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In safety, in June 2014 we began full-scale operations of the Cyber
Security Factory to support the comprehensive information security
of approximately 100 companies. This facility was newly constructed
as a core base for protecting information assets from cyberattacks. On
the other hand, our face recognition technology, which supports a
more secure society, was ranked No. 1 for the third consecutive time
in benchmark testing performed by the U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST). Our fingerprint recognition
technology was also ranked highest in the industry.
Finally, in smart energy, NEC delivered smart meter communication
units for Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated. We also
established NEC Energy Solutions, Inc. in the U.S. as part of our effort
to globally expand the energy storage business.
Focus on Solutions for Society
l Delivered backbone network using SDN to NEXCO-West,
and the town of Nishihara in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
l Cooperating with KT Corporation in the SDN field
l Conducted vCPE*1 trail with Telekom Austria
l Selected as NTT DOCOMO, INC.’s partner for
commercializing network virtualization technology
l Established a strong global sales/support force with
NetCracker in SND/NFV*2
l Formed a partnership with the Foxconn Technology
Group for datacenter services
l Telefónica Brasil, S.A. begin a massive trial using
NEC’s vCPE solutions over
the commercial broadband network
l Commenced full-scale operations of the
“Cyber Security Factory”
l Ranked first for facial recognition and
fingerprint recognition in the benchmark
test by NIST
l Applied face recognition technology to a
monitoring system in Tigre, Argentina
l Provided an ID system for concert-goers
using facial recognition technology
l Delivered infrared thermography cameras
as a countermeasure against Ebola
l Built an integrated disaster-prevention
system using the world’s first crowd
behavior analysis technology for Toshima
City Office, Tokyo
l Delivered a remote monitoring and
maintenance system for an IHI
Transport Machinery Co., Ltd.
mechanical multistory parking lot
l Delivered ‘NEC Cloud laaS’ to
Sumitomo Life
Insurance Group
and Meiji Fresh
Network Co., Ltd.
etc.
l Delivered a Predictive Monitoring and Diagnostics
System to the Shimane Nuclear Power Plant for
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
l Launched Water Leak Detection Service commercially
for early leakage detection
l Helped to launch smart waste collection service in
Santander, Spain
l Cooperating with Texas State
University in a social
infrastructure project including
water management
l Established NEC Energy Solutions, Inc. in U.S.A.,
a world leading EMS company
l Commissioned a grid energy storage installation
in the U.K.
l Delivered 125 EV/PHV charging infrastructure to
Tokyo Midtown in Japan
*1 vCPE:virtualized Customer Premises Equipment
*2 NFV:Network Functions Virtualization
(2) Focus on Asia, Promotion of “Locally-led” Businesses
The NEC Group is expanding international business with an aim to
establish a foundation for growth in Asia in particular, where there
is robust demand for social infrastructure. We are paying close
attention to local needs and work to accelerate the development of
“locally-led” businesses.
During the fiscal year under review, in the telecom carrier
business, NEC worked on a number of large projects for submarine
cable systems in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, we received an
order for the world’s first submarine cable system crossing the
South Atlantic Ocean as well as an order from Zambia’s Zamtel for a
large mobile backhaul project. NEC and its subsidiary, NetCracker
Technology Corp., provided Swisscom AG, a leading Swiss telecom
company for Operational Support System or OSS. We also agreed
with Swisscom to discuss further for providing technology for next-
generation Telecom Operations and Management Solutions
(hereafter, TOMS) and Management and Network Orchestration
(hereafter, MANO).
Moreover, in the IT-related business, we began new businesses
globally in both the IT and social infrastructure fields. During the
fiscal year under review, NEC integrated the public transportation
fare system of Dhaka (Bangladesh) and introduced facial recognition
technology into the urban surveillance system of Tigre (Argentina).
We also participated in a smart waste collection management
SDN
Safety/
Security Cloud
Energy
Big Data
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