NEC, Telecom Italia reach wireless deal

NEC Corp. has agreed with Telecom Italia to cooperate on mutual development of global business, technologies and network improvement. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between the two companies includes details on how the partnership may enable the Telecom Italia Group to capitalize on NEC's broadband and wireless network technologies to provide consumers with the latest advanced services.

The MoU also outlines how NEC, as a strategic partner of Telecom Italia, will conduct demonstrations, interoperability testing, roadmap development and product optimization of broadband and wireless technologies and solutions at NEC's Technical Excellence Center to be established in Italy. The center will provide valuable information on such technologies as WiMAX, femtocell, FTTx, microwave PDH/SDH radio systems and LTE. The center will also underscore NEC's close relationship with Telecom Italia and each company's ongoing efforts to drive the development of modern networks.

Also included among the collaboration's benefits are the access Telecom Italia gains to present and future next generation service developments at NEC, and the Excellence Center's delivery of cutting-edge information on technologies and solutions that will serve the customers in Italian, European and global markets alike.