Telecommunications

Diversity in Japan

In line with the global expansion in networking, fiscal 1995 also saw demand in Japan soar. As demand for large-scale networks increased, demand for high-speed leased lines employing optical transmission technology also increased. Popularity of cellular phones and the new personal handyphone system (PHS) resulted in increased demand for base station switching equipment. Fujitsu has responded with the delivery of numerous optical transmission systems and switching systems for trunk line use to NTT and the new common carriers (NCCs) in Japan. In fiscal 1995, Fujitsu also delivered more than 600,000 cellular phones, a three-fold increase over the previous year. The company aggressively responded to growing demand for trunk line systems that will make up future networks.

Multimedia Networks

SONET optical transmission systems are the core of multimedia networks in the U.S. Rapid advancements in this area have led to steady demand for these systems from the Bell operating companies and other common carriers in the U.S. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's alliance with Fujitsu positions us as a primary supplier of SONET transmission systems, as well as large ATM switching systems. GTE, the largest U.S.-based local telephone company, has also signed a major agreement with Fujitsu for SONET systems, attesting both to the high quality of our products and to our leading share in the U.S. market.

Fujitsu's ATM switching systems form the heart of the North Carolina Information Highway, which was put into operation in fiscal 1994 with solid success --- services are already being expanded. The skills and experience gained on this project have enabled us to develop the world's largest capacity ATM switching system, which we have started to market in the U.S. In Hong Kong, Fujitsu was selected by Hong Kong Telecom to supply the ATM switching systems and optical local access network systems that will be the backbone of their first commercial interactive multimedia service. Developing Asia's Infrastructures Fujitsu continues to deliver a steady stream of FETEX-150 digital switching systems to the People's Republic of China, and has received a succession of orders for new large-scale network projects from other Asian countries. In the Philippines, Fujitsu received an order for a subscriber network of 100,000 lines from International Communications Corp., a private communications carrier. In Cambodia, we received an order for a telephone network for Phnom Penh. The People's Republic of China placed an order for an SDH Class-1 trunk network with a total length of 2,200 km. We secured an order for the first large-scale optical submarine system for the Persian Gulf area to link Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the U. A. E.; the system boasts a total length of 1,300 km. Russia placed an order for FETEX-150 switching systems, marking our successful entry into the Russian market.