NTT, NEC partner on 5G services for enterprises

News Wireless Japan 29 JUN 2021
NTT, NEC partner on 5G services for enterprises

NTT and its subsidiary NTT Data have signed a partnership agreement with NEC to promote adoption of 5G services for enterprises. The three companies aim to develop services to boost the development of business models. These activities will be conducted in "Enso - The Space for Creators" (Enso Lab), which has been established at NTT Data Deutschland's Munich laboratories.

Back in June 2020, NTT and NEC entered a capital and business alliance for joint R&D and global expansion of ICT products using optical and wireless technologies. The companies have now launched an initiative to develop products in compliance with O-RAN Alliance specifications with global operators and telecom equipment vendors for the promotion of the wider use of O-RAN and other open architectures.

Partnership details

As part of the global O-RAN activities, the three companies will start co-creation activities using their 5G capabilities for enterprises. The Enso Lab has created a 5G environment featuring a multi-vendor system configuration by building a co-creation space for enterprises using 5G technologies form NTT Data, and installing additional NEC radio units that conform to O-RAN specifications.

Using the Enso Lab, customers will now be able to build demonstration environments using 5G base stations that meet O-RAN specifications, and develop application prototypes according to customer-specific requirements. This is expected to help customers develop new business based on 5G services.

As a first step of the three companies' co-creation activity, they aim to develop and commercialize services that include 5G infrastructure and applications for automotive-related industries in Europe. The three partners also plan to create new services for other industries, such as the automotive and manufacturing fields for global markets, including the US, by leveraging their private 5G expertise, knowledge and use cases cultivated in Japan.

Role of each company

NTT will be in charge of the overall coordination and support of collaboration; while NTT Data will offer integration of 5G systems for enterprises; and NEC will offer technologies, products, and services required for 5G systems for enterprises.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

NTT,  NEC

Countries:

Japan

Tags:

Cooperations & alliances, Network equipment, Enterprise

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