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Cisco, NEC Team Up to Accelerate Deployment of 5G IP Transport Networks

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NEC and Cisco on Thursday announced they have entered a Global System Integrator Agreement (GSIA) to expand their partnership for accelerating the deployment of innovative 5G IP transport network solutions worldwide.

Under the agreement, the companies will jointly drive new business opportunities for 5G. NEC group companies will work closely with Cisco to complement NEC’s ecosystem with optimized IP metro/access transport and edge cloud computing solutions. Cisco will support NEC’s customer engagements by offering best-in-class products, proposals, and execution support.

 

NEC’s comprehensive expertise as a network integrator in both the IT and network domains, coupled with Cisco’s innovative 5G solutions portfolio, promise to provide tremendous added value to the 5G ecosystem. NEC and Cisco will make collaborative efforts to further enhance their joint solution portfolio and to optimize regional activities for advancing the digital transformation of customers across the globe.

Jonathan Davidson, SVP and GM, Mass-Scale Infrastructure Group, Cisco
Together with NEC, we are creating a powerful force to drive the critical changes needed in networking infrastructure to carry the internet into the next decade.

Mayuko Tatewaki, GM, Service Provider Solutions Division, NEC
Collaboration across the network solution ecosystem is essential for continued success in meeting diversified customer requirements and establishing a win-win relationship.

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