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*****For immediate use June 5, 1997
NEC at Asia TELECOM 97
Link to Asia TELECOM 97 home page: until 6/8: http://133.205.9.15/events-asiatelecom/ from 6/9: http://www.nec-global.com/events-asiatelecom/
NEC Corporation (NEC) would like to announce its active participation in the Asia TELECOM 97 - Asia's largest and most comprehensive international telecommunications exhibition to be held at the World Trade Center in Singapore from June 9-14. Dr. Hisashi Kaneko, President of NEC Corporation, is to attend the event on June 9, representing NEC's strong interest in the region.
At Asia TELECOM 97, NEC will reveal new approaches to realizing the Global Information Society. Under the theme of "just imagine. NEC multimedia", our exhibit brings together the full spectrum of products and systems, illustrating how we offer total multimedia solutions. NEC believes these new technologies will supply fresh inspiration for enriching the lives of people in Asia and throughout the world.
Major exhibits
NEC's exhibits at Asia TELECOM 97 will offer everything from broadband network architecture and services to access systems, application systems, terminals, devices and multimedia services. These groups include:
| Hotelnet Service StarEnterprise ATM-LAN Service BIGLOBE CTI and Wireless PBX + PHS |
| Multimedia Kiosk Positive Identification Educational Creativity Tool VOD Service Internet Broadcasting System |
| Pager CDMA System GSM System Windows(R) CE Handheld PC PHS |
| Broadband Access |
| Public Switching System (NEAX61 )SDH Network ATM Network |
| 4 Gigabit DRAM ATM Chipsets TFT Color LCDs Color Plasma Display Lithium Ion Battery |
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Forum Opening Session and RoundtableNEC will also participate in the Forum Opening Session roundtable discussion from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9th 1997. Dr. Kaneko, will join the panel discussion together with industry and government leaders from around the region.
NEC and Asia
Asia has played a critical role in the development of the company's overseas business for over 40 years. In the mid-1950s, NEC started its exports of telecommunications equipment to Asian countries including India, the Philippines and Taiwan. Today, NEC's approach to globalization means that to service local customers NEC must have a local presence in that market. This prompted the company to undertake a massive investment program that now sees the company manufacture a broad range of its communication equipment in the region. This includes: digital public switching systems, microwave transmission systems, fiber optic transmission systems, PBX, mobile telephones, pagers, fax machines and such cutting-edge technologies as set-top-boxes.
NEC now has a total of 27 production and 16 sales companies, including 8 representative offices in the Asia region. In terms of value, 1996 Asian production accounted for nearly 50% or $3.2 billion of NEC's total overseas output of $6.3 billion in 43 production facilities. The company expects some 20% annual growth for the region up until the year 2000.
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