Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), its subsidiary, NTT Data, and NEC say that they are in the process of accelerating their joint venture to promote the global adoption of 5G solutions tailored for enterprises.
Akira Shimada, vice president of NTT, states that the companies are currently promoting “the spread of open architecture in order to create innovative technologies, products, and solutions in the telecommunications field, and will contribute to resolving social issues through the development of services utilizing 5G.”
Specifically, they are currently working on lowering dependence on specific communication equipment vendors (namely, Huawei, Nokia, and Ericsson) by creating the 5G O-RAN Ecosystem, which will allow multiple smaller vendors to provide various kinds of base station equipment in accordance with a set of agreed standards, specifications, and interfaces.
The three firms entered into a joint research and development agreement last year in an effort to expand their information and communication technology products on a global scale.
Other businesses participating in their program will be able to develop application prototypes according to custom requirements utilizing the Enso Lab in Munich, Germany.
NTT and NTT Data are playing a coordinating role, providing their expertise with the integration of 5G systems for enterprises, and NEC is offering its relevant technologies and products.
The alliance is striving to commercialize its 5G-related services, with a special focus on the automotive industries in Europe.
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