NEC Labs China is an important part of NEC's global R&D group, leveraging China's innovative environment and human resource advantages to research and develop next-generation mobile communication and digital solutions. Our goal is to support the NEC Group's business development in the global and Chinese markets.

We focus on research and standardization of technologies required for 5G-Advanced and 6G wireless communication standard. By playing a leading role in the 3GPP standardization proposal process and developing high-quality patents based on 5G-Advanced and 6G standardization, we will strongly support the development of NEC Group's telecom service and intellectual property businesses.

We also focus on developing digital solutions utilizing video analytics like advanced computing technology to provide effective operation and management solutions for public facilities and commercial facilities. Through close collaboration with NEC (China) companies, the process from technology development to digital solution application is seamlessly executed, actively contributing to the expansion and success of NEC's digital transformation business in the Chinese market.

We also study the trend of digital innovation in China and its application to various sectors of society, and aims to inject new ideas into the innovation of the NEC Group's digital transformation business through in-depth analysis of the best practices and experiences in China.

Research Areas

In the field of wireless communication technology, NEC Labs China has taken the IMT-2030 (6G) vision proposed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R) as a blueprint, and has conducted in-depth research on the key technologies of 5G-Advanced and 6G radio access networks in response to the powerful functions of mobile communications and diverse application scenarios in the next 5 to 10 years. Our research focuses include enhancement and efficiency improvement in Networks, Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC), Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), Augmented Reality, Ambient IoT and communication in Terahertz. We participate in discussions at meetings of China's CCSA, IMT-2020, and IMT-2030 standardization organizations, and are deeply involved in the 3GPP international standardization process, actively contributing NEC's technological solutions and promoting the development and improvement of 5G-Advanced and 6G technology standards. We continue to apply for and develop a series of standard essential patents (SEP), making significant contributions to enhancing the intellectual property competitiveness of the NEC Group.

In the field of digital solutions, NEC Labs China focuses on video analytics technology to develop high-performance solutions for digitizing Chinese business scenes. We have developed unit technologies including detection, attribute and interaction relationship analysis of people and objects, and combined them with the latest advanced computing technology to realize the digitization of commercial or public facility spaces such as transportation and shopping, and to improve the efficiency and safety of the facility operation and management. We have cooperated with business companies of NEC (China) to match the technology with customer needs, and have applied the technologies in some domestic projects, such as the operation and maintenance management of public transportation and the digital management of retail chain stores.

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