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GLOBAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES / ACHIEVEMENTS
● Digital signage solutions for UNIQLO
(Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.)
● Collaboration with Royal Philips
Electronics on digital pathology
systems
● Postal automation
system for Swiss Post
● Launch of SaaS business
application store with Mobile
TeleSystems OJSC
● Femtocell systems for Kuwait Zain
● iPASOLINK: NEC won
more than 200,000 orders
for the “iPASOLINK” series
on a cumulative basis as
of May 2012
● Collaboration with Neusoft Corporation on
cloud services
● Transport Management System for Beijing
P.G.F. Logistics Co., Ltd. in China
● Collaboration with Jointown Pharmaceutical
Group Co., Ltd. on pharmaceutical logistics
management solutions
● Alliance with Korea’s Shinsegae
I&C Co., Ltd. and NICE
Information Service Co., Ltd. for
cloud service models that analyze
customer information
● SaaS cloud service for the Amata
Industrial Estate, Thailand
● Collaboration with Singapore STEE on
cloud services
● Advanced Postal automation systems
for POS Malaysia Berhad
● POS system for Alfamart, an
Indonesian retailer
● Submarine cable system
project: Asia Pacific Gateway
● Submarine cable system
project: South-East Asia Japan
Cable (SJC)
● Submarine cable system
project: Maldives
● Participation in smart city
development in Brazil
● Establishment of NEC Latin
America S.A.
● Acquisition of Global View
S.A. of Argentina
● SaaS-based cloud services in
Argentina with Telefónica S.A.
● Collaboration with Cisco
Systems, Inc. to build
commercial LTE networks
● Acquisition of the BSS
business of U.S.-based
Convergys Corporation
● Programmable Flow for
Genesis Hosting Solutions
large-capacity LTE-based mobile communication
services to NTT DOCOMO, INC., as in the previous
fiscal year. In fiscal 2012, NEC began providing this
infrastructure to KDDI Corporation as well.
Additionally, NEC entered into an agreement with
Cisco Systems, Inc. of the U.S. for collaboration on
the deployment and sale of commercial LTE
networks targeting global markets.
Expand Global Business
In fiscal 2012, NEC promoted business
development driven by local leadership primarily
through regional management companies (regional
headquarters) in five regions, namely North
America, Greater China, APAC (Asia Pacific), EMEA
(Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and Latin America.
NEC also worked to expand businesses such as
submarine cable systems and the PASOLINK ultra-
compact microwave communications system. In
the Carrier Cloud business, NEC builds platforms
needed by telecom carriers to provide cloud-based
services to subscribers and provides related
operational support. Here, NEC began providing
services to telecom carriers in such countries as
Thailand, Belarus and Argentina. In fiscal 2012,
NEC reported overseas sales of ¥481.5 billion,
representing 15.9% of consolidated net sales.
Furthermore, NEC acquired Global View S.A., a
company with a strong track record in video
surveillance services in Argentina, with the view to
accelerating global business expansion of the public
safety business. Moreover, NEC entered into an
agreement with Convergys Corporation of the U.S.
on the acquisition of its business support systems
(BSS) operations for telecom carriers. The purpose
of this acquisition is to enhance NEC’s services for
telecom carriers, primarily those overseas. BSS
operations provide billing management, customer
support and other services to telecom carriers.
● Acquisition of activation business
from India Subex by NetCracker
● Launch of PASOLINK production
in India
● Partnership on cloud services with
Trimax IT Infrastructure & Services
Limited of India
● Establishment of NEC Mobile
Network Excellence Center in India
● Establishment of NEC Africa Ltd.
07 NEC Corporation
Annual Report 2012