NEC Completes Telecommunications and Broadcasting Yen-Loan-Financed Project in Uzbekistan.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 19, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 6701; NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NIPNY) today announced that it has completed the second phase of a telecommunications and broadcasting yen-loan-financing project to improve and expand the country-wide telecommunications and broadcasting network in Uzbekistan. This approximately 10 billion-yen project consists of the construction of a 3,487km-long fiber optical network with transmission systems and 41stations/ 89bases for TV broadcasting, covering the entire nation. In the first phase of the project, completed in 2002, NEC installed the trunk line of a 2,500km-long fiber optical network linking the major cities of Uzbekistan with microwave communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. and public digital switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. . In the second phase, the trunk line was extended to neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. towns and villages of the main cities and a circular optical network has been constructed linking four eastern cities of Tashkent. Simultaneously, the 2nd phase also involved the construction of a new television broadcasting transmission network. The completion of the project contributes to a significant improvement of both the telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructure in Uzbekistan. When former Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi Junichiro Koizumi (小泉 純一郎 Koizumi Jun'ichirō , visited Uzbekistan on a diplomatic trip from the 29th -30th August, 2006, Uzbekistan's President, Mr. Islam Abduganievich Karimov, expressed the nations gratitude for Japan's yen-loan-financed projects. In particular, the Uzbek government praised the smooth completion of both phases of the telecommunications and broadcasting projects within the assigned period. Ever since 1990, when NEC won the contract for satellite ground stations and international telecommunications switching systems for Uzbekistan, it has been actively working on provision of telecommunications equipment to Uzbekistan. In 1997, NEC established a liaison office in Tashkent and also opened a Technical Center on the grounds of Tashkent University of Information Technologies Tashkent University of Information Technologies is a public university located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Departments
NEC intends to further contribute to the improvement of telecommunications infrastructure in Uzbekistan, as well as in other central Asian countries. About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701; NASDAQ: NIPNY) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide and had net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of approximately 4,825 billion yen (approx. $41.2 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2006. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com or the newsroom at: http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/ Source: NEC Corporation Contact: Takehiko Kato NEC Corporation Tel: +81-3-37986511 E-mail: kato@cj.jp.nec.com Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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