Capital Investment Restraint and Slowing Orders in Information and Communications and Telecommunications
First written in FY2017-Q1. 12 of 35 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-08-13.
Iwabuchi moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-08-13RestatedEarnings
「In the information and telecommunications field, although construction for mobile carriers declined, optical network construction remained strong, and the field as a whole remained firm.」
The information and telecommunications field continues to show a combination of declining mobile carrier construction and strong optical network construction. - FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Mobile-carrier construction was sluggish as construction volumes declined, but fiber-optic network construction for telecommunications operators performed well. As a result, sales increased by ¥10 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥2,742 million.」
Although the decline in mobile-carrier construction continued, strong fiber-optic network construction drove a ¥10 million year-on-year increase in total information and communications-related sales. - 2026-05-15RestatedRevision of earnings forecasts
「In the information and telecommunications-related business, construction for mobile carriers remained weak as construction volumes declined, while optical network construction for telecommunications operators remained strong.」
The coexistence of declining mobile carrier construction and strong optical network construction continues to be reported. - FY2026-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「In the information and communications sector, mobile-carrier construction declined, but overall performance remained solid, including fiber-optic network construction.」
Although the decline in mobile-carrier construction continued, the information and communications sector overall, including fiber-optic network construction, remained solid, representing a partial improvement from the sluggish fiber-optic network construction reported in the previous fiscal year. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Mobile-carrier construction remained solid, but fiber-optic network construction for telecommunications operators was sluggish as construction volumes declined. As a result, sales decreased by ¥46 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥2,732 million.」
Although mobile-carrier construction remained solid, the decline and sluggishness of fiber-optic network construction volumes were reflected in actual results, and information and communications-related sales also decreased by ¥46 million. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Mobile-carrier construction remained solid, while fiber-optic network construction for telecommunications operators also performed well. As a result, sales increased by ¥166 million year on year to ¥1,408 million.」
Despite the remaining concerns over declining base-station construction and equipment shortages, solid mobile-carrier construction and strong fiber-optic network construction drove a ¥166 million year-on-year increase in information and communications-related sales. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Although mobile-carrier base-station construction declined, products for telecommunications operators performed well, and new products addressing customer needs were launched. As a result, sales increased by ¥221 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥2,778 million.」
Although the decline in base-station construction continued, sales of products for telecommunications operators and the launch of new products addressing customer needs resulted in a ¥221 million year-on-year increase in full-year sales. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although mobile-carrier base-station construction declined, the company sold core products for telecommunications operators and launched new products addressing customer needs. As a result, sales increased by ¥108 million year on year to ¥1,988 million.」
Although the decline in base-station construction continued, growth in core-product sales and the launch of new products addressing customer needs drove a ¥108 million year-on-year increase in information and communications-related sales. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although mobile-carrier base-station construction declined and equipment shortages reduced construction volumes, new products addressing customer needs were launched for base-station projects. As a result, sales increased by ¥36 million year on year to ¥1,241 million.」
Although the decline in construction volumes due to reduced base-station construction and equipment shortages continued, the launch of new products addressing customer needs resulted in a ¥36 million year-on-year increase in sales. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although mobile-carrier base-station construction declined and equipment shortages reduced construction volumes, new products addressing customer needs were launched for base-station projects. As a result, sales were ¥625 million, roughly unchanged year on year.」
Although the decline in construction volumes due to reduced base-station construction and equipment shortages continued, the launch of new products addressing customer needs kept sales roughly in line with the previous year. - FY2023SoftenedAnnual report
「Although construction volumes declined due to changes in mobile-carrier base-station construction plans and equipment shortages, new products addressing customer needs were launched for base-station projects. As a result, sales were ¥2,556 million, roughly unchanged from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Although the decline in construction volumes due to changes in base-station construction plans and equipment shortages continued, the launch of new products kept sales roughly in line with the previous fiscal year, partly mitigating the impact. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related operations remained sluggish due to changes in mobile-carrier base-station construction plans and equipment shortages. As a result, sales decreased by ¥117 million, or 5.9%, year on year to ¥1,879 million.」
The sluggishness of installation projects caused by changes in base-station construction plans and equipment shortages continued, resulting in a 5.9% year-on-year decline in sales. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related operations remained sluggish as base-station installation projects stalled due to changes in mobile-carrier construction plans and shortages of equipment. As a result, sales decreased by ¥21 million, or 3.2%, year on year to ¥630 million.」
In addition to the previous restraint on capital investment, changes in base-station construction plans and equipment shortages caused installation projects to stall, resulting in a 3.2% year-on-year decline in sales. The impact of the risks has been quantified and is now reflected in actual results. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related operations performed well, as construction to develop fiber-optic networks promoted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was carried out. Base-station installation projects were also active, and the launch of new products for mobile base stations related to 5G further supported performance. As a result, sales increased by ¥326 million, or 14.8%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥2,537 million.」
Information and communications-related operations increased 14.8% year on year for the full year, driven by fiber-optic network development, increased base-station installation projects, and the launch of new 5G-related products. The previous factor slowing performance, namely restrained capital investment, has been supported by communications demand. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related operations performed well, as construction to develop fiber-optic networks promoted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was carried out. Base-station installation projects were also active, and the launch of new products for mobile base stations related to 5G further supported performance. As a result, sales increased by ¥447 million, or 28.9%, year on year to ¥1,997 million.」
Information and communications-related operations continued to perform well, supported by fiber-optic network development, increased base-station installation projects, and the launch of new 5G-related products, with sales up 28.9% year on year. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong, as construction to develop fibre-optic networks promoted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was carried out nationwide. In addition to introducing new products for mobile base stations related to 5G, the company remained strong as base-station installation construction was actively carried out. As a result, revenue was ¥1,348 million, up ¥326 million, or 31.9%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Fiber-optic network development, the launch of new products for 5G-related base stations, and an increase in base-station installation projects became concrete, driving a 31.9% year-on-year increase in information and communications-related sales. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong as construction to develop fibre-optic networks promoted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications began. The company also actively introduced new products tailored to customer needs, including products for mobile base stations related to 5G. As a result, revenue was ¥2,210 million, up ¥253 million, or 13.0%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
The start of fibre-optic network construction and the introduction of 5G-related new products took shape, and information and communications-related revenue rose 13.0% year on year. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong, with optical transmission-route construction performing well. The company also actively introduced new products tailored to customer needs, including products for mobile base stations related to 5G. As a result, revenue was ¥1,549 million, up ¥100 million, or 7.0%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Optical transmission-route construction performed well, and the introduction of new products such as 5G-related products for mobile base stations led information and communications-related revenue to return to 7.0% year-on-year growth. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong, with mobile base-station and optical transmission-route construction related to the nationwide rollout of advanced services, including the government's 5G initiatives. As a result, revenue was ¥1,022 million, up ¥64 million, or 6.7%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Although factors restraining telecommunications capital investment remained, base-station and optical transmission-route construction related to the nationwide rollout of advanced services, including the government's 5G initiatives, became strong, and revenue returned to 6.7% year-on-year growth. - FY2021-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong, despite sluggish mobile base-station construction and other factors, supported by optical transmission-route construction, support-structure replacement and disaster-recovery construction. As a result, revenue was ¥486 million, up ¥8 million, or 1.8%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Although mobile base-station construction and other sources of weakness remained, optical transmission-route construction, support-structure replacement and disaster-recovery construction drove a recovery to 1.8% year-on-year revenue growth. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications and telephony-related business saw solid mobile base-station construction, but optical transmission-route construction and support-structure replacement declined, resulting in sluggish conditions. As a result, revenue was ¥1,957 million, down ¥181 million, or 8.5%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Mobile base-station construction was solid, but full-year revenue fell 8.5% year on year because optical transmission-route construction and support-structure replacement declined. The uptake of 5G and 6G demand is also explicitly identified as a new point in terms of market risk. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications and telephony-related business saw solid mobile base-station construction, but remained sluggish because capital investment related to the group, including optical transmission-route construction and support-structure replacement, was restrained. As a result, revenue was ¥1,448 million, down ¥140 million, or 8.9%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Mobile base-station construction was solid, but restraint in capital investment related to optical transmission-route construction and support-structure replacement continued, and the revenue decline was 8.9% year on year. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications and telephony-related business saw solid mobile base-station construction, but was sluggish because capital investment related to the group, including optical transmission-route construction and support-structure replacement, was restrained. As a result, revenue was ¥958 million, down ¥70 million, or 6.9%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Mobile base-station construction was solid, but restraint in capital investment related to optical transmission-route construction and support-structure replacement continued, and related revenue fell 6.9% year on year. The impact of the risks is reflected in the figures. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications and telephony-related business saw solid mobile antenna installation nationwide, but was sluggish because capital investment related to the group, including transmission-route installation and support-structure replacement, was restrained. As a result, revenue was ¥478 million, down ¥61 million, or 11.3%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Mobile antenna installation was solid, but transmission-route installation and support-structure replacement became sluggish because of restrained related capital investment, and the revenue decline was 11.3% year on year. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications and telephony-related business saw strong mobile antenna installation nationwide, but was sluggish because capital investment related to the group, including transmission-route installation and support-structure replacement, was restrained. As a result, revenue was ¥2,138 million, down ¥95 million, or 4.3%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Mobile antenna installation was strong, but restraint in capital investment related to transmission-route installation and support-structure replacement led related revenue to fall 4.3% year on year. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Information and communications and telephony-related business saw strong mobile antenna installation nationwide, but was sluggish because capital investment related to the group, including transmission-route installation and support-structure replacement, was restrained. As a result, revenue was ¥1,589 million, down ¥110 million, or 6.5%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Mobile antenna installation was strong, but restraint in capital investment related to transmission-route installation and support-structure replacement continued, and related revenue fell 6.5% year on year. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong nationwide, with optical transmission-route construction and mobile antenna installation by telecommunications operators. However, telephony-related business was sluggish because capital investment related to the group has been restrained. As a result, revenue was ¥1,028 million, down ¥74 million, or 6.7%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Information and communications-related business was strong, but restraint in telephony-related capital investment continued, and total revenue in the relevant businesses fell 6.7% year on year. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained solid nationwide, with optical transmission-route construction and mobile antenna installation by telecommunications operators. However, telephony-related business was sluggish because capital investment related to the group has been restrained. As a result, revenue was ¥539 million, down ¥23 million, or 4.2%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Information and communications-related business was solid, but telephony-related business was sluggish because of restrained capital investment, and related revenue fell 4.2% year on year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong nationwide, with optical transmission-route construction and mobile antenna installation by telecommunications operators. Telephony-related business also remained solid, including the replacement of concrete utility poles. As a result, revenue was ¥1,700 million, up ¥56 million, or 3.4%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Construction in information and communications and telephony-related business continued to perform strongly or solidly, and cumulative revenue rose 3.4% year on year. - FY2018-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained strong nationwide, with optical transmission-route construction and mobile antenna installation by telecommunications operators. Telephony-related business also remained solid, including the replacement of concrete utility poles. As a result, revenue was ¥1,103 million, up ¥94 million, or 9.4%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Construction in information and communications and telephony-related business remained strong or solid, and revenue rose 9.4% year on year, indicating an improvement from the restraint on capital investment and slowdown in orders through the previous fiscal year. - FY2018-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained solid nationwide, with optical transmission-route construction and mobile antenna installation by telecommunications operators. Telephony-related business also remained strong, including the replacement of concrete utility poles. As a result, revenue was ¥563 million, up ¥80 million, or 16.6%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Construction in information and communications and telephony-related business, which had been sluggish through the previous fiscal year, remained solid or strong, and revenue rose 16.6% year on year. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained sluggish because of restrained capital investment, with mobile antenna installation and optical transmission-route construction remaining weak. Telephony-related business also remained sluggish because capital investment related to the group had peaked and orders for products related to the replacement of concrete utility poles had declined. As a result, revenue was ¥2,241 million, down ¥549 million, or 19.7%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
In addition to restrained and completed capital investment, the disclosure cites a decline in orders for products related to utility-pole replacement, and full-year information and communications and telephony-related revenue fell 19.7% year on year. - FY2017-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained sluggish because of restrained capital investment, with mobile antenna installation and optical transmission-route construction remaining weak. Telephony-related business remained sluggish because capital investment related to the group had peaked and orders for products related to the replacement of concrete utility poles, which had performed strongly in the previous fiscal year, remained weak. As a result, revenue was ¥1,643 million, down ¥272 million, or 14.2%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Although restraint and the completion of capital investment, as well as weak orders, continued, the year-on-year revenue decline narrowed from 27.5% for the cumulative period through the previous quarter to 14.2%. - FY2017-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained sluggish because of restrained capital investment, with mobile antenna installation and optical transmission-route construction remaining weak. Telephony-related business also remained sluggish because capital investment related to the group had peaked and orders for products related to the replacement of concrete utility poles, which had performed strongly in the previous fiscal year, had reached a lull. As a result, revenue was ¥1,008 million, down ¥383 million, or 27.5%, from the same period of the previous year.」
Continued restraint and the completion of capital investment, together with a lull in orders, led information and communications and telephony-related revenue to fall 27.5% year on year. The previously noted slowdown in orders is reflected in the figures. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Information and communications-related business remained sluggish, as mobile antenna installation and optical transmission-route construction were affected by the completion of equipment investment. Telephony-related business also remained sluggish because capital investment related to the group has been restrained and orders for products related to the replacement of concrete utility poles, which had performed strongly in the previous fiscal year, have levelled off.」
The disclosure explains that the relevant businesses remained sluggish because capital investment had peaked and been restrained, while orders for products that had performed strongly in the previous fiscal year had levelled off.