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NEXTGEN appoints its first female managing director
Digital Signage

NEXTGEN appoints its first female managing director

The company announced yesterday the appointment of Lynne Jeffery, who will head the company's New Zealand operaiton.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2020
NEC announces partnership with Cisco amid increasing cyber threats
Digital Signage

NEC announces partnership with Cisco amid increasing cyber threats

NEC and Cisco team up to combat growing cyber threats, integrating blockchain and fraud detection technologies to secure network device authenticity.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2020
Star Alliance and NEC Corp sign partnership on biometric data recognition technology
Digital Signage

Star Alliance and NEC Corp sign partnership on biometric data recognition technology

Star Alliance and NEC have partnered to create a biometric data-based ID platform, promising a seamless, hands-free travel experience for frequent flyers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jul 2019
NEC introduces new warranty to optimise value for energy storage customers
Digital Signage

NEC introduces new warranty to optimise value for energy storage customers

Customers need to understand how a system's energy storage capacity degrades or fades so that they can predict the life and performance of the system.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jun 2019
Techwell wins NEC UC partner award third year running
Unified Communications

Techwell wins NEC UC partner award third year running

The NEC UC Partner Award recognises partner achievements in the marketplace and helps build trust with prospective customers.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jun 2019
Rakuten Mobile and NEC to build open vRAN architecture in Japan
Network Infrastructure

Rakuten Mobile and NEC to build open vRAN architecture in Japan

Rakuten Mobile and NEC partner to build the world's first 5G open vRAN architecture in Japan, utilizing NEC's 5G network equipment.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Jun 2019
WorkFusion and NEC partner to bring AI-driven RPA to global markets
Digital Signage

WorkFusion and NEC partner to bring AI-driven RPA to global markets

WorkFusion and NEC Corp announced a partnership to bring AI-driven robotic process automation (RPA) to global markets, starting in Japan.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2019
NEC named Frost & Sullivan Biometrics Company of the Year
Digital Signage

NEC named Frost & Sullivan Biometrics Company of the Year

The award recognises NEC's foresight in innovating and developing biometric solutions for the future that maximises customer value and experience.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 30th May 2019
NEC develops new O-RAN compliant 5G base station equipment
Unified Communications

NEC develops new O-RAN compliant 5G base station equipment

NEC unveils new O-RAN compliant 5G base station equipment, promising lower power consumption and reduced costs to meet growing 5G network demands.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Feb 2019
NEC launches new 5G vertical business platform
Unified Communications

NEC launches new 5G vertical business platform

NEC launches global provision of the NEC 5G Vertical Business Platform to help CSPs deliver networks, clouds and applications for the 5G era.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Feb 2019
Facial recognition tech can identify partial images of people
Digital Signage

Facial recognition tech can identify partial images of people

Facial recognition tech by NEC now identifies people from partial images, analysing clothes and body shape, even if faces are obscured, with 90% accuracy.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Feb 2019
IDC - Digital signage market growth to continue unabated
Digital Signage

IDC - Digital signage market growth to continue unabated

APeJ is one of the fastest growing market areas for digital signage and Samsung leads the way with ⅓ of the market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Oct 2018
Submarine cable project connecting Asia and the US signed off
Network Infrastructure

Submarine cable project connecting Asia and the US signed off

A consortium of global heavyweights has signed a contract with an Asian company to lay a high performance submarine cable spanning almost 16,000 km.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 9th Jul 2018
DOCOMO and NEC achieve 5G communication with multiple mobile terminals
Unified Communications

DOCOMO and NEC achieve 5G communication with multiple mobile terminals

NTT DOCOMO and NEC have achieved the world's first 5G transmission of a 4.5GHz signal with beamforming, achieving 5.5Gbps throughput to eight mobile terminals.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018
NEC Australia announces UC Channel Partner of the Year winners
Unified Communications

NEC Australia announces UC Channel Partner of the Year winners

For the second year running, Queensland company Techwell has been selected as the winner of the NEC UC Channel Partner of the Year Award.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018

Stories from Other Regions

NEC to build submarine cable connecting Japan prefectures
Network Infrastructure

NEC to build submarine cable connecting Japan prefectures

NEC has secured a contract to build a 760 km submarine cable connecting Okinawa and Kagoshima, enhancing Japan's disaster resilience and communication capacity.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Feb 2019
NEC invests in Tascent, a US-based iris biometric system company
Digital Signage

NEC invests in Tascent, a US-based iris biometric system company

NEC invests in US biometric system firm Tascent to expand global safety business. Investment amount undisclosed. #biometrics #safety #investment.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Aug 2018