Corporate Information
History
1995
| Jan | Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. was founded as a joint venture involving Sumitomo Corporation and Tele-Communications International, Inc. (now known as Liberty Global Inc.) |
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| Mar | Launched cable television service starting off at 4 systems, 19,000 total subscribing households |
1997
| Jul | Launched telephony service |
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1999
| Jan | Launched high-speed Internet access service |
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2000
| Sep | Acquired the management rights to TITUS Communications Corporation |
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2001
| Jun | Achieved 1 million total subscribing households |
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| Jul | Launched BS digital broadcasting service |
2003
| Sep | Launched a high-speed Internet access service with maximum downstream speed up to 30Mbps. |
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| Dec | Launched digital services including terrestrial digital broadcasting in Kanto and Kansai areas |
2004
| Apr | Launched cable television digital service, “J:COM TV Digital” |
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2005
| Jan | Launched Video On Demand (VOD) service, "J:COM On Demand" |
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| Mar |
Went public on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange (now known as Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ market) |
| Apr | Launched Primary IP telephony service |
| Jul | Acquired stocks of Japan Digital Service Corporation Established J:COM Technologies Co.,Ltd. |
| Sep | Acquired the management rights to Odakyu Telecommunication Services Co., Ltd. (Odakyu Cable Vision, now integrated with J:COM Kanto Co.,Ltd.) |
| Oct | Achieved 2 million total subscribing households |
| Nov | Acquired the management rights to Cable Television Kobe, Inc. (now integrated with Cable Net Kobe Ashiya Co.,Ltd. ) |
2006
| Jan |
Acquired the management rights to Kansai Multimedia Service Company |
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| Mar | Launched mobile service, "J:COM MOBILE" |
| Apr |
Acquired the management rights to Sakura Cable TV Co.,Ltd. (now integrated with J:COM Tokyo Co.,Ltd. ) Launched a new set-top box equipped with a hard disk drive, “HDR” |
| Aug | Acquired the management rights to Cable Net Shimonoseki Co.,Ltd. |
| Sep | Acquired the management rights to Cable West Inc. |
| Dec | Launched “Donations on Demand” service on J:COM On Demand |
2007
| Apr | Launched high-speed Internet access service with maximum downstream speed of 160 Mbps |
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| May | Launched community channel “J:COM Channel” in digital service |
| Jul | Acuired the management rights to Recruit Visual Communications Co.,Ltd. (now known as Jupiter Visual Communications Co.,Ltd. ) |
| Sep | Merged with Jupiter TV Co.,Ltd. |
| Nov | Established Channel Ginga Co., Ltd. |
2008
| Jan |
Established J:COM West Co., Ltd. (merger of three consolidated companies in Kansai) Acquired the management rights to Kyoto Cable Communications Co., Ltd. (now integrated with J:COM West Co., Ltd.)Launched J:COM Earthquake Alert Service Launched J:COM Shops in all areas |
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| Feb |
Launched J:COM NET Hikari services into “THE TOKYO TOWERS”, bulk residence in Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| Aug | Fukuoka Cable Network Co.,Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary |
| Dec |
Acquired the management rights to Jyohoku New Media Co., Ltd. Acquired the management rights to Mediatti Communications, Inc. |
2009
| Jan | Established Technology Networks Inc. (merger between J:COM Technologies Co.,Ltd. and @NetHome.Co.,Ltd.) |
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| Mar |
Established WiMAX company, Open Wireless Platform Lab with Keio University etc. |
| Apr | Merged with Mediatti Communications, Inc. |
| Oct |
Acquired the management rights to J SPORTS Broadcasting Corporation |
2010
| Jan | Launched a new set-top box equipped with blu-ray disc and a hard disk drive, “Blu-ray HDR” |
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| Feb | Acquired management rights to Suzuran Cable System from Keihanshin Cable Vision Foundation |
| Mar | Established new brand slogan, “The Entertainmedia Company” |
| Apr |
Acquired the management rights to Kobe Cable Vision from Kobe City Development & Management Foundation Distribution of 3D contents commenced through J:COM On Demand |
| Jun | Acquired management rights to Cablevision Kasai from Tokyo Cablevision Closed the memorandum of understanding regarding establishment of 3-company alliance with Sumitomo Corporation and KDDI Corporation. |
| Jul | Launched a new TV service, “J:COM TV My style” |
| Aug | Opened “J:COM Hadano-Isehara” in Kanagawa prefecture |
| Sep | Released Japan’s first “Start-Over” function on J:COM On Demand |
| Oct | Launched BS 11 on J:COM TV Digital |
| Nov | Merged J:COM Tokyo Co., Ltd. and Johoku New Media, Co., Ltd. |
| Dec | Launched high-speed mobile Internets service, “J:COM WiMAX” |
2011
| Jan | Merged J:COM Fukuoka Co., Ltd and J:COM Kitakyushu, Co., Ltd to create the largest CATV operator in Kyushu, J:COM Kyushu, Co., Ltd. |
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| Feb | Launched “J:COM Apartment Portal”, information service for MDU |
| Mar | Merged J:COM Saitama Co., Ltd., City Cable Net Co., Ltd., and J:COM Tojo Co., Ltd. |
| Apr | Merged Technology Networks Inc. and Kansai Multimedia Service Company Launched a new telephony service, “J:COM PHONE Plus” |
| Jun | Achieved 3.5 million total subscribing households |
| Jul | Merged J:COM Kanto Co., Ltd., Edogawa Cable TV Co., Ltd., City Telecom, Inc., and Yokohama TV Corporation |
| Oct | Merged J:COM Kanto Co. Ltd, and Miyagi Network, Inc. and established J:COM East Co. Ltd. Jointly acquired YOKOHAMA CABLE VISION Inc. with Tokyu Corporation |
