KDDI is the second-placed mobile network operator in Japan, behind NTT. Its Video Pass SVoD service launched in 2012 and now goes as the au Smart Pass platform, which was only injected with video content for the first time in June 2020. Operations and figures: KDDI’s cable TV service has 11.48 million RGUs across 5.54 million households. CATV subs fell by 29,000 across Q2 2020, offsetting the late 2019 increase—meaning the CATV subs base is flat year on year. The au Smart Pass Premium service had 9 million subscribers as of Q2 2020, from a total of 15.44 million au Smart Pass subscribers. A 58% premium conversation rate is impressive. KDDI also has 4.65 million FTTH subscribers, climbing by…