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[May 04, 2015]

Portugal Telecom, NEC and NetCracker Test CPE Virtualization for Residential Markets

NEC Corporation (TSE:NEC (News - Alert) 6701) and NetCracker Technology announced today that they have successfully completed a proof of concept (PoC) for their virtualized customer-premises equipment (vCPE) solution at Portugal Telecom (News - Alert). The PoC took place in March 2015 and validated new revenue opportunities for vCPE in residential markets.

Portugal Telecom is the largest telecommunications service provider in Portugal, providing fixed, mobile, multimedia, data and enterprise services across the country.

The PoC demonstrated and validated the NEC/NetCracker (News - Alert) vCPE solution's ability to migrate IPv4 and IPv6 routing, address assignment and translation and other IP networking functions from end-user home gateways to Portugal Telecom's data center. By implementing the vCPE solution, Portugal Telecom will be able to accelerate and simplify the integration and distribution of new consumer services as well as reduce the cost of provisioning and maintaining those offerings.

This PoC showcased several highly unique on-demand service capabilities that the vCPE solution can potentially provide, including the ability to let consumers customize and activate advanced service features such as parental controls and device-specific usage controls through an easy-to-use self-service portal. The NEC/NetCracker vCPE solution also enables next-generation Internet connectivity without requiring consumers or Portugal Telecom technicians to implement highly complex and sophisticated devices on site.

By implementing the vCPE solution, Portugal Telecom can extend advanced service features over any broadband access medium, ensuring consistency and personalization of the customer experienc regardless of the user's location. Portugal Telecom will also be able to accelerate time-to-market and reduce provisioning and maintenance costs by converting the HGW into a simple Layer 2 bridge and minimizing complex hardware installations and troubleshooting processes.




"We are extremely pleased with the positive results of this PoC. In addition to current services, this solution enables new services to be launched and configured for customers much faster and more efficiently, leading to significant cost reductions," said Jaime Serrano, President at NEC Portugal Telecommunicacoes e Sistemas. "Moreover, the need for technicians to visit customers' homes is clearly reduced, also resulting in lower costs."

"As virtualized solutions gain momentum among leading operators, it is important to bring vCPE and other technologies out of the lab and into operationalized deployments," said Frank DeTraglia, Chief Customer Officer at NetCracker. "NEC and NetCracker have a long and successful track record in helping communications service providers reduce the risk of operationalizing the innovations in network and IT."

For more information on NEC/NetCracker's solutions and services, please contact Mike Nourie of Racepoint Global (News - Alert) at [email protected].

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at www.nec.com.

Based on its Mid-term Management Plan 2015, the NEC Group globally provides "Solutions for Society" that promote the safety, security, efficiency and equality of society. Under the company's corporate message of "Orchestrating a brighter world," NEC aims to help solve a wide range of challenging issues and to create new social value for the changing world of tomorrow. For more information, please visit http://www.nec.com/en/global/about/solutionsforsociety/message.html.

NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. ©2015 NEC Corporation.

About NetCracker Technology

NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is the proven partner for communications service providers and cable operators offering comprehensive, end-to-end solutions and delivery capabilities to optimize their enterprise. With its global reach, leading-edge technology, and unbroken track record of successful implementations, NetCracker helps eliminate operational and business silos and delivers real-time experience in an on-demand world. For more information, please visit www.NetCracker.com.

NetCracker is a registered trademark of NetCracker Technology Corp. All other company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.


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