About 69.8 million 5G subscriptions were counted in Japan as of March 2023. The domestic rollout of 5G networks by Japan's major mobile carriers NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank, and Rakuten Mobile started in 2020 with an initial focus on urban areas.
Number of 5G subscriptions in Japan from 2020 to 2023 (in millions)
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 23, 2023). Number of 5G subscriptions in Japan from 2020 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347340/japan-number-5g-subscriptions/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of 5G subscriptions in Japan from 2020 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. June 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347340/japan-number-5g-subscriptions/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2023). Number of 5G subscriptions in Japan from 2020 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347340/japan-number-5g-subscriptions/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of 5g Subscriptions in Japan from 2020 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347340/japan-number-5g-subscriptions/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Number of 5G subscriptions in Japan from 2020 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347340/japan-number-5g-subscriptions/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of 5G subscriptions in Japan from 2020 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347340/japan-number-5g-subscriptions/