NEC and Cisco have entered in to a strategic relationship in the construction and sale of commercial LTE networks for service providers. NEC and Cisco will jointly provide the end-to-end equipment for building LTE networks for service providers, including NEC's wireless network equipment (eNodeB), NEC's mobile backhaul solutions and Cisco's Mobile Internet network equipment ASR5000 .

NEC and Cisco have completed network verifications in preparation for the construction of LTE networks in a variety of environments for the delivery of a variety of mobile broadband services.

"Cisco is a recognized leader in the development of intelligent, high-performance Mobile Internet network equipment for 3G and 4G Mobile Internet networks. Our ASR 5000 mobile multimedia platform, for example, provides a smooth transition to LTE and also the most suitable migration scenario, customized for an operator's service trends and network configuration," said Ash Dahod, senior vice president and general manager, Mobile Internet Group, Cisco. 

According to NEC the combination of Cisco and NEC's strengths will enable the provision of competitive LTE systems and contribute to the construction, service launch and expansion of commercial LTE networks for telecom operators."

NEC boasts experience of fully installing NTT DOCOMO's commercial LTE service, "Xi," from infrastructure to handsets. NEC has also shipped commercial wireless base stations for KDDI, and the company's global accomplishments in the area include participation in a number of LTE field trials with companies such as SingTel and Telefonica.