Tokyo, April 11, 2001 ------ Fujitsu Limited and Japan Radio Co., Ltd. today announced that they have jointly established a new company to develop wireless hardware and software technology for W-CDMA* mobile communications terminal equipment. The new company, called FJ Mobile Core Technologies Co., Ltd., was formally established on April 2 and will begin development work later this month.
Fujitsu and Japan Radio Co. each plan to supply terminal equipment for W-CDMA wireless telecommunications service, which is expected to begin in Japan and other countries in the near future. Capitalizing on the mobile telecommunications and multiplexing technology and know-how they have cultivated over many years, the two companies intend to take advantage of synergies between them to boost efficiency and speed up development of the wireless core at the heart of terminals.
FJ Mobile Core Technologies Co., Ltd. at a Glance
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Established: April 2, 2001
Headquarters: Kawasaki (operations located in Yokosuka)
Capitalization: 100 million yen (Fujitsu: 70%; Japan Radio Co.: 30% )
President: Kenichi Ikegaya (from Fujitsu's Mobile Phones Group)
Employees: about 90
Business activities: Development, design and evaluation of systems, hardware and software relating to wireless technology for W-CDMA mobile communications terminals
Sales target: 1.7 billion yen in FY2001
* W-CDMA (wide band code division multiplex access): A type of global standard next-generation mobile communications (IMT-2000) proposed in Japan and Europe. In Japan, NTT DoCoMo is scheduled to launch W-CDMA from the end of May 2001.
* All company/product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purposes only.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of Internet- based information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting -- it had consolidated revenues of 5.26 trillion yen ($49.6 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Fujitsu's pace-setting technologies, world-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and global corps of over 60,000 systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.
Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com/
About Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
See http://www.jrc.co.jp/index-e.html
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