Aggressive expansion of the global business

「韓国のLG CNSが日本の通信大手3社の一角であるKDDIと手を組み、アジア太平洋地域のAIトランスフォーメーション（AX）およびデジタルトランスフォーメーション（DX）市場の攻略に乗り出す。」

「Global rollout of successful models (povo model rollout begins in Vietnam)」

「In February this year, the company made its first appearance at MWC Barcelona 2024, the world's largest mobile-related exhibition, held in Barcelona, Spain. Under the exhibition theme "Life Transformation ~Enhancing the power to connect~," the company presented initiatives including mobility, digital twins, AI, satellite communications and data centers, together with the value of the experiences they bring to people, as a social platform provider creating the future beyond the connected world.」

「Overseas, the company is also actively pursuing businesses for individual customers, mainly in Asian regions including Myanmar and Mongolia, by leveraging the business expertise developed in Japan.」

「Overseas, the company is also actively pursuing businesses for individual customers, mainly in Asian regions including Myanmar and Mongolia, by leveraging the business expertise developed in Japan.」

「We will apply the knowledge and expertise developed in the domestic consumer business to overseas consumer businesses and seek to expand the market in Asia. In the enterprise business, we will further expand the global ICT business through an integrated global and domestic approach, centered on a global IoT platform and the data center business.」

「Revenue for the first 9 months of the fiscal year was ¥164,472 million, down 14.2% year on year. Despite higher revenue from the Myanmar telecommunications business and the TELEHOUSE data center business, revenue declined due to lower revenue resulting from the streamlining of low-profitability businesses. Operating income was ¥30,266 million, up 20.5%, mainly due to profit generation by the Myanmar telecommunications and data center businesses and lower costs associated with the streamlining described above.」

「Revenue for the first 6 months of the fiscal year was ¥118,010 million, down 9.9% year on year. Despite higher revenue from the Myanmar telecommunications business and the TELEHOUSE data center business, revenue declined due to lower revenue resulting from the streamlining of low-profitability businesses. Operating income was ¥22,657 million, up 41.5%, mainly due to profit generation by the Myanmar telecommunications and data center businesses and lower costs associated with the streamlining described above.」

「Revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥65,203 million, down 1.5% year on year. Despite higher revenue from the Myanmar telecommunications business and the TELEHOUSE data center business, revenue declined due to lower revenue resulting from the streamlining of low-profitability businesses. Operating income was ¥14,222 million, up 96.7%, mainly due to profit generation by the Myanmar telecommunications and data center businesses and lower costs associated with the streamlining described above.」

「During the fiscal year, the company made active capital investments in the consumer business to expand coverage and increase speeds to improve services. In Myanmar's mobile telecommunications business, the introduction of carrier aggregation technology for the 1.8GHz LTE service achieved a maximum speed of 300Mbps. In the data center business, the company announced in February this year the launch of AWS Direct Connect, which provides direct interconnection through on-site cabling, at TELEHOUSE London Docklands, a TELEHOUSE EUROPE data center.」

「During the fiscal year, the company made active capital investments in the consumer business to expand coverage and increase speeds to improve services. The population coverage rate of its mobile telecommunications business in Myanmar reached 98% at the end of December of the previous year, while the 1.8GHz LTE service launched in Myanmar's 3 major cities in May of the previous year had expanded to 32 cities by the end of December.」

「During the fiscal year, the company made active capital investments in the consumer business, expanding the 1.8GHz LTE service launched in Myanmar's 3 major cities in May to 29 cities by the end of September.」

「Revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year was ¥66,181 million, up 0.6% year on year. This reflected higher revenue from the Myanmar telecommunications business and the TELEHOUSE data center business, despite a negative impact from foreign exchange movements. Operating income was ¥7,231 million, up 1.0%, mainly due to higher revenue.」

「Revenue for the fiscal year was ¥277,204 million, down 5.8% year on year, due to the appreciation of the yen and a decline in revenue resulting from the ongoing streamlining of low-profitability businesses in the U.S. consumer business. Operating income was ¥24,157 million, down 24.9%, mainly due to the decline in revenue.」

「During the fiscal year, as growth pillars, we will pursue scale expansion centered on the consumer business while achieving solid and stable growth in the global ICT business and voice and data businesses with telecommunications carriers.」

「Overseas, the company will focus on developing the Myanmar telecommunications business operated jointly by its consolidated subsidiary KDDI Summit Global Myanmar Co., Ltd. and Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) into a core pillar of its global business. It also aims to achieve further growth in MobiCom Corporation LLC, Mongolia's leading integrated telecommunications operator by mobile subscriber share, which became a consolidated subsidiary in March this year, following the introduction of LTE in May.」

「During the fiscal year, as a growth pillar for the segment, we will pursue scale expansion centered on the consumer business while achieving solid and stable growth in the global ICT business and voice and data businesses with telecommunications carriers. Despite the recent sharp appreciation of the yen, we aim to achieve steady business growth on a local-currency basis.」

「To establish new growth drivers, we will pursue the maximization of the au Economic Zone and active global business expansion.」