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NTT DoCoMo selects NEC for SA 5G, reaches over 500,000 5G subs

November 4, 2020

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Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo has selected compatriot company NEC Corporation to supply a 5G mobile core network (5GC) compatible with standalone (SA) 5G.

NEC Corporation to supply a 5G mobile core network (5GC) compatible with standalone (SA) 5G.

NTT DoCoMo aims to launch 5G services through a SA 5G architecture next year.

In addition to the 5GC, NEC will provide a compact user data processor, the “UPF mini”, as part of driving further development of NTT DoCoMo’s SA 5G, and meeting the diverse network needs of the 5G era, including support for 5G features such as enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC), and Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC), NEC said.

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