It's widely known that the users of the mobile phone including the PHS have been increasing worldwide.

   Not only natural user increase in rapidly economically grown countries such as BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) but also the spread of users from the youths and businessmen into the children and old people in developed countries where the mobile service started early would be the primary factor for the above.

   Naturally, it's expected that the mobile users will be still increasing in BRICs, however, the world mobile phone market is reaching its maturity stage.

   In Japan, handsets for children and old people have already been launched and become hit products and we both manufacturers and carriers are devoting ourselves in the development of products and services suited to the culture/life sｔｙle/user needs for each country and area.