Tokyo, December10, 2007 -NEC Corporation has been selected as a vendor for the development and
manufacture of Super 3G wireless base station equipment to be used in
new commercial services offered by NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Super3G is a standard system and an advanced version of the
W-CDMA-extended technologies HSDPA(1*) and HSUPA(2*). The system,
which achieves outstanding data transmission speeds of 100Mbps or more
in downlink and 50Mbps or more in uplink access, is designed to
reduce delays in data transmission and improve frequency usage
efficiency.
Super3G has been under discussion by the W-CDMA standardization
organization 3GPP(3*) as part of "Long Term Evolution"(4*), and most
of the main specifications have been determined. NEC plays a central
role in these standardization activities, having dispatched two
Vice-Chairmen and numerous other participating members.
NEC has been providing NTT DoCoMo with infrastructure systems for some
time as a leading total mobile solutions provider. The solutions
range from mobile handsets and i-mode(TM)(5*) service platforms to
core networks and wireless base stations. In addition, NEC has already
been selected as a vendor for Super3G mobile handsets.
NEC believes its selection as a vendor for the development and
manufacture of Super 3G wireless base station equipment can be
attributed to NTT DoCoMo's high regard for its extensive track
record as a total solutions provider in the mobile area.
NEC will continue to strengthen its relationship with NTT DoCoMo, and
to contribute to the further development of next-generation mobile
technologies by providing cutting-edge mobile solutions for the global
market.
Notes:
(1) HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a technology that
dramatically increases downlink communication speeds; standardized by
3GPP as an advanced version of W-CDMA to meet demands for high packet
communication speeds. Theoretically, this technology can achieve high
downlink communication speeds of up to 14Mbps.
(2) HSUPA (High-Speed Uplink Packet Access) is a technology that
dramatically increases uplink communication speeds; standardized by
3GPP as an advanced version of W-CDMA to meet demands for high packet
communication speeds. Theoretically, this technology can achieve high
uplink communication speeds of up to 5.7Mbps.
(3) 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) is a partnership project
involved in creating detailed specifications for IMT-2000 W-CDMA.
Standardization organizations in various countries and regions have
adopted the standard specifications created by 3GPP. The Project's
many members include the world's foremost mobile communication
carriers.
(4) Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the name used to refer to 3GPP's
standards for Super3G.
(5) i-mode is a treadmark or registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
in Japan and other countries.
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