About KDDI Business segments

Business Description

KDDI Group's business is organized into three segments: Telecom Core segment, Personal Growth segment, and Business Growth segment.

Strengthening Growth Commitment

KDDI announced the Mid-term Management Strategy (FY27-03 - FY29-03) in 2026.
To enhance enterprise value through sustainable growth and quality improvement in AI-Native era, we are transforming into a new growth structure.
We aim to create our next growth pillar by establishing a foundation for AI services on our telecom core infrastructure.

Three segments

Telecom Core segment

In the Telecom Core Segment, we provide telecommunications services for both individual and corporate customers, including smartphones and mobile phones under our multi-brand strategy (au, UQ mobile, and povo), as well as FTTH and CATV services.
With a focus on lifetime value (LTV), we aim to achieve sustainable growth in mobile revenue and maintain profit growth.
Major Services (for Individuals and Corporations):
Mobile communication services, fixed-line communication services, and terminal equipment sales.

  • Continued promotion of LTV-focused structural transformation
    • Mobile ARPU growth
    • Churn rate reduction
    • Maintain a positive net
      additions trend
      in smartphone subscriptions
    • LTV-focused
      cost allocation
  • Optimization and efficiency improvements
    • Enhance one-to-one marketing
      through AI agents
    • Improve cost efficiency
      through proactive use of AI and efficient investment

FY2026.3 Result

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FY2027.3 Forecast

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  • *From FY2027.3, we have changed some business division segments. In accordance with this, stated figures for FY2026.3 reflect reclassification of segment. (Pre-audit reference value)

Personal Growth segment

In the Personal Growth segment, we provide non-telecom services based on our telecommunications services for individual customers, including Finance, Energy, Device (e.g., product support services), and Ponta Pass/Lawson.
We aim for business growth through deeper service penetration into the telecom customer base and expanded touchpoints.

Five areas driving business growth

Penetrating the telecom customer base
to drive revenue growth and enhance engagement

Finance
  • Further penetration of services into the telecom customer base
  • Accelerating the deployment of next-generation financial services into society
Energy
  • No.1 in number of contracts among new power retailers in Japan
  • Accelerating growth in new business domains
Device
  • Enhancement of the product support services and expansion of sales for offerings such as "au +1 collection," leveraging group assets
Ponta Pass
Lawson
  • Ponta Pass members to reach 20 mil
  • Lawson daily sales: +30% from FY25-02 (FY31-02)
Global
  • Rolling out successful business models overseas, starting with the launch of the povo model in Vietnam

FY2026.3 Result

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FY2027.3 Forecast

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  • *From FY2027.3, we have changed some business division segments. In accordance with this, stated figures for FY2026.3 reflect reclassification of segment. (Pre-audit reference value)

Business Growth segment

In the Business Growth segment, we are driving business expansion by defining five business areas to support an AI-Native society, leveraging our telecommunications services for enterprise customers.

Five areas driving business growth

Accelerate growth by capturing opportunities such as AI utilization needs and regulatory changes

AI Integration
  • Strengthening our comprehensive proposals encompassing telecom, cloud, AI, and systems
  • Launch of AI business company, KDDI iret
Cybersecurity
  • Addressing expanding demand across domestic and international supply chains

Balancing high value-added offerings and stable growth
as the next digital infrastructure

Connected Solutions [1]
  • "Connected Solutions" managed connections: 80 mil (FY29-03)
  • Globally providing end-to-end services from telecom to communication control and operations
Data Center
AI + Connectivity
  • Addressing AI and traffic demand, and expanding business both domestically and internationally
AI-BPO
  • Leveraging AI to enhance customer experience value and transform corporate operations
  • [1]The IoT-related services under the previous Mid-term Management Strategy have been rebranded. Specifically, the IoT communication, communication control, and operation components are now designated as "Connected," while other related services have been transferred to areas such as AI Integration and Cybersecurity.

FY2026.3 Result

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FY2027.3 Forecast

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  • *From FY2027.3, we have changed some business division segments. In accordance with this, stated figures for FY2026.3 reflect reclassification of segment. (Pre-audit reference value)