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Tokyo, Mar 19, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it will expand the role of DOCOMO China Co., Ltd. to strengthen delivery of high-quality solutions, services and support and facilitate new growth in the fast-expanding Chinese mobile market. DOCOMO China, a wholly owned subsidiary based in Shanghai, will begin collecting data on mobile communications and exploring new business opportunities in China. It will assume responsibility for these duties from the DOCOMO Shanghai Representative Office, which will be closed on March 31. The change is expected to strengthen organizational structure and raise operational efficiency. DOCOMO China already provides system and network solutions for mobile applications to corporate customers, especially locally based Japanese companies. Last October the company began operating the "docomo Support Desk Shangh... (more)

CP+ 2010, Japan's First International Camera and Photo Imaging Show, Comes to a Close

Tokyo, Mar 19, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - CP+ 2010, a comprehensive camera and photo imaging show, was held between March 11th and 14th amid the scenic beauty of Yokohama, the cradle of photographic culture in Japan. The event was sponsored by the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA), with 77 companies and organizations participating and many announcing their latest technologies and products in the imaging industry. Major exhibitors included Epson Sales Japan, Olympus Imaging, Casio Computer, Canon Marketing Japan, Kenko, SIGMA Corporation, Sony Corporation & Sony Marketin... (more)

Fujitsu Begins Shipping LTE Base Stations to NTT DOCOMO

Tokyo, Mar 19, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that it has begun shipping next-generation mobile base station systems to NTT DOCOMO, INC., which plans to launch mobile communication services in Japan based on the next-generation Long Term Evolution (LTE)(1) standard in December 2010. Fujitsu was selected by NTT DOCOMO in October 2006 as a vendor to develop and manufacture the company's LTE wireless mobile base stations. Since then, the two companies have been jointly developing and evaluating the systems. LTE, also called Super 3G, enables mobile communications with a... (more)

TDK LTO Ultrium 5 Data Cartridge Passes Certification Testing

Tokyo, Mar 19, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - TDK Corporation announced today that it completed development of the LTO Ultrium 5, the fifth-generation LTO (Linear Tape-Open) Ultrium format data cartridges and the cartridges recently passed certification testing by the LTO compliance verification entity (CVE). TDK has now started mass production of the LTO Ultrium 5 data cartridges. TDK has long been an expert in the development of recording media and frequently works in close collaboration with various drive manufacturers during the initial tape and cartridge design stages to develop opti... (more)

NEC Develops LSI for High Speed Next Generation Communication Interfaces

Tokyo, Feb 17, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC) and NEC Electronics Corporation (NECEL) announced today the development and successful demonstration of LSI technology for next-generation high-speed serial communication interfaces. This new technology allows inter-chip communication that is three times faster than modern communication interface standards, such as USB 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0, without using complicated transmission modes like multilevel transmission*. In recent years, due to the appearance of high-definition (HD) TV and 3D video content, the volume of d... (more)