Resume terminal supply for NEC, SoftBank Mobile and au

It seems that NEC is considering supplying terminals to SoftBank Mobile and au as well as NTT DoCoMo in order to increase the sales volume of mobile phones.

We have already supplied terminals only to auCasio intends to supply terminals to SOFTBANK MOBILEIt seems that mobile phone handset manufacturers have started to move in full swing surviving though apparently.

Details are as follows.
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According to this article, NEC announced on Wednesday that it is planning to expand its share in NTT DoCoMo and plans to enter telecommunications carriers other than DOCOMO.

On that basis, he said that as a carrier of the delivery destination "for au will be a little earlier", he suggested that it will supply terminals to SoftBank Mobile earlier. Is it due to adopting the same communication method as NTT DoCoMo again?

Note that NEC will supply terminals to SOFTBANK MOBILE in March 2007706NSince then, au has been merged with KDD, DDI in October 2000 and became KDDIIDO (Japan Mobile Communications)It is said that it will be since the era. It is a long time ago story ....