- Tokyo and Taipei -
NEC Corporation announced its plan to establish a mobile WiMAX
research centre in Taiwan. This will form a part of NEC’s global
WiMAX business expansion strategy. A Memorandum of
Understanding for the cooperation within the area of WiMAX business
was signed today with the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The “Multimedia E2E R&D Center” will be established as part
of the “M-Taiwan” project being lead by the Taiwanese
Government. M-Taiwan is a national project to establish a
networked information society and to cultivate IT-related
industries in the domestic market. Taiwan aims to upgrade its
IT infrastructure based on wireless broadband application
technology and cultivate domestic industries related to WiMAX - two
major objectives of the M-Taiwan project.
End-to-end live wireless development environments, using NEC’s
WiMAX base stations and application service platforms, will be
provided at the new centre. NEC will open the centre to local
equipment vendors to enable the implementation of inter-operability
tests, supporting service providers and software vendors in the
development and verification of application services. Demonstration
results will be fed back to enable further development by NEC. The
centre will be established in Taipei within
2007.
Currently, NEC is conducting a WiMAX trial as part of the M-Taiwan
project with Tatung Company* and has demonstrated internet access
and video streaming in Hualien city. As a result, Tatung plans to
acquire an official WiMAX business license in June.
NEC will collaborate with Taiwanese WiMAX-related industries and
contribute to the establishment of a ubiquitous society in
Taiwan. By leveraging its experience and achievements in
Taiwan, NEC plans to pioneer the global expansion of WiMAX
business.
*Tatung Company is a major Taiwanese conglomerate which carries
out ISP business, and the manufacturing and sale of consumer
electronics and LCDs.
About NEC business in Taiwan
Since it first supplied radio transmitters in 1940, NEC has been
involved in the provision of network infrastructure equipment, such
as exchange switches or fiber transmission, computer systems,
devices, and electronic components in Taiwan. With almost 70 years
experience and knowledge of the Taiwanese market, NEC has always
placed importance on developing business in Taiwan, proved by the
establishment of its first overseas manufacturing affiliate in 1958
with Tatung. In 1982, NEC established the sales affiliate NEC
Taiwan.
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (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. For additional information, please visit the NEC home
page at: http://www.nec.com
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