NTT-West builds and owns fixed broadband infrastructure (primarily FTTH via FLET'S Hikari, legacy copper DSL) across western Japan while wholesaling access to ISPs but prohibited from direct retail internet services (Source).
Japan
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About
NTT-West is a Network Operator that builds and owns fixed broadband infrastructure (primarily FTTH via FLET'S Hikari, legacy copper DSL) across western Japan while wholesaling access to ISPs but prohibited from direct retail internet services; established in 1999 as part of NTT privatization to promote competition, with milestones including FLET'S Hikari launch in 2001 for nationwide FTTH rollout and single-line wholesale fiber access program starting 2015 serving over 800 operators (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
Yes
NTT-West is wholesale-only; since NTT-West provides infrastructure wholesale but legally barred from retail internet sales (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
NTT-West is not business-only; since NTT-West wholesales to both residential and business ISPs (Source).