Numerous US and domestic players have rushed in to build Japan's IDC market from the ground up. The list is long, and getting longer by the month. Here's a rundown of some of the players. It isn't complete, and J@pan Inc isn't endorsing any one company over another. We have no reason for talking about some companies more and others less -- at times we simply had the resources at hand, at other times something just piqued our interest. The order of presentation is random. -- The Editors
- Exodus Communications K.K. An IDC pioneer from the US founded in 1994, entered the market when it purchased local ISP Global Online. Last spring the company opened an IDC in Tokyo, where more recently it contracted to purchase a 157,000-square-foot building in central Tokyo to handle its growing client list. www.exodus.co.jp.
- Kyocera Communication Systems. Fairly unique in that its data centers focus almost exclusively on mobile ecommerce. Add-on services include converting content made for the regular Web into a format compatible with the wireless Web. The company has one data center in Kyoto -- which has grown from 500 to 2,000 square meters -- and is building a second this year in Tokyo.
www.kccs.co.jp, or www.datacenter.ne.jp
- NTT Communications. With two data centers in Tokyo, its advantages include the trusted NTT brand name and its ability to connect directly to its network backbone. Along with Internet Initiative Japan, this company will be one of the strongest local contenders for international clients. Its recent tie-up with US-based Ariba gives it a leg up on the global scene, and its name in this market, coupled with its connectivity, definitely confers a certain cachet. Its Arcstar Data Center Service launched last April. www.ntt.com
- Crosswave Communications and IIJ. Owned by Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ), Toyota, and Sony, Crosswave has centers in Tokyo and Osaka -- both linked to its nationwide fiber optic network -- and plans to open other facilities shortly in Sapporo, Nagoya, Sendai, and Yokohama. Majority owner Internet Initiative Japan, which skipped Japanese bourses altogether to list on the US Nasdaq in August '99, has its international network firmly in place -- unlike most of the local competition -- through its subsidiary IIJ America. Along with NTT Communications, IIJ is one of Japan's key homegrown contenders.
IIJ: http://solution.iij.ad.jp/index.html Crosswave: www.cwc.co.jp/ja/
- AboveNet Japan. Companies like AboveNet Japan have the problem of being almost too qualified for the market as it stands now. In the US, AboveNet Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Metromedia Fiber Network, has built a network with the largest aggregated bandwidth in the world through its extensive peering relationships. In Japan, the company is in a joint venture with Marubeni and has a data center in Tokyo. Says CEO Kanji Moriwaki: "The amount of bandwidth we are offering is aimed at satisfying corporations that work on a global playing field. Frankly, very few Japanese companies have the presence online and especially internationally to make use of the broadband connectivity. But that will change." www.abovenet.co.jp
- MCI Worldcom Japan. Currently building out its nationwide fiber-optic network, it has two data centers in Japan (Osaka and Tokyo) and is building a third. The company obviously has a strong international network -- a key advantage over the local players. www.wcom.co.jp
- PSINet. Has a dedicated hosting center in Tokyo. The company operates one of the industry's largest and most advanced fast-packet Net access networks, a strong focus of its services. Its US parent company is having financial woes and looking for a buyer. www.jp.psi.net
- Technovox Corp. Based in Tokyo, founded in 1996. IDCs in Tokyo, Osaka, and one opening in Kamiyacho early this year. The company's strategic partnership with WorldCom gives it an advantage over other local players.
www.technovox.com, or www.datacenter.cx/index-e.html
- Fujitsu. Had a share of the legacy data center market. Is now moving to update its services and get in on the boom. Data centers in Gunma and Hyogo.
www.fujitsu.co.jp
- @Tokyo. Two IDCs in Tokyo. www.attokyo.co.jp/english/index.html
- @Networks. In the process of creating a pan-Asian empire of multilingual data centers aimed at global online companies.
- JENS. The three combined parts of Japan Telecom Group: JENS, ITNet, and ODN. One IDC in Tokyo, one in Osaka. One more in Tokyo opens next month. www.vips.ne.jp
- Global Access. Two IDCs in Tokyo, also centers in Osaka and Nagoya.
www.globalaccess.co.jp
- Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. Three data centers, in Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka. www.cwidc.com
- Cross One. One IDC in Tokyo. www.cross-one.net
- Digital Island Japan. Data center in Tokyo. www.digitalisland.net/japanese/
- IBM Japan. Data centers in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Osaka. www.ibm.co.jp
- Level 3 Communications. One data center in Tokyo. www.level3.co.jp
- Livin' on the Edge. One in Tokyo. www.edge.co.jp/
- Media Exchange Inc. One IDC in Tokyo. www.mex.ad.jp/
- NTT-ME. One IDC in Tokyo.
www.ntt-me.co.jp
- NTT Data. IDCs in Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka. www.nttdata.co.jp
- Toshiba Engineering. IDCs in Kanagawa and Kawasaki. www.toshiba-eng.co.jp
- Unisys Japan. IDCs in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. www.unisys.co.jp
- interQ. One IDC in Tokyo. www.marugoto-server.com
- Internet Multifeed. One IDC in Tokyo. www.mfeed.co.jp
- Intel. One IDC in Tokyo. www.intelonlineservice.com
- Vanguard. Privately-held. www.vgkk.co.jp/ja/
- NRI Data service. One IDC in Yokohama. www.nridata.co.jp
- NTT SmartConnect. IDCs in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Kobe. www.nttsmc.com
- NTT PC Communicaitons. One IDC in Tokyo. web.arena.ne.jp/symphony
- Otsuka-Shokai. One IDC in Chiba. www.otsuka-shokai.co.jp
- Oki Electric Industry. One IDC in Tokyo. pi.atptop.com
- GlobalCenter. One IDC in Tokyo. www.globalcenter.co.jp
- KDD Communications. IDCs in Tokyo. www.kcom.ne.jp/services/sg/sg.html
- Sakura KCS. One IDC in Kobe. www.kcs.co.jp
- CRC Research Institute. One IDC in Tokyo. www.crc.ad.jp
- ENICOM Nippon Steel Group. Privately-hold. www.enicom.co.jp/japanese/ro/nw/
- SECOM Trust.net. One IDC in Tokyo. www.secomtrust.net
- Softbank Mobile Technology. One IDC in Tokyo. www.sbmt.softbank.co.jp
- Dai Nippon Printing. One IDC in Tokyo. www.dnp.co.jp/
- The Chugoku Electric Power. IDCs in Hiroshima, Okayama. www.energia.co.jp/idc
- Toyo Information Systems. One IDC in Tokyo. www.tis.co.jp
- Nippon Systemware. One IDC in Yamanashi. www.nsw.co.jp
- NEC. IDCs in Tokyo, Chiba, Osaka, Ibaragi. www.nsw.co.jp
- Japan Business Computer Corp. One IDC in Tokyo. www.jbcc.co.jp
- Hitachi. IDCs in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Okayama. www.hitachi.co.jp/cubium/
- FastNet. IDCs in Tokyo Kanagawa, Chiba. www.fastnet.ne.jp
- Future Media Network. One IDC in Tokyo. www.fm-net.ne.jp
- Mitsui Knowledge Industry. One IDC in Tokyo. www.mki.co.jp/itsolution
- Mitsubishi Electric Information Network. One IDC in Tokyo. www.mind.ad.jp
- UUNET. IDCs in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka. www.jp.uu.net
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