Biometric and surveillance solutions will see greater penetration as beneficial tools for border security and protecting financial assets, improving productivity and the quality of life. The future will hold immense importance for transportation solutions. To sum it up, these cutting-edge solutions and technologies will have more demand with Digital India initiative and government spending on technology driven environment.
- Please elaborate on NEC’s plans and vision in India.
NEC group vision is to be a leading global company leveraging the power of innovation to realize an information society friendly to humans and the earth. NEC would strive to work towards company’s vision and grow the businesses which are focus for Indian market. As a company, our mission is to fulfill our customer needs through NEC’s technologies and innovations. Striving to find solutions to the various challenges faced by enterprises, the company upholds that working and thinking together with the customer is the key to success. We will continue to strengthen our technology and know-how, resulting in customized solutions that achieve greater levels of customer satisfaction.
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“NEC focuses on policies for state initiatives, enterprises such as hospitality and hotels, and the banking sector and will continue to collaborate with the government to offer security services.”
Takayuki Inaba
Managing Director
NEC India
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Another major focus for NEC in India has been public safety and safe city initiatives. Few of the projects in public safety and security have been Facial Recognition Solution (FRS) deployment for Surat city police, Vijaywada police, Lemon Tree Premier and Red Fox. We also deployed FRS solution at Vijaypushkarana – the prestigious religious festival in Andhra Pradesh for large scale crowd control and traffic management. NEC is also associated with the Karnataka State police since 2002, providing them NEC’s Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), which has helped increase the conviction rate in the state remarkably. In terms of personal security, NEC offers Automatic Fingerprint Identification System solutions to the SCRB (State Crime Records Bureau) of three states. The technology helps the police collect, digitize and match criminal records faster.
NEC has global expertise in offering smart transportation solutions like BRT – Bus Rapid Transit, automatic vehicle location and identification, passenger information and automated fare collection system. We also have plans to expand these services Indian market. Apart from that, NEC will continue to contribute public safety solutions as a part of their safe city initiatives. NEC will also focus on expanding their carrier network business and enterprise business in India.
- How do you position NEC as a distinguished brand against other competitors?
Several global companies are trying to participate in Smart City projects in India and many of them already have their own advantages and expertise in certain areas. Contemporary improvisation is a term that really liberates the idea of improvisation from any specific genre, and reflects what’s been going on for years. Leveraging on NEC’s unique capabilities in integrating IT and networking technologies for a diverse customer base across governments, businesses, individuals and societies worldwide, NEC India customises solutions to construct large-scale, highly reliable, scalable and flexible IT and network systems, such as Security and Surveillance Systems, Carrier Network, IP Telephony Solutions, Retail solutions, Private Network Solutions, High Performance Computing, IT products such as Servers, Storage and Thin Clients, as well as Multimedia Products such as Projectors and Commercial Display Products and Solutions for the Indian market. With the aim of enabling citizens to live their lives with a sense of security and peace of mind, our contributions range from protecting vital facilities such as power plants, factories with surveillance and crime prevention technology to advanced systems that mitigate traffic congestion and encourages investments in the country. Good planning, setting the target, products and solutions and industries like, Education, Hospitality, Healthcare, Government, Aviation, Banking and Financial services are the sectors which are worked upon. I strongly believe that with the union of softwares, hardwares and human beings, a safe and smart city can emerge, because to make business is not so easy.
We also work with some of our current and potential competitors and partners, to provide solutions for large projects for which such competitors are engaged as the primary solutions provider. With the aim of enabling citizens to live their lives with a sense of security and peace of mind, our contributions range from protecting vital facilities such as power plants, factories with surveillance and crime prevention technology to advanced systems that mitigate traffic congestion and encourages investments in the country.
- What is your Core focus with respect to the channel or the SMB Segment?
NEC is committed to enhance the growth of its solutions businesses in countries panning across South East Asia, Europe and other regions that already have a strong presence. In India, we are adopting the best global practices from other regions’ experience to build a clear and streamlined model for customers. Over the past years, our core focus has been on providing end-to-end solutions with high-tech proficiency and quality for which we will continue to expand our channel partners and associations.
- What technologies and channel segments are you promptly addressing to in 2017?
As one of the key industry player, NEC aims to bring global-scale offerings to India creating safer and secure cities that augment social infrastructure by means of ICT. NEC India has been enabling Indian businesses and government with best-of-class IT solutions and technology, by offering a variety of solutions including the biometrics, fingerprinting technology for police and forensics departments in India.
Moving forward, NEC will continue to work with government agencies, educating them beyond cameras on softwares like facial recognition, intelligent tools and analytics. Our business domain covering entire ICT not only IT also have security and network, we have the entire portfolio to manage the safe cities. Moreover, NEC has more than 2000 resources for software and solution development in Bangalore and Chennai. NEC group has different subsidiaries for developing software and solutions around these new avenues.
- How do you intend to garner more market share in the channel networks?
Our core strategy in India has always been to build a strong network model offering technologies and solutions to consumers quicker, with an excellent service portfolio and setting the stage for new technologies with our business partners. We currently have distribution partners in IT, Retail and Telecom sectors. We are looking at expanding our partnership portfolio beyond that and extend it to government, transport and BFSI sectors as well.
- How do you predict the market conditions, technologies in 2017?
According to industry sources, the facial recognition market will primarily be driven by increased demand for surveillance systems by both civil and government agencies. We will continue to see more demand for this technology which is currently dominated by various industries such as government and utilities, military, retail security, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI). It is seen that technology-driven trends will revolutionize how industry players innovate and offer solutions. Given the widespread understanding and the need for living in safer cities, game-changing technologies is already on the horizon. An integrated perspective on how these technologies will help develop the future. NEC will continue to pursue research and development of its technologies, aiming to provide it in other sectors such as retail and distribution, including department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, e-commerce sites and point card systems.
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