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NTT DoCoMo announced second quarter 2020 financial results on the 29th.
Operating income for the first half of 2020 was 2,282.5 billion yen (47.5 billion yen less year-on-year), and operating income was 563.6 billion yen (an increase of 23.3 billion yen year-on-year with year).
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, president of the company, will be on stage at the meeting. Mr. Yoshizawa attended the final financial results conference as chairman.
Mr. Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, President of NTT Docomo
Slow terminal sales and international roaming
Yoshizawa cites a significant decrease in international roaming due to the global epidemic of the novel coronavirus infection as one of the factors behind the decline in sales. It also points out that the decrease in the number of terminals sold is one of the factors.
On the other hand, profits increased 4.3% year-on-year due to the expansion of the business related to smart life.
Communication business
The number of mobile phone contracts increased 2% year-on-year to approximately 80.99 million, and the churn rate decreased to 0.46%. Additionally, the number of DoCoMo Hikari contracts increased 10% year-on-year to approximately 6.8 million.
d points and financial / settlement services
The number of d-point club members is approximately 78.15 million (8% more than in the same period last year), and the amount of d-point use also shows a huge growth of 115.3 billion points (22%).
The volume of financial settlement transactions was 3.1 trillion yen (+ 33%), and the number of d-card contracts was 13.55 million contracts (+ 13%).
d-Payment showed particularly high growth. The number of payment-d transactions increased 2.4 times over last year to 332 billion yen, the number of payment-d users increased 1.7 times to 29.99 million, and the number of driving locations increased 2.2 times to 2.66 million.
Regarding the “docomo account”, Mr. Yoshizawa announced at the beginning of the meeting that “the termination of compensation for the declared amount” and a “stricter identity verification” were announced.
Many users said that security concerns about “smartphone payment” itself increased due to the damage caused by unauthorized withdrawal from docomo accounts, and like docomo, “how to dispel anxiety” and “activate payment with phones smart “. He commented that he must make efforts to “achieve it.”
In addition, Mr. Yoshizawa not only improves the security of services that involve multiple operators, such as docomo accounts, but also takes steps to ensure end-to-end security and ensure identity verification. He noted that Docomo’s role is to expand again.
Disaster countermeasures, new rate plan
Based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, DoCoMo has invested more than 100 billion yen in disaster countermeasures since the earthquake. Disaster countermeasures such as “large area base stations” and “multipath transmission lines” are said to be useful in past disasters.
In addition, in response to the new corona virus, we are introducing student data capacity support and Internet-centric initiatives.
Depending on the social situation due to the new corona virus, we will provide a “child-rearing support discount” for users of “one-parent households”. Mr. Yoshizawa says that he has provided support for foster homes such as “Child Raising Support Program” and “Mobile Phone for Children”, and with the new Crown as an opportunity, we have put together a discount to support single parent households that have a particularly large impact. I commented yes.
Additionally, a new “Docomo Long Student Discount” will be offered to users under the age of 22.
Action plan of the Ministry of the Interior and Communications
Regarding the “action plan to create a fair competitive environment for the mobile market” announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Communications on the 27th, Mr. Yoshizawa said: “I will firmly convey my opinion as a docomo” and noted that there is room for the discussion.
Regarding the “20GB plan” provided by KDDI and Softbank as a sub-brand, Mr. Yoshizawa said, “Docomo must also compete”, but declined to comment on specific countermeasures due to the TOB period. Was.
You need to broaden your horizons and do business
A journalist asked Yoshizawa, who will be retiring as president in November, what he thought about the past.
Mr. Yoshizawa said, “The transition of ICT and IT platforms is rapid globally,” and in recent years there was a feeling that there was a need to broaden the perspective and perspective.
In addition, Yoshizawa said, “With the birth of i-mode in the 2000s and the transition to the era of mobile Internet and smartphones, we were able to contribute in the mobile field, but in the future it is necessary to broaden our perspective not only on mobile devices, but also on artificial intelligence and platforms. Yes, there is still a lot of room for Docomo to take up the challenge. ”
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