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Initiatives outside Japan

Initiatives in Growth Markets outside Japan

We believe expanding information and communications services in emerging countries is key to solving various social issues. KDDI strives to provide emerging countries with stable communication quality, utilizing our experience, expertise, and technology of telecommunications services that we have cultivated in and outside Japan, aiming to achieve higher quality of life and economic growth of the people of each country.
In addition, the KDDI Foundation also supports the building of communication infrastructure in emerging countries where we do not have direct operations.

Data Center Solutions outside Japan

KDDI's data center brand, Telehouse, is used by many customers as a platform for their global business, taking care of their equipment and providing operation and maintenance services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We have established more than 45 Telehouse data centers in 10 or more countries. The data centers have garnered acclaim for their service quality and reliability in more than 30 years of operational experience as well as their high connectivity, which brings together world-class internet exchange (IX) providers, telecommunications operators, and cloud-computing operators, and more. In addition, Telehouse data centers are equipped with high-capacity electric power, highly efficient and reliable power supply equipment, and energy-efficient air conditioning. The data center business is aiming to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by fiscal 2026.

Maintenance and Operation of Global Network

We connect networks with communications providers around the world, and, in cooperation with these companies, we maintain and operate a global network linking different parts of the world. KDDI provides high quality international communications services using highly reliable optical fiber submarine cables as trunk networks. We also provide services using new platforms of the KDDI IoT World Architecture, as represented by the Connected Cars.
Submarine cables provide 99% *1 of Japan's international traffic, being an important component of the social infrastructure. Moving forward, we will offer even more reliable communications services for the Asia and Pacific regions, where demand is expected grow. The KDDI Group's submarine cable cable-laying vessels, KDDI Cable Infinity and KDDI Ocean Link, work to build and maintain a highly reliable global infrastructure using the high-performance undersea cable technology.
KDDI handles these international communication services mainly through its Global Network Operation Center, which enables calls and data transmissions to anywhere in the world and insure secured international communication services around the clock.

  • *1According to research by KDDI

Business Expansion outside Japan

Business Expansion in Mongolia

MobiCom Corporation ("MobiCom") was established in 1995 and launched the country's first mobile phone service in 1996. Since then, MobiCom has contributed to the country's economic growth and the improvement of people's lives through the development of communications infrastructure over the past 28 years.
In May 2025, MobiCom began providing 5G mobile services, contributing to the acceleration of the country’s telecommunications infrastructure and, furthermore, to Mongolia’s industrial development based on this foundation.
Since 2018, as part of a talent exchange program, KDDI has hosted a total of more than ten MobiCom employees, providing training through work at KDDI on topics such as data analysis for marketing and the launch of new telecommunications services. Through such personnel exchanges, we contribute to the advancement of the telecommunications business in Mongolia.
KDDI will continue to contribute to the achievement of a truly connected society in Mongolia through the development of its telecommunications and related businesses.

Business Expansion in Myanmar

In Myanmar, KDDI and Sumitomo Corporation formed joint venture KDDI Summit Global Myanmar ("KSGM") in 2014.
KSGM entered into an agreement with Myanmar Posts & Telecommunications ("MPT"), which is a licensed telecommunications business, in 2014 for the operation of the telecommunications business. Under this agreement, KSGM is involved in telecommunications projects in Myanmar through its support of MPT. Prior to 2014, the mobile phone penetration was around 10%, but today the service area has expanded nationwide, and the mobile phone penetration has reached 110% *2.

  • *2Reference: GSMA Intelligence

Since the declaration of a state of emergency, all businesses in Myanmar have been in a difficult situation; however, giving top priority to the safety of those involved, we will strive to maintain the telecommunications infrastructure essential to the lives of the people of Myanmar.
In addition, we continuously engage in dialogue with various stakeholders as part of our human rights due diligence, while receiving advice from human rights experts. Through these dialogues, we have reaffirmed that maintaining and securing the telecommunications network for the people of Myanmar is important in the context of respecting human rights, and have also acknowledged requests to make efforts on human rights and share our progress. Taking these voices into account, we will continue to conduct human rights due diligence and engage in dialogue. Going forward, while closely monitoring changes in the situation, the business environment, and other related circumstances in Myanmar, we will consider and implement appropriate measures.
We sincerely hope that the human rights of the people of Myanmar will be protected, and that the situation will be resolved quickly and peacefully.