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NEC: NEC to expand delivery of 3G radio base stations -- Delivery



Mar 13, 2003 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- NEC Corporation is to further expand delivery of 3G radio base stations. NEC's Delivery Operation Centre (DOC) for third generation (3G) mobile W-CDMA radio base stations (Node-B) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, established in October 2002, is operating successfully. The Amsterdam DOC was established as one of the sites of NEC Logistics Europe B.V.

The Amsterdam DOC was set up to satisfy the delivery requirements of European 3G operators in a fast and flexible manner. NEC ships major product parts and modules from NEC's manufacturing facilities in Japan (NEC Saitama Ltd. and NEC Wireless Networks Ltd.) and stores them, with components procured within Europe, in the DOC. Once NEC receives orders from operators, the Node-Bs are manufactured/assembled with customization for each operator, final investigations and validations are carried out, and the Node-Bs are delivered to the customers' sites. Previously NEC shipped completed Node-Bs from Japan but since the DOC commenced operation, NEC has decreased delivery lead-time (from order to customers' sites) by half - to around five days. In addition, NEC has dramatically decreased logistics costs and inventory.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY, FTSE: 6701q.l, TSE: 6701) is one of the world's leading providers of broadband and mobile Internet solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers.

Ranked as a Global Fortune 500(R) company and one of the world's top patent- producing companies, the NEC group delivers tailored solutions in the core technologies and services required in a networked world, ranging from advanced semiconductor solutions, to large-scale mission critical systems, systems integration, and broadband and mobile technologies. The NEC group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of approximately $39 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2002.

NEC is a total solution provider for 3G and the mobile Internet. NEC has been involved in every first-stage rollout of 3G systems worldwide. NEC is also responsible for developing the first 3G handsets for use on the world's first 3G network. NEC has competence in the mobile Internet area with its mobile infrastructure system, mobile application platform and its impressive portfolio of contents. NEC's mobile handsets are known for their prominent technologies including large colour screens, built-in cameras and other functions that make the, ideal for use in mobile Internet.

CONTACT: Kathleen Carroll/Lisa Allen, Nelson Bostock Communications Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] WWW: http://www.nelsonbostock.com Katharine Murray, NEC UK Tel: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail]

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