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NEC Releases 'WISE VISION Endoscopy' in Europe and Japan
Jan 12, 2021 09:56 JST

NEC Corporation has announced the development of "WISE VISION Endoscopy," an AI diagnosis-support medical device software for colonoscopies, which is being released in Japan today and is expected to soon be available in Europe.
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NEC's Northgate Public Services Acquires Charter Systems Ltd to Improve Information Sharing for Undercover Policing
Jan 05, 2021 09:19 JST

NEC Corporation has announced that Northgate Public Services (NPS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC, has entered into an agreement to acquire Charter Systems Ltd, a leading supplier of Covert Operations software to police services in the UK and Canada.
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Avaloq's Acquisition by NEC Successfully Completed Dec 23, 2020 08:58 JST Avaloq, a Swiss-based global leader in digital banking solutions and wealth management technology, and Japan-based NEC Corporation today announced the closing of NEC's acquisition of Avaloq. More info..

NEC Completes Submarine Cable System for BSNL Connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Dec 18, 2020 11:05 JST

NEC Corporation India (NEC India) today announced the successful completion of the flagship optical submarine cable system connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N Islands) for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a Government of India Enterprise. NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), the parent company of NEC India, manufactured the optical submarine cable and provided technical assistance during the turnkey implementation.
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NEC Holds No.1 Position for 6 Years in a Row as Worldwide Leader in the Small and Medium-Sized Business Call Control (PBX-IP PBX) Market Dec 17, 2020 12:10 JST NEC, a global leader in Communications & IT solutions, today announced that it now, for six years in a row, is recognized as the global #1 for SMB (Small and Medium Business) Communications Systems. More info..

NEC Selected by Telefónica Germany as System Integrator for First Open RAN Pilot in Germany Dec 16, 2020 14:09 JST Telefónica Germany / O2 and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that NEC, working with its ecosystem of partners, has been selected by Telefónica Germany / O2 as its favored full-service system integrator for the first Open RAN pilot system in Germany. More info..

Osaka University to Start Operation of NEC's Cloud-linked Supercomputer System Dec 14, 2020 15:03 JST The Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, in cooperation with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), announced today it will introduce a new cloud-linked High Performance Computing (HPC) and High Performance Data Analysis (HPDA) supercomputer system from NEC. More info..

NEC Accelerates Commercial-ready 5G Ecosystem Development at its CoE Open RAN Laboratory Dec 14, 2020 14:43 JST NEC Corporation announced its establishment of an Open RAN laboratory in India as a complement to its Center of Excellence (CoE) in the U.K. More info..

NEC named to the CDP "A List" for advanced Climate Change and Water Security initiatives two years in a row
Dec 09, 2020 11:13 JST

NEC Corporation has been recognized again for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP(1), securing a place on its prestigious "A List" for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect water security.
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NEC to Introduce 'Banks of the Future' at SFF x SWITCH 2020 Dec 04, 2020 17:52 JST NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and NEC Asia Pacific today announced their participation and NEC's gold sponsorship of this year's Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) x Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH) from December 7-11, 2020. More info..

NEC facial recognition adopted by Star Alliance Biometrics platform
Dec 02, 2020 08:15 JST

NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) announced today that Lufthansa Airlines and Swiss International Airlines (SWISS), Lufthansa Group airline members of Star Alliance, launched the "Star Alliance Biometrics" identity verification platform utilizing NEC's facial recognition technologies at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport.
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NanoBridge Semiconductor, Inc. secures series A financing from Japan Industrial Partners and NEC for launching full-scale business
Dec 02, 2020 08:02 JST

NEC has an established history of promoting the commercialization of NanoBridge, and decided to transfer NanoBridge-related intellectual property to NBS and conduct a spin-off in order to further drive the growth of this business.
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NEC Participates in the UK Government-led 5G Open RAN Trial Program with the NeutrORAN Testbed Dec 01, 2020 08:04 JST The UK Government and NEC Corporation today announced the launch of the NEC "NeutrORAN" project, which will showcase the latest innovations in the Open Radio Access Network (RAN) space. More info..

NEC to Launch PCIe-based Vector Engine Card to Explore New Opportunities in the SME Market
Nov 20, 2020 08:20 JST

NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the global launch of a PCIe-based Vector Engine card (Vector Engine) to tap into the growing demand for High Performance Computing (HPC) from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
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NEC Establishes its Global Open RAN Center of Excellence in the U.K. to Accelerate Global Adoption of 5G Open RAN Nov 19, 2020 14:16 JST NEC Corporation has announced the establishment of its Global Open RAN Center of Excellence (CoE) in the U.K. to accelerate the global adoption of Open RAN and to further strengthen its structure for accelerating the global deployment of 5G. More info..

NEC Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS -- a first-of-its-kind in Japan Nov 13, 2020 17:37 JST NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has become the first Japanese company to sign a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). More info..

Altiostar and NEC Demonstrated O-RAN Open Fronthaul at Global O-RAN ALLIANCE Plugfest Hosted by Bharti Airtel in India Nov 13, 2020 11:01 JST Altiostar and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today said that they participated in the first plugfest event in the India region for the O-RAN ALLIANCE. More info..

NEC Opens "NEC Mobility Test Center" for Demonstrating Private 5G and Video Analysis
Nov 06, 2020 11:10 JST

NEC Corporation announced today the opening of the "NEC Mobility Test Center," a demonstration facility that utilizes advanced technologies such as private 5G and video analysis for evaluating automated driving technologies, coordinating infrastructure, and co-creating solutions with partner companies.
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NEC Selected as a Vendor for NTT DOCOMO's Standalone 5G Mobile Core
Nov 05, 2020 08:00 JST

NEC Corporation today announced its selection by NTT DOCOMO, Inc. as a vendor of a 5G mobile core network (5GC) compatible with Standalone (SA) 5G that NTT DOCOMO plans to launch in 2021.
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NEC Supports INTERPOL's Virtual Cybercrime Investigation Training Oct 30, 2020 10:31 JST NEC Corporation and Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., an NEC Group company, today announced their support for the INTERPOL Digital Security Challenge (DSC), a virtual cybercrime investigation event that took place from October 12 to 16. More info..

NEC to Host Inaugural NEC Visionary Week, a Fully Virtualized Conference and Exhibition Oct 30, 2020 08:00 JST NEC Corporation today announced that it is hosting the NEC Visionary Week, which will be conducted entirely online, from November 12 to December 4, 2020. More info..

NEC and Realeyes Jointly Develop Emotion Analysis Service in Support of Video Communications
Oct 26, 2020 09:05 JST

NEC Corporation and Realeyes have jointly developed a new emotion analysis service that combines NEC's biometric identification and video analytics technologies with Realeyes' emotion analysis technology.
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NEC and Analog Devices Collaborate to provide a 5G O-RAN Massive MIMO Radio for Rakuten Mobile Oct 23, 2020 16:31 JST NEC Corporation and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced today that they have teamed up to design a 5G Network Massive MIMO Antenna Radio Unit for Rakuten Mobile. More info..

Vodafone and NEC Start Trialing Open RAN Technology Oct 20, 2020 10:09 JST Vodafone and NEC Europe Ltd. in partnership with Altiostar, have jointly announced the first successful voice call made on an open virtual Radio Access Network (Open RAN) on Vodafone's network in the Netherlands. More info..

NEC C&C Foundation Awards 2020 C&C Prize
Oct 13, 2020 10:17 JST

The NEC C&C Foundation today announced that the 2020 C&C Prize will be awarded to two groups for their contributions to leading many collaborators in the construction and dissemination of the Internet in Japan and the promotion of its stable operation.
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NEC Selects NXP RF Airfast Multi-chip Modules for Massive MIMO 5G Antenna Radio Unit for Rakuten Mobile in Japan
Oct 13, 2020 08:00 JST

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that NEC selected NXP to supply RF Airfast multi-chip modules to be used in a Massive MIMO 5G antenna Radio Unit (RU) for new windowRakuten Mobile, one of Japan's leading mobile network operators.
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NEC's iPASOLINK EX Advanced Dual drives the evolution of 5G Oct 12, 2020 17:03 JST NEC Corporation has announced the global release of the iPASOLINK EX Advanced Dual, a 20Gbps radio for promoting the expansion of 5G. More info..

NEC OncoImmunity AS and Oslo University Hospital Team Up to Develop a Diagnostic for COVID-19 using Artificial Intelligence Oct 08, 2020 11:43 JST The project will develop a novel T-cell diagnostic for the current COVID-19 pandemic to complement the current serological tests. More info..

NEC and NEC X Announce First Graduate from Corporate Accelerator Program Oct 06, 2020 18:06 JST NEC Corporation and NEC X has announced that new windowInguo.io is the first graduating company from NEC X's Corporate Accelerator Program (CAP). More info..