OKI and Huawei Collaborate in Mobile WiMAX Business.HONG KONG Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6703) and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. today announced an agreement to collaborate in the mobile WiMAX See WiMAX and 802.16. (1) business to the telecom carriers in Japan. OKI will provide Huawei's mobile WiMAX Series products to telecom carriers in Japan starting in the fiscal year ending March 2008. OKI will also provide its products globally with the support of Huawei. "We are pleased to work with OKI as a long term partner, since they are known as the pioneer in info-telecom systems in Japan. While OKI has supported the development of Japan's telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. industry for the past 125 years and has continued to provide high-quality products building on their technology, Huawei has been providing innovative solutions to meet our customers' needs in the WiMAX market," said Yan Lida, Managing Director of Huawei Technologies Japan K.K. "By working together, I believe we can lead the market by providing the best solutions and services to the Japanese customers." Mobile WiMAX has been attracting attention as a communication technology to enable users to access information. It can be used, for example, for higher-speed mobile communication amongst 3G mobile phone users in the metropolitan area, or to enable those living in suburban areas, where laying out fiber lines or ADSLs can be difficult, to access services through a wireless system. OKI has been conducting business in China from the early 1980s, and has been working with Huawei in various areas including optical components. Huawei provides wireless products worldwide, including mobile WiMAX and 3G mobile phone systems. The company has an established reputation worldwide for its high technology level and the quality, and its rich developing resources. "We are very excited to work in the wireless access area with Huawei, who is known for their solid technology and strong business track record worldwide. OKI will provide perfect solutions to the Japanese telecom carriers by combining our products with Huawei's products, and will deploy OKI's products globally working together with Huawei," said Yutaka Maeda, Executive Vice President of Oki Electric Industry, and chairman of Systems Network Business Group. "OKI has been strengthening its business structure in Next Generation Network (NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. ), aiming to expand sales to 100 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2009. We position wireless access products as an important product line in our strategy for developing NGN business." With this collaboration, OKI will provide total solutions to telecom carriers in Japan. It will offer network equipment such as WiMAX base stations and base station control equipment for infrastructure, built-in terminals and PCMCIA card See PC Card. terminals. It will also offer services to evaluate, adjust and improve equipment as well as to provide maintenance service from its offices located in 300 locations throughout Japan. As a value added reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). (VAR), OKI will customize Huawei's mobile WiMAX products for the telecom carriers in Japan. OKI will also develop its own WiMAX-WiFi converter (1) A device that changes one set of codes, modes, sequences or frequencies to a different set. See A/D converter. (2) A device that changes current from 60Hz to 50Hz and vice versa. , WiMAX communication module for embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. , and indoor base station solutions such as pico cells. For base station solutions in particular, OKI plans to develop solutions with the support from Huawei. Huawei, on the other hand, will develop applications and customize products based on OKI's marketing information, to promote mobile WiMAX products suited to Japan. It will improve end-to-end WiMAX solutions worldwide by incorporating OKI's WiMAX terminals and indoor base station solutions into Huawei's WiMAX products. At the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. TELECOM WORLD 2006 held in Hong Kong from December 4th to 8th, OKI and Huawei will exhibit OKI's WiMAX-WiFi Converter and Huawei's WiMAX equipment at their booths, respectively. Glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. (1) Mobile WiMAX This is a standard for broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). mobile/wireless access communication technology, approved from IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. in December 2005. It can be used in a speed of 120km/ph. Compatibility and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. among communication equipment is discussed under the WiMAX Forum. About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Founded in 1881, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is Japan's first telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. manufacturer, with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. OKI provides top-quality products, technologies and solutions to its customers through its info-telecom system business, semiconductor business and printer business. All three businesses function as a collective force to create exciting new products and technologies that satisfy a spectrum of customer needs in various markets. Visit OKI's global web site at http://www.oki.com/. About Huawei Technologies Huawei Technologies is a leader in providing next generation networks for telecommunications operators around the world. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and potential growth for our customers. Huawei's products and solutions are deployed in over 100 countries and serving 28 of the world's top 50 operators, as well as over one billion users worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.huawei.com/. Notes: * Names of companies and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies and organizations. |
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