BENGALURU: My biggest focus<\/a> is India, says Akihiko Kumagai<\/a>, senior executive VP, and president of the global business unit of NEC<\/a>. NEC<\/a> is a $28-billion Japanese IT and communications company, and Kumagai’s responsibility extends to all regions other than the home market.


“We have a project called India Go Big. We will invest a lot in India. India will be by far the biggest market for us, given the way the government is emphasising digital transformation, and the scale of the country,” Kumagai told TOI on a video call from Japan. He, however, declined to mention an investment figure.

Japan is the biggest market for NEC, followed by the US and Asean. India is becoming increasingly important both as a market and as an engineering and R&D location. “We are localising teams in India to understand the market better. We are doing local R&D,” Kumagai said.

NEC is already involved in key projects. Aadhaar’s biometrics runs on an NEC platform. NEC’s involved in several submarine cable projects. About three quarters of bus rapid transport systems in India, including in Ahmedabad and Hubballi-Dharwad, use NEC systems. Passengers get to know the buses coming to a stop, it allows transporters to better manage their assets, do driver scheduling, and maintenance.

All of the 10 million shipping containers in India use NEC’s track & trace solution. It helps visualise congestion at ports, idle inventory. AI\/ML is then used on this data to provide insights on actions that can be taken.


<\/p>

We have a project called India Go Big. We will invest a lot in India.Akihiko Kumagai, president, global business unit, NEC<\/cite><\/div><\/blockquote>

The company set up an R&D centre in Bengaluru two years ago, and there is now renewed focus on that. NEC also has centres of excellence in Chennai and Noida with over 600 employees. The Chennai centre focuses on 5G, and the Noida one on transportation, public safety and surveillance.

The India centre is playing a central role in the implementation of a facial recognition based check-in and boarding system for Star Alliance. Star Alliance members Lufthansa and Swiss have just gone live with it. “India was also involved in a similar facial recognition based check-in at Hawaii’s airports,”
Aalok Kumar<\/a>, CEO of NEC India<\/a>, said.

NEC is about to start a pilot project at Varanasi airport, and has also got the contract to do the same in the Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada airports. “You’ll check-in based on face recognition, and get your flight information on your mobile. You’ll go through everything else via face cameras, don’t have to show boarding pass, passport. Everything except some CISF requirements. Paperless, touchless. It will increase airline productivity, improve customer experience,” Kumar said.

Kumagai said 5G is also a major tailwind for NEC. The company already works with major Indian telecom companies. The Chennai centre delivered a 5G O-RAN (open radio access network) project for Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten. “We are the first company to implement a working 5G O-RAN system,” Kumar said.

O-RAN has an open, multi-vendor architecture for deploying mobile networks, as opposed to the single-vendor proprietary architecture promoted by traditional vendors such as
Nokia<\/a>, Ericsson<\/a> and Huawei<\/a>. O-RAN uses software to make hardware manufactured by different companies work together. It’s expected to make 5G more flexible and cost efficient.


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日本的NEC说印度是最大的焦点

说,我最大的焦点是印度Akihiko Kumagai,高级执行副总裁和总裁NEC的全球业务部门。NEC是280亿美元日本和通讯公司,和Kumagai的责任延伸至国内市场以外的所有地区。

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班加罗尔:我最大的关注说,是印度Akihiko Kumagai高级执行副总裁和总裁的全球业务单元NECNEC是一个价值280亿美元的日本和通信公司,和Kumagai的责任延伸至国内市场以外的所有地区。


“我们有一个项目叫印度大。我们将在印度投资很多。印度将对我们到目前为止最大的市场,因为政府强调数字转换,和国家的规模,”Kumagai告诉钢铁洪流在电话视频来自日本。然而,他拒绝提到投资图。

日本NEC是最大的市场,紧随其后的是美国和东盟。印度正在成为越来越重要的一个市场,一个工程和研发的位置。“我们在印度的本土化团队更好地理解市场。我们正在做本地研发、”Kumagai说。

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NEC已经参与重点项目。Aadhaar的生物识别技术一个NEC的平台上运行。NEC的参与一些海底电缆项目。在印度大约四分之三的快速公交运输系统,包括艾哈迈达巴德和Hubballi-Dharwad,使用NEC系统。乘客了解公共汽车停止,它允许转运蛋白更好地管理他们的资产,做司机调度,和维护。

所有的1000万个集装箱在印度使用NEC的追踪和跟踪解决方案。它帮助想象拥堵在港口、闲置库存。AI /毫升然后使用这些数据来提供见解可以采取的行动。


我们有一个项目叫印度大。我们将在印度投资很多。Akihiko Kumagai、总统、全球业务单元,NEC


公司在班加罗尔设立了一个研发中心,两年前,现在重新关注。NEC在钦奈和诺伊达也有卓越中心拥有超过600名员工。钦奈中心集中在5克,诺伊达在交通、公共安全和监视。

印度中心中扮演核心角色的实现基于人脸识别为星空联盟办理登机手续和登机系统。星空联盟成员汉莎航空公司和瑞士都忍受它。“印度也参与类似的面部识别夏威夷机场的值机,”Aalok库马尔的首席执行官NEC印度说。

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NEC在瓦拉纳西机场即将开始一个试点项目,并得到了合同在浦那(做同样的加尔各答和维杰亚瓦达机场。“你会入住基于人脸识别,并得到你的航班信息在你的手机。通过面对相机,你会经历一切不必显示登机牌、护照。除了一些CISF需求。无纸化、无触觉的。它将提高公司的生产力,改善客户体验,”Kumar说。

Kumagai说5 g也是NEC的主要推动力。该公司已经与印度主要电信公司。钦奈中心发表了5 g O-RAN(开放的无线接入网络)项目为日本电子商务公司乐天。“我们是第一家实现5 g O-RAN系统工作,”Kumar说。

O-RAN有一个开放的、多供应商部署移动网络架构,而不是单一厂商自营体系结构由传统的供应商等诺基亚,爱立信华为。O-RAN使用软件进行硬件由不同的公司一起工作。预计5 g更加灵活和成本效率。


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BENGALURU: My biggest focus<\/a> is India, says Akihiko Kumagai<\/a>, senior executive VP, and president of the global business unit of NEC<\/a>. NEC<\/a> is a $28-billion Japanese IT and communications company, and Kumagai’s responsibility extends to all regions other than the home market.


“We have a project called India Go Big. We will invest a lot in India. India will be by far the biggest market for us, given the way the government is emphasising digital transformation, and the scale of the country,” Kumagai told TOI on a video call from Japan. He, however, declined to mention an investment figure.

Japan is the biggest market for NEC, followed by the US and Asean. India is becoming increasingly important both as a market and as an engineering and R&D location. “We are localising teams in India to understand the market better. We are doing local R&D,” Kumagai said.

NEC is already involved in key projects. Aadhaar’s biometrics runs on an NEC platform. NEC’s involved in several submarine cable projects. About three quarters of bus rapid transport systems in India, including in Ahmedabad and Hubballi-Dharwad, use NEC systems. Passengers get to know the buses coming to a stop, it allows transporters to better manage their assets, do driver scheduling, and maintenance.

All of the 10 million shipping containers in India use NEC’s track & trace solution. It helps visualise congestion at ports, idle inventory. AI\/ML is then used on this data to provide insights on actions that can be taken.


<\/p>

We have a project called India Go Big. We will invest a lot in India.Akihiko Kumagai, president, global business unit, NEC<\/cite><\/div><\/blockquote>

The company set up an R&D centre in Bengaluru two years ago, and there is now renewed focus on that. NEC also has centres of excellence in Chennai and Noida with over 600 employees. The Chennai centre focuses on 5G, and the Noida one on transportation, public safety and surveillance.

The India centre is playing a central role in the implementation of a facial recognition based check-in and boarding system for Star Alliance. Star Alliance members Lufthansa and Swiss have just gone live with it. “India was also involved in a similar facial recognition based check-in at Hawaii’s airports,”
Aalok Kumar<\/a>, CEO of NEC India<\/a>, said.

NEC is about to start a pilot project at Varanasi airport, and has also got the contract to do the same in the Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada airports. “You’ll check-in based on face recognition, and get your flight information on your mobile. You’ll go through everything else via face cameras, don’t have to show boarding pass, passport. Everything except some CISF requirements. Paperless, touchless. It will increase airline productivity, improve customer experience,” Kumar said.

Kumagai said 5G is also a major tailwind for NEC. The company already works with major Indian telecom companies. The Chennai centre delivered a 5G O-RAN (open radio access network) project for Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten. “We are the first company to implement a working 5G O-RAN system,” Kumar said.

O-RAN has an open, multi-vendor architecture for deploying mobile networks, as opposed to the single-vendor proprietary architecture promoted by traditional vendors such as
Nokia<\/a>, Ericsson<\/a> and Huawei<\/a>. O-RAN uses software to make hardware manufactured by different companies work together. It’s expected to make 5G more flexible and cost efficient.


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