KDDI selects NEC, Motorola for LTE mobile network

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NEC Corp and Motorola Inc will provide wireless base stations for KDDI Corp’s next-generation mobile network. The LTE (Long Term Evolution) standard paves the way for cellular communications speeds on a par with fiber-optic lines, enabling users to download a music CD in less than one minute and a two-hour movie in about five minutes.

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With an eye toward commercializing the technology in December 2012, KDDI will spend 515 billion yen on related capital investments through the end of fiscal 2014. The cellular service carrier solicited proposals from a wide range of equipment providers, including Chinese and European firms.

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It has already selected Hitachi Ltd to build the network’s core infrastructure.

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