NEC Supplies HSDPA Infrastructure Systems to NTT DoCoMo.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 2, 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 announced that it has supplied High-Speed Downlink Packet Access High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is a 3G (third generation) mobile telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) family, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) to have higher data (HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) See HSPA. ) infrastructure systems to NTT DoCoMo, which successfully launched a HSDPA service in Japan on August 31, 2006. Prior to this commercial service, NTT DoCoMo conducted a field trial of the high-speed network which NEC cooperated and supplied HSDPA infrastructure systems including node-B base stations and radio network controllers (RNC RNC Republican National Committee (US) RNC Republican National Convention RNC Radio Network Controller RNC Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (provincial police force) ). During the trial, the performance of NEC's HSDPA systems was verified through the achievement of a maximum data download speed in the commercial HSDPA service area of 3.6Mbps and other features such as flexible and variable transmission speed control in various radio wave environments. "HSDPA is an important service for NTT DoCoMo which provides advanced high speed data transmission to our customers. The first worldwide commercial 3.6Mbps data transmission service was realized with the cooperation of NEC and other vendor partners. NTT DoCoMo will continue to work for the advancement of mobile communication." said Takanori Utano, member of the Board, executive vice president and chief technical officer of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. NEC also delivered HSDPA mobile handsets "N902iX HIGH-SPEED" for this new commercial service in Japan. As a total solution provider of 3G services, NEC has proven the commercial viability of its 3G infrastructure systems for HSDPA. Besides NTT DoCoMo, NEC has carried out HSDPA trials through the cooperation of local mobile operators overseas such as Hutchison 3G in Hong Kong and UK. The shipments of HSDPA infrastructure systems for commercial services are expected to step up within this fiscal year. About NEC Corporation NEC 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) 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 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of approximately 4,825 billion yen (approx. $41.2 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2006. For additional information, please visit the NEC homepage at: http://www.nec.com or newsroom at http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/ About NTT DoCoMo NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves more than 51 million customers, of which more than half subscribe to FOMA See i-Mode. (TM), launched as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA See WCDMA. in 2001. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode(TM), the world's most popular mobile e-mail/ Internet service, used by more than 46 million users. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal ) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com. Source: NEC CorporationNTT DoCoMo Contact: Akiko Shikimori NEC Corporation Tel: +81-3-3798-6511 E-mail: a-shikimori@ay.jp.nec.com Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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