After 100 years at the forefront of Japan ’ s telecoms industry , NEC Corporation now has its sights firmly set on the global deployment of Open RAN networks
NEC CORPORATION
After 100 years at the forefront of Japan ’ s telecoms industry , NEC Corporation now has its sights firmly set on the global deployment of Open RAN networks
Not only is the telecoms industry constantly evolving , but it is transforming at a pace that very few of the world ’ s sectors can come close to rivalling .
The growth of the cloud , the rise of 5G , and the perma-innovators creating disruptive technologies all keep telecom operators firmly on their toes .
To get a sense of telecoms ’ transformation – both what has been already achieved and the advancements that we ’ re soon to see – we spoke to one of the world ’ s connectivity leaders , NEC Corporation .
Disruptive technologies necessitating consistent evolution “ I think the biggest change in this industry has been the evolution from a purely telecoms-oriented connectivity to the cloud . The emergence of cloud computing as a technology , and then cloud providers as a global provider of services , has changed so much in our industry ,” explains Patrick Lopez , Global VP Product Management , 5G , at NEC .
“ I know I ' m old enough to remember when we had to pay on our phone for every single text we sent or received , for every minute of calls , and we paid for data per byte . And then the smartphone came in , the app revolution came in and then , all of a sudden , giant cloud providers emerged and were able to provide a variety of digital services globally , for free .”
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