NEC Licenses its Digital Microwave Radio Patents to Microwave Networks, Inc.
April 25 2007 - 2:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEC aims to bind patent licensing agreements with
telecommunications manufacturers worldwide toward increased market
innovation and growth TOKYO, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEC
Corporation has licensed its U.S. digital microwave radio ("DMR")
patents and counterpart patents covering fundamental
telecommunication techniques such as quadrature amplitude
modulation ("QAM") to the American DMR manufacturer Microwave
Networks, Inc. ("MNI"). NEC and MNI also made a cross- agreement
not to assert their DMR patents in the future. "Our research and
development innovation over the past thirty years has empowered NEC
with an unsurpassable digital microwave radio patent portfolio
worldwide," said Hideyuki Ogata, Vice President at NEC's
Intellectual Asset Management Unit. "NEC seeks to actively pursue
patent licensing agreements with global telecommunications
manufacturers that recognize the value of its intellectual
property. We have always embraced new and collaborative ways of
driving innovation and will actively work toward the increased
development of the global telecommunications market." NEC has
previously licensed its DMR patents to a telecommunications
manufacturer in North America and is in the process of negotiating
similar patent licenses with other telecommunications manufacturers
around the world, recognizing its intellectual property as an
extremely important and highly- valued company asset. "This is the
first licensing agreement that MNI has entered into with another
digital transmission manufacturing organization and MNI hopes this
agreement is a precursor to enhanced worldwide cooperation between
digital radio companies," said Mr. James R. Gordon, President of
MNI. In the 1960s, NEC began research and development in the area
of DMR and produced the world's first commercial equipment in 1969.
Since then, it has developed a broad range of DMR systems and
techniques as a leading global manufacturer, contributing to the
establishment of wireless communication networks across the world.
NEC's DMR equipment, including its point-to-point wireless access
system, Pasolink, is shipped to over 110 countries and is well
recognized for its high performance and reliability. About NEC
Corporation NEC Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY) is one of the world's
leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise
business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of
its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored
solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron
devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks,
and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC
Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000
people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC
home page at: http://www.nec.com/ DATASOURCE: NEC Corporation
CONTACT: Asia Pacific: Masako Hirano, +65-63792570, ; Europe: Chris
Shimizu, +44-20-8752-2794, ; America: Kazuko Andersen,
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