Fujitsu Ltd is also placing importance on its positioning as a multimedia supplier in the broad sense of the word. While it recently announced a multimedia alliance with Apple Computer Inc in the field of CD-ROM compatibility, Fujitsu is already involved in anumber of multimedia infrastructure projects for advanced telecommunications applications. In the US, working with lead contractor BellSouth Corp, Fujitsu has the contract to install its Fetex-150 central Asynchronous Transfer Mode switches for Carolina Telephone in North Carolina. Currently the state, in partnership with the operating companies BellSouth and Nynex Corp, is installing a broadband ISDN public information network based on fibre optics to replace a previous system based on microwave. With the considerable increases in bandwidth and speed which the new system will provide, it is planned to increase the use of high-speed digital broadband services such as remote medical diagnosis, remote education and scientific research. The system is to be brought into service in 1994.
