COARA

Name

COARA

Legal name

QT media Inc. (株式会社 QTmedia)

Website

https://coara.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COARA was a regional Japanese ISP and web services brand operated by QTmedia Inc., a Kyushu Electric Power Group subsidiary, offering FTTH, ADSL, ISDN, and dial-up internet plus hosting and domain services to consumers and businesses in Kyushu until its 2021 service termination; the entity has since pivoted to web production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Service Provider

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAIADAE

Fiber ISPs (FTTH/FTTP Retail Providers)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Keywords

• Internet connectivity services
• Broadband internet access
• Web hosting services
• Domain registration services
• Fiber optic internet

Headquarters

HQ city

Oita

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

COARA was a regional Japanese internet service provider offering broadband and narrowband connectivity (FTTH fiber, ADSL, ISDN, dial-up) bundled with NTT's FLET'S network, alongside complementary web hosting, domain registration, email, and blog services. All COARA-branded internet services were terminated on December 31, 2021 due to infrastructure aging, with the parent company QTmedia transitioning to web production services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COARAアーカイブサイト: Archive site for COARA services
• QTmediaインターネット
• 光コアラ
• 百聞一見
• ブログコアラ
• 01光コアラwithフレッツ
• 01光コアラwithドーム光

Products and services

• 光コアラ(コラボ)
• 01光コアラwithフレッツ
• ADSLwithフレッツ Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) broadband internet service offered in combination with NTT's FLET'S infrastructure, with dynamic IP and fixed IP options.
• ISDNwithフレッツ Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connectivity service combined with NTT's FLET'S network, providing digital dial-up connectivity with dynamic IP and fixed IP configurations.
• ダイヤルアップwithフレッツ Dial-up internet access service offered with NTT FLET'S network compatibility for customers needing basic narrowband connectivity.
• ホスティングサービス (MyDomain series) Web hosting service including the MyDomain series and other server rental options with domain management capabilities, targeting small businesses and individuals needing web presence and email.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NTT (NTT East/West)coreTechnology or IntegrationCOARA's 光コアラ(コラボ) service provided collaboration fiber internet connectivity. The 'withフレッツ' services (01光コアラwithフレッツ, ADSLwithフレッツ, ISDNwithフレッツ, ダイヤルアップwithフレッツ) were offered in partnership with NTT's FLET'S broadband services, providing dynamic IP and fixed IP options.
• QTnet (九州電力グループ)coreOthersQTnet is the parent company's affiliated ISP brand. QTmedia Inc. operates as part of the Kyushu Electric Power Group, providing internet services under the COARA brand alongside the QTnet brand.

Scale indicators3 records

Broad incumbents

• SoftBank Hikari: SoftBank's national FTTH offering bundles fiber with mobile and discount campaigns, directly competing for the same residential and SMB connectivity customers COARA targeted in Kyushu. Relevant comparable on GTM, bundling, and discount-driven acquisition motion.
• JCOM (J:COM): Japan's largest cable-based ISP and pay-TV operator using HFC/DOCSIS networks in Kanto, Kansai, and other regions. Adjacent comparable for COARA's connectivity-plus-hosting multi-play product structure, though operating on a different access technology.
• au Hikari (KDDI): KDDI's nationwide FTTH and5G home internet service is a major competitor in the Japanese residential broadband market where COARA historically competed. Comparable on customer profile (consumer/SMB), product mix (fiber + converged mobile), and pricing structure.
• NTT FLET'S (NTT East/West): Japan's dominant FTTH infrastructure provider and the wholesale network on which COARA's '01光コアラwithフレッツ' and other Flets-branded services were resold. NTT's national FTTH franchise dwarfs regional ISPs and effectively defines the competitive ceiling for any Kyushu-based fiber retailer.

Direct peers

• So-net (Sony Network Communications): Sony-owned ISP providing FTTH, ADSL, and value-added services to Japanese consumers. Comparable to COARA's pre-shutdown positioning as a consumer-focused connectivity plus hosting/email provider with long-tenured brand equity in Japan.
• Biglobe: Long-established Japanese ISP offering FTTH, mobile, and hosting to consumers and SMBs—directly overlapping with COARA's pre-2021 product suite (connectivity, hosting, domain, email). Comparable on customer segments, multi-service portfolio, and pricing-tiered broadband.
• @nifty (Nifty Corp): Pioneer Japanese ISP (originally ASCII/Nifty-Serve) offering FTTH, mobile, and hosting. Directly comparable to COARA on legacy heritage (1980s-vintage brand), product breadth (connectivity + hosting), and target SMB/residential segments.
• QTnet: The affiliated ISP brand within the Kyushu Electric Power Group. QTnet is COARA's sister service and the most direct comparable—a Kyushu-focused residential and business ISP offering FTTH and related connectivity, with which COARA's pre-2021 product portfolio was almost entirely aligned.
• ASAHI Net: Established Japanese ISP providing FTTH and mobile connectivity to consumer and academic segments. Comparable to COARA on connectivity-plus-add-on positioning and reliance on NTT-style wholesale fiber for retail broadband delivery.

Emerging players

• QTmedia (current web production operations): COARA's own parent entity has pivoted to web production, cybersecurity solutions, and live-streaming services (Qrew). Comparable to small-to-mid Japanese web production shops like Globe-ing or BOWLHOLDING on service line (corporate site production) and target market (Kyushu-based SMBs).

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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