TOKYO-NEC Corp. will supply third-generation equipment to Telecom Italia Mobile, according to international press reports. The value of the contract, which is the first win for a Japanese manufacturer in Europe, was not disclosed.
Under the order, NEC will supply cell-phone communications stations and will work with Germany’s Siemens to develop the equipment, the reports said.
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NEC and other Japanese vendors, which have been shut out of the global second-generation infrastructure market, are looking to grab a piece of the wideband-CDMA market worldwide.