NEC, Fujitsu ride open RAN wave
Japan-based equipment vendors NEC and Fujitsu forecast double-digit gains in their 5G product lines in their current fiscal years as they take advantage of growing interest in open RAN and…
NEC y Fujitsu, a la cabeza en RAN abierta
Las firmas japonesas NEC y Fujitsu, suministradoras de equipamiento para redes, prevén incrementos interanuales de dos dígitos en sus respectivas líneas de productos 5G a lo largo del ejercicio fiscal…
NEC sets up RAN provider acquisition
NEC agreed to acquire Blue Danube Systems for an undisclosed sum, seeking to boost its 5G offering by using the RAN outfit’s beamforming technology to improve network capacity and coverage.…
Telefónica ficha a NEC para su RAN abierta
Telefónica ha llegado a un acuerdo con NEC para efectuar pruebas de RAN abierta en los cuatro principales mercados mundiales de la operadora, dentro de su estrategia para conseguir que…
Telefonica taps NEC for open RAN push
Telefonica struck a deal with NEC to conduct open RAN trials in the operator’s four core global markets, a step towards achieving a goal for half of its 5G deployments…
NEC, Docomo target open RAN opex cuts
NEC and NTT Docomo expanded an R&D partnership to cover joint development of RAN intelligent controllers (RICs) with the aim of improving performance and reducing operating costs through automation. NEC…
Docomo-led 5G group to optimise private networks
An international group of technology companies led by NTT Docomo agreed to establish a consortium to develop 5G services for enterprises, starting in Thailand and later expanding to other countries…
NEC sets up open RAN lab in India
Japan-headquartered NEC set up an open RAN laboratory in India to strengthen its capabilities and accelerate global deployment of 5G. In a statement, the vendor said the facility will speed…
Blog: Are China bans fuelling Japanese vendor revival?
The 5G vendor landscape was shaping up to mirror that of LTE, with a handful of companies dominating the market, but all that changed earlier in the year with widening…
NTT takes stake in NEC to push network tech R&D
NTT and NEC established an alliance to jointly research and develop next-generation network technologies, with the operator investing to take nearly a 5 per cent stake in the equipment supplier.…