au Mobile Phone Contracts Reach 40 Million

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  • KDDI CORPORATION
  • Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company

March 6,2014

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular would like to announce that February 24, 2014 the number of au mobile phone contracts reached 40 million.
We deeply thank the many customers who chose au.
We will continue striving to improve customer satisfaction with our wide-reaching 4G LTE network, with our broad lineup of models that answer customer demand, and with our many services that make customers' daily lives more comfortable like au Smart Pass that allows customers to safely and effectively use their smartphones and au WALLET that offers a new shopping experience by combining online and conventional shopping.

[au subscriber trend]

in 10,000 contract units

  • *1 End of March 1999 and end of March 2000 values are the totals of the 8 companies of the former IDO and former DDI Cellular.
  • *2 End of March 2001 value is the total of au Inc., KDDI, and Okinawa Cellular.
  • *3 Values from the end of March 2002 are the total values of KDDI and Okinawa Cellular.

[Major changes in mobile communication network service]

April 1999 Completed cdmaOne nationwide network
April 2002 Began 3rd generation mobile phone service (CDMA1X)
November 2003 Began CDMA 1X WIN service
September 2012 Began 4G　LTE service
  • The information contained in the news releases is current at the time of publication. Products, service fees,service content and specifications, contact information, and other details are subject to change without notice.