ASAHI Net

Asahi Net, Inc.
Native name
株式会社朝日ネット
Public
Traded as TYO: 3834
Industry Internet, Education
Founded Tokyo, Japan (April 2, 1990 (1990-04-02)) 
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Japan, USA, worldwide
Key people
Jiro Hijikata, President
Revenue 7,828 million yen (Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2015)
883 million yen (Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2015)
Total assets 10,102 million yen (March 2015)
Number of employees
108 (March 2015)
Website asahinet.com/en/

ASAHI Net is a major Internet service provider based in Japan[1] and which is operated by Asahi Net, Inc. (株式会社朝日ネット Kabushiki Gaisha Asahi Net), a public company founded on April 2, 1990. Asahi Net, Inc. has been listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange since December 2007.[2] It offers low-price ADSL, fiber and mobile broadband Internet connection services across Japan as well as related services. ASAHI Net also operates cloud services for educational institutions and corporations.

ASAHI Net was ranked as No. 1 FTTH Internet service provider in customer satisfaction in 2010 in a customer satisfaction survey by J.D. Power.[3] There are about 537,000 ASAHI Net Internet service subscribers as of September 2013.[4]

Internet service provider

Asahi PC Net was developed in 1988 as a service for PC communications based on the ideals of “communication” and “creation”. Functionality such as forums, virtual conference rooms and chats where users were identified by their real names were among the distinguishing features of the service. Due to collaborations with literary writers such as Yasutaka Tsutsui, and mutual integration with services such as IBM Japan’s People service, Asahi PC Net became known as a humanistic network.

In 1994, the Asahi Net service was launched as an Internet connection service, and the company became a pioneer in providing service to businesses and organizations through its MMJP company website service. Currently, Asahi Net provides the largest 1 Gbit/s high speed optic fiber network, as well as ADSL, WiMAX and FOMA mobile broadband networks across Japan.

ASAHI Net Services

Internet services

Optic fiber service
Service Name Network Carrier Maximum speeds Type Target market Fixed IP utilization Notes
ASAHI Net FTTH with FLET’S NTT 1 Gbit/s (download) Residential Individuals and businesses Possible Provides the only 1 Gbit/s service in the NTT West area.
ASAHI Net au Hikari KDDI 1 Gbit/s (download) Residential Individuals and businesses Not supported
FLET’S Hikari Next NTT 200 Mbit/s (download) Residential Individuals and businesses Possible
B FLET’S NTT 100 Mbit/s (download) Residential Individuals and businesses Possible
FLET’S Hikari Premium NTT 100 Mbit/s (download) Residential Individuals and businesses Possible
Mobile broadband service
Service Name Network Carrier Maximum speeds Type Target market Fixed IP utilization Notes
ASAHI Net LTE NTT Docomo 150 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Possible
ASAHI Mobile WiMAX UQ Communications 40 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Possible
Asahi Net WiMAX 2+ UQ Communications 220 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Possible
High Speed Mobile (Xi & FOMA) NTT Docomo 37.5 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Possible
Neo-discount Mobile eMobile 7.2 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Possible
Wi-Fi Wi2 Wire and Wireless, Inc. 300 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Not supported Public WiFi service. 30,000 locations across Japan in the BB mobile, Wi2 300 and UQ WiFi network.
Wi-Fi FLETS Spot NTT 54 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Not supported Public WiFi service. 9,000 locations across Japan.
AIR-EDGE Willcom, Inc. 512 kbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Not supported
PacketWIN KDDI 9.2 Mbit/s (download) - Individuals and businesses Not supported
ADSL service
Service Name Network Carrier Maximum speeds Type Target market Fixed IP utilization Notes
FLET’S ADSL NTT 47Mbit/s (download) Residential Individuals and businesses Possible
Neo-discount ADSL eAccess 50Mbit/s (download) Residential Individuals and businesses Not supported

Cloud services

History

Security

Asahi Net, Inc. is regularly audited by a third party to comply with the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 international ISMS standard.

Contributions

Fundraising for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami relief
ASAHI Net subscribers can donate money to relief efforts regarding the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami to the Japanese Red Cross through the ASAHI Net service.
Green connection
The Green connection service offers ASAHI Net subscribers the option of adding 100 yen to their monthly Internet bill to ensure the use of clean energy and carbon offset.
Fundraising for combating hunger
ASAHI Net subscribers have the option of donating 100 yen to the effort to end world hunger through the World Food Programme organization as part of the United Nations.
Kawai Hayao Foundation
ASAHI Net, Inc. sponsors the Kawai Hayao Foundation, a not-for-profit group founded by Hayao Kawai, a pioneer in the field of clinical psychology in Japan.

External links

References

  1. Japan Internet Providers Association
  2. 1 2 REUTERS
  3. J.D.POWER ASIA PACIFIC Press Release, 24 November 2010
  4. Number of ASAHI Net Service Subscribers, as of September 30, 2013
  5. ASAHI Net Press Release, 6 October 2011
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