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*****For immediate use January 6, 2005
NEC to Establish Outsourcing Company for Mobile Network System Operation in Hong Kong
~Additional Network Expansion Project Awarded for Hutchison Telecom HK~
Tokyo and Hong Kong, January 6th, 2005 - NEC Corporation announced that it has established "NEC Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited" on "December 22nd, 2004". The new company will commence its operation on January 10th, 2005 as a mobile network operation outsourcing company.
NEC has agreed with Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited (Hutchison Telecom HK) recently to provide outsourcing services including network operation, maintenance, and development of network maintenance tools for the 2nd generation (2G) and the 3rd generation (3G) mobile network operations of Hutchison's wireless operation in Hong Kong. For this purpose, the newly established company has employed certain personnel from the wireless network operation division of Hutchison Telecom HK. NEC will further expand the business of the new company to 3G projects in China in the future. The company was established with an immediate initial capital funding of HK$ 5 million and approximately 300 employees and will be a wholly-owned company of NEC Telecommunications (China) Co., Ltd. following the procedures required by the Chinese government.
"With an increasingly competitive mobile market in recent years, mobile operators are focusing on developing innovative mobile services for new revenue streams, along with increasing their use of outsourced network operation from telecom vendors for cost competitiveness and quality. The new company marks NEC's entry into a new business area, accumulating capability in network system outsourcing with the combination of NEC's competences as a mobile network vendor and highly skilled outsourcing staff from Hutchison. With this new company, NEC will be ready for 3G's take-off in China and the global market, enabling us to support global operators with our total solution capabilities," said Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Associate Senior Vice President and Executive General Manager, Mobile Solutions Operations Unit of NEC.
In addition, in response to the growth of 3G subscribers and communications demand in Hong Kong, NEC has recently been awarded a network expansion project for Hutchison Telecom HK's 3G network. Under this new expansion, NEC will remain the sole supplier of the 3G UTRAN network equipment for Hutchison Telecom HK.
For more information on NEC's 3G mobile activities, please refer to the following: URL: http://www.nec.co.jp/3g-mobile/.
About NEC's Global Mobile Business
NEC is a total solution provider for 3G and mobile Internet. It has been involved in every first-stage rollout of 3G systems worldwide. It is also responsible for developing the first 3G handsets for the world's first 3G networks. NEC has competence in the mobile Internet field with its mobile infrastructure system, mobile application platform and its impressive portfolio of contents. NEC's mobile handsets are known for their prominent technologies including large color screens, built-in cameras and other functions that make them ideal for use in the mobile Internet. In the areas of global 3G/mobile multimedia market, NEC aims to take a strong initiative to create the market and to obtain a leading position within it.
NEC is a strategic partner of Hutchison 3G and a major supplier of 3G mobile handsets and mobile infrastructure systems.
About NEC Corporation
NEC 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. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, 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 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of approximately $40 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2003. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com.
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