NEC has established a new entity NEC Telecommunication and Information Technology (NECTIT), a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Europe, in Istanbul, Turkey, to enhance its business operations for Middle East and Africa regions.
The company said that the new entity will provide wireless communication hardware products and total offerings that cover a range of non-hardware services, such as product and service customisation; and existing engineering services and products and maintenance support for Turkey and other markets in the Middle East and Africa.
In addition, NEC plans to expand locally driven IT related business such as security offerings that include biometric offerings and cloud computing systems, as well as wireless communication offerings such as femtocell offerings.
Nobuyuki Yanaginuma, associate senior vice president of NEC and president of NEC Europe, said: "We have formed this new business structure in order to meet our customers’ business needs in the Middle East and Africa by harnessing local know-how and experience with our world-class expertise and knowledge of telecommunications and IT.
"With the establishment of our new Middle East and Africa entity we plan to expand our business in this region while enhancing integrated functions, improving the efficiency of operations and carrying out governance through activities such as corporate social responsibility."
