” In March 2022, the company began offering the new 5G-compatible service “ASAHIネット WiMAX+5G.”」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of December 2021 was 47 thousand IDs, an increase of 1 thousand IDs, or 2.7%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. The mobile connectivity service comprises the SIM card-based “ANSIM” and the mobile Wi-Fi router-based “WiMAX.” Orders from corporate customers increased for network services using fixed IP addresses in addition to data communications.」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of September 2021 was 46 thousand IDs, an increase of 1 thousand IDs, or 1.7%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. In addition to contracts primarily used for voice calls and data communications, use cases as network services using fixed IP addresses increased. The company expects mobile connectivity service contracts to increase, centered on LTE plans with data allowances tailored to user demand and unlimited data plans for WiMAX.」

「The number of mobile connectivity service contracts as of the end of June 2021 was 46 thousand IDs, an increase of 0 thousand IDs, or 0.9%, from the end of the same period of the previous year. Contract numbers increased mainly for IoT/M2M applications. Many cases involved internet connectivity services using fixed IP addresses. The company expects contract numbers to continue increasing, centered on LTE plans with various data allowances and unlimited WiMAX 2+ plans.」

「Use of mobile connectivity services for IoT/M2M increased. The number of LTE contracts for data capacity only, excluding voice calls, increased for applications such as routers and surveillance cameras that obtain information over the internet without human intervention.」

「For mobile connectivity services, the increase in new members continued at the same pace as in the previous year following the second quarter. However, withdrawals and the withdrawal rate increased due to a large-scale withdrawal by a particular corporate customer. As a result, mobile membership as of the end of December 2020 was 45 thousand IDs, up 2 thousand IDs, or 5.1%, from the end of the same period of the previous year.」

「For mobile connectivity services, the company considers the increase in applications during the first quarter of the fiscal year to have been temporary, resulting from COVID-19. In the second quarter, the increase in new members continued at a pace similar to that of the same period of the previous year. No early cancellations related to the temporary increase in the first quarter had occurred as of the reporting date. Contracts that include the Fixed IP Address Option, a feature of the company’s services, continued to perform steadily.」

「For mobile connectivity services, many companies contracted for internet lines needed for working from home and provided them to employees. The company is monitoring whether this type of activity will be temporary or continue. As of the end of June 2020, the number of mobile members was 45 thousand IDs, up 4 thousand IDs, or 10.5%, from the end of the same period of the previous year.」

「In addition to growth in IoT/M2M, mobile connectivity service applications from individual and corporate customers increased as telework, including working from home, expanded, and the number of contracts for the optional “Fixed IP Address Option” service increased.」

「The number of members using FTTH services, including AsahiNet 光, offered using the optical collaboration model, and the ASAHIネット Mansion All-Unit Subscription Plan, a building-wide bundled-contract service, continued to increase. The number of members using mobile services, including ASAHIネット WiMAX 2+ and ASAHIネット LTE ANSIM, also continued to increase.」

「The number of members using FTTH services, including AsahiNet 光 and the ASAHIネット Mansion All-Unit Subscription Plan, continued to increase. The number of members using mobile services, including ASAHIネット WiMAX2+ and ASAHIネット LTE ANSIM, also increased.」

「Enrollment in the mobile services “ASAHIネット WiMAX2+” and ASAHIネット LTE “ANSIM” continued to perform well.」

「The main factors behind the increase were higher revenue from “AashiNet 光” and “ASAHIネット ドコモ光,” as well as an increase in cases where mobile connectivity services such as LTE and WiMAX were used for IoT/M2M applications, contributing to higher revenue.」

「Revenue for the fiscal year was ¥9,338 million, an increase of ¥538 million year on year. This was mainly due to increases in revenue from “AashiNet 光” and mobile connectivity services.」

「Revenue for the fiscal year was ¥8,799.956 million, an increase of ¥708.901 million year on year. This was mainly due to increases in revenue from “AashiNet 光” and mobile connectivity services.」

「Revenue reached a record high for the cumulative second quarter, driven by expanded sales of “AsahiNet 光” and mobile connectivity services.」

「Revenue reached a record high for a first quarter, driven by expanded sales of “AsahiNet 光,” “ASAHIネット WiMAX2+” and “manaba.”」

「In the mobile data communications sector, where demand has risen rapidly in recent years and further growth is expected, the challenge is to increase the number of new members while continuing to provide services to existing members.」