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Small, Efficient 5G Multisector Antenna Indoor Base Station Achieves World’s First Demonstration using 28GHz

TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Yokohama National University, NTT DOCOMO, INC., NIHON DENGYO KOSAKU Co., Ltd. and Fujitsu Ltd. announced today that they successfully demonstrated a 5G indoor base station incorporating a multisector antenna using the 28GHz band on January 27. The device, which incorporates circuitry just 1/10th the size of a conventional indoor base station, is extra small for easy installation, minimizes energy consumption and achieves highly efficient signal propagation, all of which will contribute to the realization of high-quality connectivity indoors.The demonstration, in which a conventional 5G base station control unit communicated with the new device via a 28GHz signal, confirmed that a single multisector antenna can receive radio waves in all directions using radio beam control. DOCOMO previously measured the directivity of a single element in a multisector antenna in 2022, but the DOCOMO believes that this was the world's first demonstration to use a multisector antenna in a 5G base station equipped for radio beam control.A multisector antenna divides its surrounding 360-degree space into multiple areas (sectors) for transmitting and receiving radio waves simultaneously and independently in each sector. The antenna used in the demonstration contained 12 directional elements arranged in a radial pattern, each of which effectively transmitted and received radio waves in a specific direction. A Yagi-Uda antenna developed originally for television broadcasting was deployed for the high-frequency band. Conventionally, multiple multielement planar-array antennas are required to propagate high-frequency radio waves to all areas of an indoor environment, requiring large circuitry that consumes significant amounts of energy and demands ample space for installation.By using 5G-standardized beam-switching technology, however, the newly demonstrated multisector antenna incorporated in a small base station managed to achieve high gain in all directions with minimized energy consumption. Installing the envisioned device on ceilings will help to deliver high-frequency radio waves effectively throughout each room, thus reducing the number of base stations needed to construct high-quality indoor communication environments.High-frequency radio waves have strong linearity and their strength tends to diminish easily, making it difficult to deliver such waves over wide areas. Conventionally, four or more base station antennas are required to transmit radio waves in all directions in a room, but the recent demonstration has now shown that just one multisector antenna can handle the task.Going forward, DOCOMO plans to conduct verification tests using the new base station in various indoor environments, based on which it intends to finalize the antenna circuitry and incorproate it in commercial base stations for the establishment of high-quality indoor communication environments at a reduced cost. In addition, the Yokohama National University, DOCOMO, NIHON DENGYO KOSAKU and Fujitsu will work towards 5G Evolution & 6G in order to achieve compatibility with future mobile networks' high-frequency millimeter and terahertz waves for the further enhancement of indoor connectivity.DOCOMO will introduce these initiatives at docomo Open House '23, which will be held online from Thursday, February 2.For more information, visit www.docomo.ne.jp/english/info/media_center/pr/2023/0130_01.htmlAbout Yokohama National UniversityYOKOHAMA National University (YNU) is a Japanese national university founded in 1949. YNU provides students with a practical education utilizing the wide expertise of its faculty and facilitates engagement with the global community. YNU's strength in the academic research of practical application sciences leads to high-impact publications and contributes to international scientific research and the global society. For more information, please see: www.ynu.ac.jp/english/About NTT DOCOMONTT DOCOMO, Japan's leading mobile operator with over 85 million subscriptions, is one of the world's foremost contributors to 3G, 4G and 5G mobile network technologies. Beyond core communications services, DOCOMO is challenging new frontiers in collaboration with a growing number of entities ("+d" partners), creating exciting and convenient value-added services that change the way people live and work. Under a medium-term plan toward 2020 and beyond, DOCOMO is pioneering a leading-edge 5G network to facilitate innovative services that will amaze and inspire customers beyond their expectations. www.docomo.ne.jp/english/.About DENGYODENGYO was founded to enrich the future through better use of radio waves. For decades, our pursuit of cutting-edge innovation has resulted in the development of wireless technology that meets the highest performance standards while consolidating space and equipment.New windowhttps://global.den-gyo.com/About FujitsuFujitsu's purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As the digital transformation partner of choice for customers in over 100 countries, our 124,000 employees work to resolve some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Our range of services and solutions draw on five key technologies: Computing, Networks, AI, Data & Security, and Converging Technologies, which we bring together to deliver sustainability transformation. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$32 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and remains the top digital services company in Japan by market share. Find out more: www.fujitsu.com. Copyright 2023 JCN Newswire. 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NTT DOCOMO to Add Fourth Virtualized Base Station to Open RAN Verification Environment

TOKYO, Sep 29, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it will be adding a fourth type of flexible and highly scalable virtualized base station to its verification environment for open radio access networks (Open RAN) that allow equipment and components of various vendors to integrate via standardized specifications.The new virtualized base station will combine NEC Corporation's open virtualized RAN software, Red Hat Openshift, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.'s inline accelerator cards and Hewlett Packard Enterprise's servers. This will be DOCOMO's first time to use the Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card and the HPE ProLiant DL110 Telco server, the latter optimized specifically for Open RAN workloads to improve system performance and power efficiency.Since February, DOCOMO has been providing global carriers with access to its Shared Open Lab environment to allow them to mix and match the equipment and components of various vendors in order to verify performance with virtualized base stations. In addition to three types of virtualized base station equipment/system configurations that carriers have been accessing so far, the new configuration will become available for verification in the Shared Open Lab starting in 2023."HPE is pleased to be collaborating with NTT DOCOMO and our other strategic partners to further the advancement of Open RAN and address the demands of 5G," said Phil Cutrone, SVP and GM of OEM and Compute, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "With operators looking to address TCO and system integration risks in order to adopt vRAN, this Open RAN solution in close collaboration with NEC, Qualcomm Technologies, and Red Hat enables operators like NTT DOCOMO to achieve their objectives as they expand vRAN deployments in their 5G networks.""NEC is honored to work with our close partner, NTT DOCOMO, and other industry leaders on this new implementation," said Patrick Lopez, NEC's VP of 5G Products. "As Open RAN pioneers and leaders, demonstrating how disaggregated, multi-vendor components can operate together within open ecosystems is a key part of our collective approach. This new open virtualized RAN software implementation will open the door to next-generation performance and power savings.""Red Hat is committed to collaborating with an open ecosystem of industry leaders and partners to further enable cloud-native, open source innovation and provide service providers with a stable foundation for connectivity from the core to the edge," said Honore LaBourdette, vice president, Telco, Media and Entertainment, Red Hat. "Red Hat OpenShift is the industry's leading enterprise Kubernetes platform, offering the flexibility and scalability needed to support network functionality at scale. We are pleased to collaborate with NTT DOCOMO and other industry leaders to further accelerate Open RAN.""Building on our shared vision to drive the development of the modern 5G network, we're very pleased to expand our longtime relationship with an industry leader like NTT DOCOMO to verify and test our Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card alongside solutions from NEC Corporation, Red Hat, and HPE," said Durga Malladi, senior vice president and general manager, cellular modems and infrastructure, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Equipping our industry-leading customers with cutting-edge technology to deliver superior user experiences is at the core of Qualcomm Technologies and this collaboration is a step forward for the entire ecosystem as it will help accelerate global adoption of virtualized and Open RAN."As the increasing global availability of 5G continues to raise interest in Open RAN, DOCOMO has been a leader in helping telecoms worldwide to prepare to introduce this highly versatile new technology. In February 2021, DOCOMO was joined by 12 global equipment vendors in establishing the 5G Open RAN Ecosystem (OREC) to promote Open RAN, which supported the development of the virtualized base station being announced today.DOCOMO and its OREC partners plan to continue adding new equipment/system combinations before and after commercializing virtualized base stations, which is expected within the current fiscal year ending in March 2023.Through the promotion of Open RAN, DOCOMO looks forward to continuing to enhance the efficiency and flexibility mobile communication networks around the world.About NTT DOCOMONTT DOCOMO, Japan's leading mobile operator with over 84 million subscriptions, is one of the world's foremost contributors to 3G, 4G and 5G mobile network technologies. Beyond core communications services, DOCOMO is challenging new frontiers in collaboration with a growing number of entities ("+d" partners), creating exciting and convenient value-added services that change the way people live and work. Under a medium-term plan toward 2020 and beyond, DOCOMO is pioneering a leading-edge 5G network to facilitate innovative services that will amaze and inspire customers beyond their expectations.https://www.docomo.ne.jp/english/. Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Gotion High-Tech intends to invest in a production base in Europe with an annual production capacity of 18GWh

- The Gottingen base of Gotion High-Tech Co Ltd. ("Gotion High-tech") is expected to reach the goal of annual production capacity of 6GWh and 12GWh in two phases respectively, thereby enabling the production of Gotion's battery in Europe. - GenDome, the first portable energy storage brand for overseas markets, was launched at the Gottingen base, and it is intended to be produced locally in Gottingen. HONG KONG, June 28, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - On 27 June, Gotion High-Tech held the 5th New Energy Economic Forum and the Opening Ceremony of Gotion Germany at its Gottingen base. It is noted that the Gottingen base, as the first battery production and business operation base of Gotion in Europe, is expected to start the transformation by the end of this year. Chairman Li Zhen said that Gotion perfectly combined China's advanced battery technology with Germany's advanced process engineering, thereby enabling the production of Gotion's battery in Europe . At the ceremony, Gotion High-Tech also released GenDome, its first portable energy storage product for overseas markets and Gendock 3000, its first portable mobile energy storage product at the same time. Wu Ken, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Germany, Stephan Weil, Premier of lower Saxony, Germany, Liu Hui, Member of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice-Governor of Anhui Province, Petra Broistedt, Mayor of Gottingen, Luo Yunfeng, Mayor of Hefei Municipal People's Government, and Li Zhen, Chairman of Gotion High-Tech, participated in and witnessed the ceremony. Gottingen base with annual production capacity of 6GWh in the first phase is expected to start transformation by the end of this year It is noted that the Gottingen base covers a site area of approximately 174,000 sq.m., and has an existing gross floor area of approximately 40,000 sq.m.. According to the plan, the project will be constructed in two phases, namely the brownfield plant and the greenfield plant, with an annual production target of 6GWh and 12GWh, respectively. The first phase of the brownfield plant transformation is expected to be officially launched by the end of 2022, and the first production line with an annual capacity of 3.5GWh will be officially put into operation in September 2023. It is expected that the annual production capacity target of 18GWh will be achieved after the brownfield and greenfield plants of the base are fully put into operation. Dr. Ahmet Toptas, Head of Gottingen Factory of Gotion Germany, introduced that: the Gottingen base will be product-oriented with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon neutrality, as well as will build a local product research and development team in Europe. Combined with the development and technology orientation of the new energy market in Europe, the base will research and develop new energy battery products that cater to the local European market, and carry out the production of bus batteries, automotive batteries, energy storage batteries, mobile charging and other series of products. In the future, it intends to cover customers in sectors of energy storage, commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles. "With the advanced lithium iron phosphate battery cell technology of Gotion High-Tech, together with experienced German employees, strict quality control and high quality requirements of Europe, we intend to cover customers in sectors of energy storage, commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles in the future, so as to meet the demand of the new energy market in Europe and help Gotion High-Tech accelerate the expansion of overseas markets." The first portable energy storage product for overseas markets will be manufactured locally in Gottingen After releasing the semi-solid battery and the first smart mobile energy storage charging pile in May, Gotion High-Tech continuously launched more new battery products. At the opening ceremony, the Gottingen base released GenDome, the first portable energy storage product for overseas markets, and Gendock 3000, the first large-capacity portable mobile energy storage product, which can convert solar energy and wind energy into electricity; it not only helps customers manage the use of household energy and meet the daily needs of household and outdoor users, but also meets 99% of customers' power needs, and effectively reduces energy bills. The household energy storage product includes three different models, which are developed and manufactured by the international business team of Gotion High-Tech. In the future, it will mainly target the European market. In the later stage, the product will be manufactured locally at the Gottingen base. On the day of the opening ceremony, the 5th New Energy Economic Forum jointly organized by Gotion High-Tech, Committee of 100, Technical University of Braunschweig, Gottingen mbH ("GWG"), Die Chinesische Handelskammer in Deutschland ("CHKD") and the School of Automobile of Tongji University was successfully held at the Gottingen base. The forum focused on topics such as China-Europe economic relations, energy revolution, low-carbon transition and new energy market, and attracted senior executives of many famous enterprises in the new energy industry, university professors, scholars and relevant economic and political officers attended the forum. Li Zhen, Chairman of Gotion High-Tech said: "With Chinese technology and German process engineering, we achieve the production of Gotion's battery in Europe" Li Chen, President of International Business of Gotion High-Tech, introduced in the closing speech that Gotion High-Tech is a global company that provides energy solutions for suppliers, customers and other partners at home and abroad. "We not only focus on the development and promotion of new energy battery products, but also strive to develop ToC business at the same time." According to Li Chen, since May 2022, Gotion high-tech has successively released its first self-developed E-Plus smart mobile energy storage charging pile for ordinary consumers and Gendome portable energy storage product for the overseas market. In 2025, Gotion High-Tech's global production capacity is planned to reach 300GWh, of which overseas production capacity is planned to be 100GWh. Li Zhen, Chairman of Gotion High-Tech, said in his speech that today we have started the application research and development and product manufacturing of Gotion Battery in Germany and Europe. The Gottingen base of Gotion will gradually transform from the production of automotive parts in previous years to the manufacturing of battery application products, which is a difficult but promising process. In this process, we must protect the existing corporate culture, proactively participate in the development of Gottingen, and accelerate the pace of product transformation. "We will combine China's advanced battery technology with Germany's advanced process engineering to create more excellent products and contribute to society, so as to promote the progress and development of the new energy industry."

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Tongyu Communication: Revenue and profit both growth in Q1 2022

Tongyu Communication Inc. (abbreviation: Tongyu Communication, stock code: 002792.SZ) Zhongshan, China, June 13, 2022- – According to the financial report of Tongyu Communication in Q1 2022,  Tongyu Communications achieved operating revenue of 404 million CNY, up 17.81% year on year increases.  Recorded a 29.98% jump in net profit to 20.07 million CNY the same period. Tongyu continues to achieve good earnings growth. In the past year of 2021, Tongyu Communication overcame the three adverse factors of the general environment caused by the COVID-19, including the sharp rise in the price of bulk raw materials such as aluminum, the sharp increase in international freight and the impact of appreciation of RMB.  Despite the current adverse environmental trends, the company has maintained robust operations, remained profitable and significantly improved team management capabilities, laying a solid foundation for good results in Q1 2022. 【Tongyu attaches great importance to future 5G deployments】 As a technical expert of base station antenna, Tongyu Communication adheres to technological innovation and leads the industry development for a long time.  After 26 years of deep cultivation and technology accumulation in the field of base station antenna, it has grown into the key enterprise of Base Station Antenna at home and abroad, leading in the core technology by proprietary intellectual property rights, research and development, production capability and quality control at home and abroad. By March 2022, Tongyu has obtained more than 800 patented technologies, including 113 invention patents, 543 utility model patents, 105 design patents, 33 international patents, 34 software copyrights. In the 5G era, Tongyu took the lead in launching AFU (Antenna Filter integration) products worldwide, and achieved batch commercialization; A number of new technologies are adopted to solve the EMC problem of multiple antennas.   Vigorously invest in developing the next generation of high efficiency and high performance base station antenna products. And began strategic deployment and pre-research in millimeter wave and 6G antenna fields. 【Multi-dimensional business synergy development】 As a key enterprise in the field of mobile communication antenna, Tongyu communication has developed a series of base station antennas, base station diplexers, combiners, tower top amplifiers, microwave antennas, optical transceivers and other products, which can meet the diversified product requirements of 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and other multi-network systems at home and abroad. Tongyu Communication continues to strengthen its efforts to expand overseas markets, and through the implementation of research and development, optimization of technology and materials to reduce costs and improve efficiency, product prices and gross profit in some regional markets have increased significantly compared with last year.  At the same time, the company has not only focused on strengthening the main business by redesigning the antenna structure, reducing costs, improving operational indicators and achieving goals but also vigorously expanding the business landscape. We will make overall progress in the areas of private communications networks, automotive electronics, big data, new energy, and the Internet of Things.   In Q1 2022, Tongyu gave full play to its technological innovation advantages and achieved both revenue and profit growth with the help of continuous improvement of operation and management. Facing the next reporting period, Tongyu Communication will continue to improve its innovation and management level, continue to deepen cooperation with major global operators and equipment manufacturers, expand broader market space, promote the development of the global communication industry, and win the 5G era. Media Contact Company Name: Tongyu Communication Inc. Website: www.tongyucom.com Telephone: +86-760-85318111 Contact: Wilson Chan Email Address: chenweixin@tycc.cn

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Hitachi High-Tech Corporation Opened the New Demonstration and Collaboration Base “Advanced-Technology Innovation Center Naka”

TOKYO, May 31, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today announced the opening of its new demonstration and collaboration base "Advanced-Technology Innovation Center Naka (ACN)" in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture. This facility will function as a site to demonstrate above mentioned products to customers and to initiate and to promote the development of new solutions for analytical system products via collaborative activities at the closer location to its design and development base.The analytical system products such as electron microscopes and probe microscopes are used for structural understandings, dimension measurements, elemental analyses, and physical property evaluations in various phases from research and development to quality control in a wide range of industrial and also scientific fields such as semiconductors, materials, or life sciences.Especially in recent years, demands for integrated analytical data of plural aspects acquired with various instruments are increasing to elucidate structures and properties of the specimen in multi-scale from centimeters to nanometers under the situation of intensive competitions for realization of the carbon neutral or for research and development of the 5G products.In order to provide prompt solutions for such demands, demonstration bases that had been operated in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture and the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture were moved to concentrate into the new demonstration base with all the product categories equipped. Moreover, the ACN was established in Hitachinaka area adjacent to the design and development base as a collaboration center for closer cooperation with domestic and overseas customers. The ACN personnel will create novel analytical and metrological solutions in the fields of "semiconductors", "environment", and "safety and security" together with Hitachi High-Tech's design, development, and manufacturing teams.In the ACN, demonstrations of the products and operation trainings for customers are performed. Continuous improvements of the customer's convenience by strengthening remote support capabilities in line will be sought, considering the new work style "After COVID-19".From the opening of the ACN this time, Hitachi High-Tech will swiftly deliver integrated solutions developed from deepened its group's core technologies: "Observation, Measurement, and Analysis", as one of the important activities of Hitachi's Lumada, to contribute customer's advancements and growths in cutting-edge fields by these solutions and to aim further enhancements of customer satisfaction and its business enhancement.About Hitachi High-TechHitachi High-Tech, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is engaged in activities in a broad range of fields, including manufacture and sales of clinical analyzers, biotechnology products, and analytical instruments, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and analysis equipment. and providing high value-added solutions in fields of social & industrial infrastructures and mobility, etc. The company's consolidated revenues for FY 2021 were approx. JPY 576.8 billion [USD 5.1 billion]. For further information, visit http://www.hitachi-hightech.com/global/Contact:Kosuke NishikawaCorporate Communications Dept., CSR Div.,Hitachi High-Tech CorporationE-mail: kosuke.nishikawa.yz@hitachi-hightech.com Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Tianyun International(6836.HK)’s New Yunnan Production Base Project Construction began

HONG KONG, Feb 28, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Tianyun International Holdings Limited ("Tianyun International", together with its subsidiaries, (the "Group") (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), is pleased to announce that the grand commencement ceremony was held in the morning of 25th February, 2022 for its comprehensive production base located in Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province, PRC (the "Yunnan Project"). This is one of the major new industrial projects to commence in Yunnan Province during the first quarter of 2022. The commencement ceremony was officiated by key government officials and business partners of Yunnan Province and marks the official launch of the new production base.A grand commencement ceremony was held in the Yunnan Project in the morning of 25th Feb 2022.The Yunnan Project is expected to begin its operation this year and will further expand the Group's product categories, and enhance its production capacity and sales.The Yunnan Project is located in the Mile Green Food Processing Park. It covers an area of 130,000 square metres and is designed to produce a total of 90,000 tonnes of fruit-based products per annum. The Group will establish a research centre, processing centre, grading centre, sales and trading centre, and storage and logistics center in the new facility. Its businesss scopes include the production, processing and selling of canned fruit and vegetable products, specialty beverages, jelly products and so on. The Yunnan Project will take advantages of the diverse climate, superior road connections, excellent ecological environment and abundant fruit resources in the Yunnan Province to develop green food brands and build a model production base. This will also enable the Group to introduce more fruit varieties sourced from the tropical climate region.Mr. Yang Ziyuan, Chairman and CEO of the Group, said, "We are pleased to officially commence the construction of the Yunnan Project. The new production base enjoys an advantageous geographical location close to many fruit-supplying countries. It will also be benefit from tariff concessions under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement ("RCEP") that will help the Group reduce procurement costs in the region."Mr. Yang added, "The Yunnan Project is a key initiative for the Group's development in China's tropical climate zone. By creating synergies with the Group's other production bases in Shandong and Hubei provinces, it will greatly increase the Group's total production capacity. At the same time, it will help our Group to develop the production and sales of processed fruit products, specialty beverages and fresh fruit trade in different climate zones. It will also enrich the varieties of processed fruits and fresh fruits, improve market intelligence and increase our market share in China."Holdings Limited ("Tianyun International", together with its subsidiaries, (the "Group") (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), is pleased to announce that the grand commencement ceremony was held in the morning of 25th February, 2022 for its comprehensive production base located in Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province, PRC (the "Yunnan Project"). This is one of the major new industrial projects to commence in Yunnan Province during the first quarter of 2022. The commencement ceremony was officiated by key government officials and business partners of Yunnan Province and marks the official launch of the new production base.The Yunnan Project is expected to begin its operation this year and will further expand the Group's product categories, and enhance its production capacity and sales.The Yunnan Project is located in the Mile Green Food Processing Park. It covers an area of 130,000 square metres and is designed to produce a total of 90,000 tonnes of fruit-based products per annum. The Group will establish a research centre, processing centre, grading centre, sales and trading centre, and storage and logistics center in the new facility. Its businesss scopes include the production, processing and selling of canned fruit and vegetable products, specialty beverages, jelly products and so on. The Yunnan Project will take advantages of the diverse climate, superior road connections, excellent ecological environment and abundant fruit resources in the Yunnan Province to develop green food brands and build a model production base. This will also enable the Group to introduce more fruit varieties sourced from the tropical climate region.Mr. Yang Ziyuan, Chairman and CEO of the Group, said, "We are pleased to officially commence the construction of the Yunnan Project. The new production base enjoys an advantageous geographical location close to many fruit-supplying countries. It will also be benefit from tariff concessions under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement ("RCEP") that will help the Group reduce procurement costs in the region."Mr. Yang added, "The Yunnan Project is a key initiative for the Group's development in China's tropical climate zone. By creating synergies with the Group's other production bases in Shandong and Hubei provinces, it will greatly increase the Group's total production capacity. At the same time, it will help our Group to develop the production and sales of processed fruit products, specialty beverages and fresh fruit trade in different climate zones. It will also enrich the varieties of processed fruits and fresh fruits, improve market intelligence and increase our market share in China."About Tianyun International Holding Limited (Stock Code: 6836.HK)Tianyun International Holdings Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group") are principally engaged in (i) the research and development, production and sales of processed fruit packaged in metal containers, plastic cups, glass containers and aluminum foil bags and beverages ii) trading of fresh fruit. Processed fruit products are sold both under its own brands "Bingo Times", "fruit zz" and "Tiantong Times" and on an OEM basis. The beverages are sold under its own brand Shiok Party "Shiok Party".The Group has been consistently committed to providing its customers with healthy and safe products. As a food enterprise with one of the most complete quality certifications, we rigorously adhere to stringent international production standards and are accredited with BRC (A), IFS Food (High), FDA(FSMA), HALAL, SC, KOSHER, BSCI and ISO22000, etc. in respect of our production facilities, quality control and management. The Group has also passed the internal food-production standards reviews and audits from several UK and US supermarket chains. At the same time, as a Chinese "Equal production line; Equal standard; Equal quality" food production and export enterprise, the Group has been supplying products of equivalent quality to domestic and international markets. Since 2016, the Group's own-brand processed fruit products have continued to achieve high market recognition, and the Group became China's first fruit-processing company to place a "Zero Added Preservatives" label on its products.The Group was awarded respectively the China's Most Promising Listed Companies by the internationally renowned financial magazine Forbes, and the "2017 Linyi Mayor Quality Award" by the PRC government in 2017. The Group's newly and proprietary researched, developed and produced pure fruit snack food received a national "Certificate of Invention Patent" in 2018. The Group was awarded the national Hi-tech Enterprise Certificate in 2019. In 2020, the Group was recognised as one of the Most Valuable Chinese Brands for the fourth consecutive year.For more information, please visit www.tianyuninternational.com Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Fujitsu Launches Sustainable 5G vRAN to Deliver Potential Reductions in CO2 Emissions of over 50%

TOKYO, Feb 24, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced that it has successfully developed new software virtualized radio access network (vRAN)(1) technology with support for 5G Standalone (SA) and will offer it for verification by telecommunications carriers from March 2022. By leveraging Fujitsu's AI and quantum-inspired "Digital Annealer"(2) technologies to optimize computing resources, the newly developed vRAN technology addresses one of the key challenges of conventional vRANs, delivering high-performance with low-energy consumption. Fujitsu estimates that this approach offers the potential to reduce overall system CO2 emissions by 50% or more compared to conventional base station systems by 2025, while offering users high-quality, stable communications.https://www.fujitsu.com/global/microsite/mwc-2022/CO2 emission reduction of the entire system using this vRANMoving forward, Fujitsu plans to deploy this vRAN technology globally, offering robust and innovative support to telecommunications carriers working to reduce their carbon footprint, and ultimately contribute to the realization of a more sustainable society. Learn more about this at MWC Barcelona 2022 at Fujitsu's Booth 2G60 from February 28, 2022 to March 3, 2022.BackgroundIn recent years, advances including performance improvements in general-purpose CPUs and the virtualization of wireless signal processing and control technology (telecom function) have opened an exciting wide range of new possibilities for technological innovation in communications, including the appearance of vRAN technology. The introduction of vRANs composed of general-purpose servers, which don't require the costly development of specialized hardware, is currently drawing attention as an attractive alternative to conventional base stations.Despite their promise, existing vRAN technology continues to face barriers to wider adoption. For instance, vRANs that are not configured with dedicated equipment tend to have lower performance efficiency than conventional base stations. To maintain the same performance, more hardware must be built in, resulting in higher environmental loads in areas like power consumption. In terms of stability and redundancy, there have also been cases in which conventional vRANs cannot sufficiently guarantee carrier-grade communication quality.Features of Fujitsu's vRANFujitsu's new vRAN technology supports 5G SA and conforms to O-RAN specifications, while leveraging the following proprietary technologies to successfully solve some of the challenges surrounding conventional vRANs. By optimizing the entire 5G wireless network and reducing the amount of equipment and power consumption, Fujitsu's vRAN offers the potential to contribute to significant reductions in the total CO2 emissions throughout carriers' 5G wireless systems.1. Fujitsu's customization approach for high-performance, high-capacity communicationsImproved software control methods for high performance and capacity in communications. Increase communication speed and communication coverage area from two to four times.2. Dynamic resource allocation technologyFujitsu has developed its own dynamic resource allocation technology that reduces excess resources and power consumption by making it possible to flexibly adjust the computing resources of servers needed for operations according to the usage status (traffic volume) of base stations, which varies with region and time of day. By linking the RAN intelligent control unit (RIC)(3), and SMO(4) which orchestrates and manages the entire network, with this technology, mobile phone users' movements and application usage are estimated and optimal resource allocation is achieved.3. Automatic cell re-design technologyIn addition to using AI to predict future traffic fluctuations, this system leverages Fujitsu's quantum-inspired Digital Annealer computing technology to enable optimal allocation of computing resources by rapidly solving problems that are difficult to solve with today's general-purpose computers. By using the superior combinatorial optimization capabilities of the Digital Annealer, it is possible to derive the optimal connection destinations from the various combinations of radio units (RU) and vRANs (Central Unit / Distributed Unit) in environments where radio waves from many base stations overlap.Future plansIn March 2022, Fujitsu will begin providing software that runs on general-purpose servers for carrier verification, and will support various types of verification, including field testing. By the end of fiscal 2022, Fujitsu plans to start offering this technology as a service on a global basis, with the aim of expanding it to the commercial service networks of each carrier. Its goal is to reduce total CO2 emissions by 50% or more by 2025, compared to conventional base station systems, by successively updating software functions and further improving technologies to reduce environmental impact.(1) virtualized radio access network (vRAN): A virtualized base station created using specialized base station control function-enabling software hosted on a general-purpose server.(2) Digital Annealer: Fujitsu's domain-specific computer architecture specializes in solving combinatorial optimization problems that are difficult to solve with general-purpose computers because of the huge computational complexity.(3) RAN Intelligent Control Unit (RIC): A RAN control unit that can optimize wireless resource management and automate operations.(4) SMO: An abbreviation for Service Management and Orchestration. A framework that integrates network-wide orchestration (configuration, automating build) and management functions.(5) The technology for this product utilizes part of the results of the "Research and Development of Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information Communication Systems (c1)": "Development of Technology to Enhance the Performance of a Virtualized Base Station Control Unit" of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).About FujitsuFujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 126,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$34 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com. 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Tianyun International (6836.HK)’s Acquisition of a Parcel of Land in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province

HONG KONG, Dec 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Tianyun International Holdings Limited ("Tianyun International", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading manufacturer of processed fruit products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced the successful acquisition of a parcel of land located in Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province, PRC. The land has an area of 130,000 square metres and is located in the Mile Green Food Processing Park. The total consideration is about RMB61.12 million. Tianyun International has successfully obtained the parcel of land located in the Mile Green Food Processing Park for setting up the Yunnan Production Base.As a key step of the Group's development within the tropical climate zone in China, the Group plans to set up a production base (the "Yunnan Production Base Project") to further expand its production capacity and sales potential, focusing on manufacturing tropical processed fruits and vegetables, and developing greater synergies with other Group production bases in order to enrich the variety of processed fruits produced and increase market coverage.The Yunnan Production Base Project is located in the low-latitude plateau area of Yunnan's Honghe Prefecture, which has a strong reputation as a "Natural Greenhouse" with its low-latitude, and produces a variety of characteristic fruits, including mangoes, pineapples, papaya, pomegranates, grapes and kiwis. With strong local government support, the green food and food processing industries situated there have shown rapid development in recent years. Yunnan Province shares its borders with three southeast Asian nations and has reliable access to PRC seaports, which allows it to cover the ASEAN region as well as source imported products conveniently. The Yunnan Production Base Project is designed to produce a total of 90,000 tonnes of fruit-based products per annum, with the initial focus on the production and sales of canned fruit and vegetable, beverages, and fruit jelly products. A complex network of roads in Yunnan Province will provide our production base with stable links to Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand with two-way circulation of commodities. The Yunnan Production Base project with Wubei and Shandong Production Bases of the Group in the southwest, middle and northern parts of the PRC will also provide further synergies. The Group will establish a research centre, processing centre, grading centre, sales and trading centre, and storage and logistics center in the Yunnan Production Base Project. Mr. Yang Ziyuan, Chairman and CEO of the Group, said; "We are pleased to have strategically acquired the land in Honghe Prefecture of Yunnan Province as it marks the official launch of the Yunnan Production Base Project. As a national high-tech enterprise, the Group adheres to promoting enterprise sustainability through innovation and technology, in order to build a high-quality green food brand and modern production base. Through the Yunnan Production Base Project, the Group will introduce unique agricultural products and purchase more fruit varieties from the tropical climate zone in order to further expand its business from the east and middle to the southwest parts of the PRC. We are confident that when the Yunnan Production Base Project commences operation, the production capacity of the Group's products will be increased significantly. The warehousing and logistics arrangement for the Group's own brand products in the PRC will also be benefit with enhanced cost efficiency so that we are in a well position to provide customers with more diverse and richer processed fruit products and beverages, thereby achieving a more sustainable path for the Group."About Tianyun International Holding Limited (Stock Code: 6836.HK)Tianyun International Holdings Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group") are principally engaged in (i) the research and development, production and sales of processed fruit packaged in metal containers, plastic cups, glass containers and aluminum foil bags and beverages ii) trading of fresh fruit. Processed fruit products are sold both under its own brands "Bingo Times", "fruit zz" and "Tiantong Times" and on an OEM basis. The beverages are sold under its own brand Shiok Party "Shiok Party".The Group has been consistently committed to providing its customers with healthy and safe products. As a food enterprise with one of the most complete quality certifications, we rigorously adhere to stringent international production standards and are accredited with BRC (A), IFS Food (High), FDA(FSMA), HALAL, SC, KOSHER, BSCI and ISO22000, etc. in respect of our production facilities, quality control and management. The Group has also passed the internal food-production standards reviews and audits from several UK and US supermarket chains. At the same time, as a Chinese "Equal production line; Equal standard; Equal quality" food production and export enterprise, the Group has been supplying products of equivalent quality to domestic and international markets. Since 2016, the Group's own-brand processed fruit products have continued to achieve high market recognition, and the Group became China's first fruit-processing company to place a "Zero Added Preservatives" label on its products.The Group was awarded respectively the China's Most Promising Listed Companies by the internationally renowned financial magazine Forbes, and the "2017 Linyi Mayor Quality Award" by the PRC government in 2017. The Group's newly and proprietary researched, developed and produced pure fruit snack food received a national "Certificate of Invention Patent" in 2018. The Group was awarded the national Hi-tech Enterprise Certificate in 2019. In 2020, the Group was recognised as one of the Most Valuable Chinese Brands for the fourth consecutive year.For more information, please visit www.tianyuninternational.com Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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DOCOMO and NEC Successfully Test 5G Standalone with Base Station Conforming to O-RAN Specifications in a Multi-vendor Configuration

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) and NEC Corporation (NEC) have succeeded in interoperability testing for 5G standalone (SA) using a 5G base station baseband unit (5G CU/DU) conforming to O-RAN open interface specifications and radio units (RUs) of different vendors.Transition from the NSA system combining 4G cores and 5G base stations to the SA system combining 5G cores and 5G base stationsThe multi-vendor interoperability test used a software upgrade to introduce SA capability to NEC's 5G non-standalone (NSA) CU/DU operating on DOCOMO's commercial network. As a result, the system was transformed from a 5G NSA system into a 5G SA system using the same 5G CU/DU hardware. Since the 5G CU/DU can also accommodate existing NSA, the unit can be used to flexibly and quickly upgrade a 5G network.Going forward, the two companies aim to introduce the 5G CU/DU for DOCOMO's SA services in order to further expand its 5G services.The SA system enables network operators to flexibly provide services that take advantage of 5G features, such as eMBB (enhanced Mobile Broadband), mMTC (massive Machine Type Communication), and URLLC (Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications), enabling support for the diverse demands of 5G, including the enhancement and sophistication of solutions for corporate customers.Furthermore, as the lineup of interoperable 5G base station devices expands through multi-vendor connectivity, coverage areas can be flexibly designed according to the number of users and services by taking advantage of each vendor's strengths. This is expected to enable the rapid deployment of 5G coverage areas.Moving ahead, DOCOMO and NEC will continue to verify the performance of 5G CU/DU, and aim to introduce new units to DOCOMO's commercial network, resulting in expanded 5G coverage with sophisticated base station equipment that enables superior 5G service.About NTT DOCOMONTT DOCOMO, Japan's leading mobile operator with over 83 million subscriptions, is one of the world's foremost contributors to 3G, 4G and 5G mobile network technologies. Beyond core communications services, DOCOMO is challenging new frontiers in collaboration with a growing number of entities ("+d" partners), creating exciting and convenient value-added services that change the way people live and work. Under a medium-term plan toward 2020 and beyond, DOCOMO is pioneering a leading-edge 5G network to facilitate innovative services that will amaze and inspire customers beyond their expectations. https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/.About NEC CorporationNEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of "Orchestrating a brighter world." NEC enables businesses and communities to adapt to rapid changes taking place in both society and the market as it provides for the social values of safety, security, fairness and efficiency to promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. For more information, visit NEC at https://www.nec.com. Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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NTT and NTT DOCOMO Trial First Use of User-tracking Metasurface Reflector for Extreme Mobile Coverage in Current 5G and Coming 6G Era

TOKYO, Nov 15, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced what they believe to be the world's first use of a 28-GHz-band 5G base station and a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) metasurface reflector that dynamically redirects radio waves to follow mobile devices as they move in indoor environments for improved indoor communication.Improved signal strength achieved with controlled RISThe RIS is equipped with a user-tracking function to deliver radio waves even in places where the base station antenna is not directly visible due to obstructing objects. The technology is expected to expand the use of high-frequency radio bands in places such as factories and offices. Millimeter waves (28 GHz) used for 5G, and even higher frequencies expected to be used for 6G, travel in very straight (rectilinear) lines, making it difficult for these waves to reach devices that are not in a base station's line of sight. To overcome the problem, one solution is to reflect and redirect the signals, but conventional reflectors can only redirect signals in fixed directions.NTT's new reflection-control technology dynamically controls the direction of reflection according to the receiving device's movements. The technology now has been applied to a millimeter-wave RIS reflector device developed by AGC Inc., making it possible to construct indoor mobile environments in which high-frequency bands can be used for 5G and later-generation mobile communications.The test was conducted at NTT Yokosuka R&D Center, Japan from October 8 to 22. DOCOMO designed the indoor network and operated the base station. The test confirmed that the RIS reflector improves the strength of signals received by a moving receiver. Radio waves sent from a remote base station entered the test room via a window and then the RIS was used to control the reflected direction of the radio waves. The strength of the received 28-GHz signal was improved by up to 20 dB compared to signals received without using a RIS.Going forward, NTT and NTT DOCOMO will continue with verifications aimed at commercializing the new technology to enhance stable indoor coverage for ultra-high-speed wireless communications in the higher frequency bands of 5G, 5G evolution and 6G networks.The RIS reflector will be exhibited at NTT R&D Forum 2021(*), which is being held online from November 11 to 16.(*) NTT R&D FORUM -- Road to IOWN 2021URL: https://www.rd.ntt/e/forum/About Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)NTT believes in resolving social issues through our business operations by applying technology for good. We help clients accelerate growth and innovate for current and new business models. Our services include digital business consulting, technology and managed services for cybersecurity, applications, workplace, cloud, data center and networks, all supported by our deep industry expertise and innovation. As a top 5 global technology and business solutions provider, our diverse teams operate in 80+ countries and regions and deliver services to over 190 of them. We serve over 80% of Fortune Global 100 companies and thousands of other clients and communities around the world. For more information on NTT, visit www.global. New windowwww.global.ntt/.About NTT DOCOMONTT DOCOMO, Japan's leading mobile operator with over 83 million subscriptions, is one of the world's foremost contributors to 3G, 4G and 5G mobile network technologies. Beyond core communications services, DOCOMO is challenging new frontiers in collaboration with a growing number of entities ("+d" partners), creating exciting and convenient value-added services that change the way people live and work. Under a medium-term plan toward 2020 and beyond, DOCOMO is pioneering a leading-edge 5G network to facilitate innovative services that will amaze and inspire customers beyond their expectations. https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/. Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Tianyun International (6836.HK)’s Construction Plan of New Yunnan Production Base Project has been Implemented

HONG KONG, Jul 12, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Tianyun International Holdings Limited ("Tianyun International", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") (Stock Code: 6836.HK), a leading manufacturer and seller of processed fruit products in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") , is pleased to announce that the Group has set out a production base (the "Yunnan Production Base Project") in the Honghe Hani and Yi Prefecture of Yunnan Province, the PRC, for the production of tropical processed fruit products. It is expected that the project will commence operation in 2022. By that time, the production bases of the Group in Shandong Province, Hubei Province and Yunnan Province will produce synergies. These will contribute to the expansion of production facilities and enrichment of the varieties of processed fruits and market coverage in the PRC. These will also develop the production and sales of temperate, subtropical and tropical processed fruit products and beverages, establishing the Group's base for processed tropical fruit products in the north, middle and southwest parts of the PRC. The Yunnan Production Base Project is located in the Honghe Hani and Yi Prefecture of Yunnan Province. The project location is superior in the sense that it is a two-way import and export, and core collection and distribution hub of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Northwest regions of the PRC. It has road connections in all directions and is easily accessible to nearby countries including Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The project has a planned land area of over 130,000 square meters and a designed total production capacity of 90,000 tonnes per annum. It is contemplated to establish a research centre, processing centre, grading centre, sales and trading centre, and storage and logistics center, focusing on tropical processed fruit products. The tentative scope of business of the Yunnan Production Base includes, inter alia, the production and sales of canned fruit and vegetable, beverage, fresh fruits and vegetables, and fruit jelly products.Yunnan Province is located in a low-latitude highland zone with a diversified climate and excellent ecological environment. Yunnan Province and its surrounding areas have abundant fruit, vegetable and natural resources. Yunnan Province is named as "Kingdom of Plants and Fruits". According to the statistics from the Kunming Customs District of the PRC, Yunnan Province exported approximately 1.35 million tonnes of fruits with an aggregate value of approximately RMB18.4 billion in 2020 with a growth of approximately 24% comparing to the year of 2019. Green food and food processing industries have been rapidly developed and strongly supported by the local government. The Yunnan Production Base Project of Tianyun International also aims at developing green food brands and building a model production base, which helps the Group to introduce more fruit varieties sourced from tropical climate zone, develop a base for processed tropical fruit products in Yunnan Province in the PRC and enhance the Group's products arrangement and sales strategies in all parts of the PRC. Mr. Yang Ziyan, Chairman and CEO of the Group, said, "As the plan of the Yunnan Production Base Project has been implemented, the progress is gratifying. Through the Yunnan Production Base Project, the Group will extend its production and distribution base from its existing base in eastern and central part of the PRC to the southwestern part of the PRC for further business expansion. The Group can develop new types of fruit and other products which the Group did not offer in bulk in the past, such as tropical processed fruit products. We are confident that when the Yunnan Production Base Project commences operation in 2022, the production capacity of the Group's beverage products, existing processed fruit products and new types of fruit products will be increased significantly. Our warehousing and logistics arrangement nationally in the PRC will also be facilitated to enhance the cost efficiency for its own brand products so that the Group will be positioned very well to provide customers and the market with healthier, more diverse and richer processed fruit products and beverages."About Tianyun International Holding Limited (Stock Code: 6836.HK)Tianyun International Holdings Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Group") are principally engaged in (i) the research and development, production and sales of processed fruit packaged in metal containers, plastic cups, glass containers and aluminum foil bags and beverages ii) trading of fresh fruit. Processed fruit products are sold both under its own brands "Bingo Times", "fruit zz" and "Tiantong Times" and on an OEM basis. The beverages are sold under its own brand Shiok Party "Shiok Party".The Group has been consistently committed to providing its customers with healthy and safe products. As a food enterprise with one of the most complete quality certifications, we rigorously adhere to stringent international production standards and are accredited with BRC (A), IFS Food (High), FDA(FSMA), HALAL, SC, KOSHER, BSCI and ISO22000, etc. in respect of our production facilities, quality control and management. The Group has also passed the internal food-production standards reviews and audits from several UK and US supermarket chains. At the same time, as a Chinese "Equal production line; Equal standard; Equal quality" food production and export enterprise, the Group has been supplying products of equivalent quality to domestic and international markets. Since 2016, the Group's own-brand processed fruit products have continued to achieve high market recognition, and the Group became China's first fruit-processing company to place a "Zero Added Preservatives" label on its products.The Group was awarded respectively the China's Most Promising Listed Companies by the internationally renowned financial magazine Forbes, and the "2017 Linyi Mayor Quality Award" by the PRC government in 2017. The Group's newly and proprietary researched, developed and produced pure fruit snack food received a national "Certificate of Invention Patent" in 2018. The Group was awarded the national Hi-tech Enterprise Certificate in 2019. In 2020, the Group was recognised as one of the Most Valuable Chinese Brands for the fourth consecutive year.For more information, please visit www.tianyuninternational.com Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Two US airbases shortlisted to host new RSAF F-35B aircraft

SINGAPORE - Two airbases in the United States have been shortlisted to host the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) next-generation F-35B fighter aircraft and its F-16 training detachment, said the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) in a statement on Friday (May 4). The preferred location is the Ebbing Air National Guard Base at Fort Smith in Arkansas, although Selfridge Air National Guard Base at Harrison Township in Michigan is also an option, should an environmental impact assessment find the Ebbing base unsuitable. The decision was made by the US Defence Department in consultation with Mindef, with the move to be finalised in 2023. The new training centre will have space for up to 36 aircraft, including those purchased by other countries under the US' Foreign Military Sales programme. In March 2019, Singapore announced its plans to buy the elite stealth fighter jets from Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing F-16 fleet, which has been in service since 1998 and will be progressively retired after 2030. The F-35B jets are a pricier variant of the standard F-35 model, and are able to take off from shorter runways and land vertically. The Republic expects to take delivery of four F-35B aircraft in 2026. All four will be deployed in the US for training and in-depth evaluation. Mindef has said previously that it will evaluate the F-35s fully before deciding to commit to a further eight aircraft. In Friday's statement, Mindef said Ebbing Air National Guard Base was shortlisted following careful feasibility studies on both sides. This included looking at factors such as suitability of location and training area, as well as infrastructure and logistics support. Locating the F-35Bs in the same place as the F-16s - which are currently based at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona - will maximise opportunities for integrated training, it added. The US Air Force (USAF) added in a separate statement that ramp and airspace capacity at the Arizona base limit expansion. "The F-35 programme is a multi-service, multinational effort that dramatically increases interoperability between the US and other F-35 partner nations," said acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth. He added that the USAF is "fully committed" to the F-35 as the cornerstone of its fighter fleet and looks forward to building stronger relationships with nations who want to work by its side. Mindef also said that the RSAF looks forward to enhanced joint training and exchanges with F-35Bs from the USAF and US Marine Corps. "Such overseas training is important for the Singapore Armed Forces to overcome local airspace constraints and to conduct high-end realistic training." The RSAF currently has two other training detachments in the US - one in Idaho for its F-15SG fighters and another in Arizona for Apache helicopters. Another fighter training detachment at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam is expected to be established by 2029. Both countries also conduct regular military-to-military exchanges and training and courses, and also cooperate on defence technology. More on this topic   Related Story Transformation to next-gen SAF on track despite Covid-19: Ng Eng Hen   Related Story What the F-35B fighter jet deal says about Singapore's defence purchase planning

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Hidden Champions among Chengdu’s Technology Companies

CHENGDU, CHINA, Apr 30, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - From February 23rd to the 25th, the 9th Mobile World Congress (MWC) was held in Shanghai, China. A number of technology enterprises from Chengdu showed up with their innovative achievements and cutting-edge technologies. These companies are lesser-known companies - relatively unknown, small or midsize, and worldwide leaders in their markets. You may see them grow slowly, compete in stable markets, and prefer to shun publicity to avoid attracting competition. They also concentrate on developing their own specialties, avoiding such currently popular management practices as diversification, strategic alliances, and outsourcing. Though not well known to the general public, in their fields of expertise, they are known as the "hidden champions."XpowerIt Tech: Pioneer of the "All-Wireless Era"At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February this year, OPPO showed a scroll concept phone that can achieve complete wireless "remote charging." The phone uses a high-frequency magnetic resonance wireless charging technology solution, which comes from XpowerIt Tech, an enterprise from the Chengdu High-tech Industrial Development Zone.Yu Yiqiang, founder and Chairman of XpowerIt Tech, introduced the technical framework of this high-frequency magnetic resonance coupling technology. The company then launched a new generation of magnetic resonance wireless charging technology - "RiCharge," which is the world's first wireless charging technology solution with the possibility of mass production and matches both international and domestic safety standards. It also marks the transformation from wired charging and contact charging to the current medium- and long-range remote charging, truly realizing charging methods in an "all-wireless era." In the past 6 years, XpowerIt Tech has grown into a leader in the field of wireless charging in China.Coxsat: New Power in 5G EraAs new infrastructure construction develops, the 5G era is accelerating like never before. In stadiums, large factories, stations, and other people-intensive places, which need large-capacity and large-bandwidth network, 5G millimeter-wave (MMW) small base station shows its great advantage. As one of the rare manufacturers in the world that can provide co-aperture dual-polarization MMW small base station, Coxsat unveiled a series of products, including 5G MMW small base station and MMW phased array antenna.From unknown to famous, Coxsat has experienced 7 years of extreme dedication. As the first bid winner of China Mobile's 5G MMW base stations in China, Coxsat has cooperated with many large domestic equipment manufacturers. In 2021, Gexie will focus on the commercialization of 5G MMW and satellite communication phased array antenna products, providing full support for 5G networks to enable various industries.Chengdu NTS: More than a Behind-the-Scenes HeroBased on years of experience in the development of RF communication products, Chengdu NTS has launched 5G open base station products and solutions and formed strategic cooperative relations with many domestic and international operators.With the advent of 5G era, Chengdu NTS adopts self-developed DPD algorithms and high-efficiency technologies to take the lead in launching 5G white-box RRU and has achieved interconnection with a number of mainstream BBU manufacturers around the world to jointly launch 5G open base station products and solutions.From relying on a large enterprise to assisting 5G to enable various industries, Chengdu NTS has been widely deployed in the global operator market and has accumulated rich experience in the development and industrialization of RF products, which has demonstrated its technological innovation for decades.Why Are These "Hidden Champions" Born in Chengdu?The "Chengdu Paradigm" of technology innovation revolves around their innovation platform, talent policy, financial support, and so on.Talents are the primary resource. The "Talent New Policy" has attracted more than 410,000 young talents to the city, making the city the winner of the "Top 10 Most Attractive Cities for Talent in China" award continuously. As a result, Chengdu ranked 47th in the Global Innovation Index in 2020.Universities are important platforms for basic research. By establishing a collaborative innovation mechanism of "Urban Development Partnership" between universities, institutions, enterprises, and local government, the city has signed strategic cooperation agreements with 18 well-known universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, bringing a number of innovative projects into practice.In addition, Chengdu has vigorously implemented the program for supporting new and high-tech enterprises. In 2020, the city encouraged enterprises to invest 10.46 billion CNY in R&D through incremental awards and subsidies for research and development, up by 3.608 billion CNY.There are many other steadily developing high-tech enterprises which are constantly overcoming technological hurdles in Chengdu since innovation-driven development has always been the choice and consensus of this city aiming at future development.Media Contact:Chenxi Zhang, 36KrE-mail: zhangchenxi@36kr.com Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Jan 10

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Jan 10. Indonesian plane crashes into the sea with more than 60 on board The Boeing 737-500 jet was carrying 50 passengers, including seven children and three infants, and 12 crew members. READ MORE HERE 234 Crowne Plaza hotel staff test negative for Covid-19 MOH closed the hotel from Friday until Jan 21 as a precautionary measure. READ MORE HERE Why Singapore consistently excels in the IB exams Some of the schools which offer the programme take in better students to begin with, observers said. READ MORE HERE More on this topic   Related Story ST newsletters: Get alerts on the latest news Muhyiddin's parliamentary majority in jeopardy as Umno MP withdraws backing Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional has only 110 lawmakers backing it in the 220-member Parliament. READ MORE HERE Post White House, Trump’s personal power base remains potent weapon Trump's power base is personal. And the more beleaguered he seems, the more his base rallies around him. READ MORE HERE US ends curbs on official American contacts with Taiwan: Pompeo The move is likely to anger China and increase US-Sino tensions in the waning days of Trump’s presidency. READ MORE HERE Jack Ma's absence raises more questions than it answers amid Ant and Alibaba probe Ma has not been seen in public since late October. READ MORE HERE Robinsons clears all stock, bows out with closure of Raffles City outlet Its outlet at The Heeren in Orchard Road was closed on Dec 16. READ MORE HERE Down with muscle degeneration disorder but founder of e-sports company says it's not game over Ivan Yeo was 27 when told he had Kennedy's disease, which causes, among other things, progressive weakening and wasting of the limb and facial muscles. READ MORE HERE Look what Covid made me do: Ambitious projects that took flight ​ A world record was claimed; books were written and entrepreneurs emerged.  READ MORE HERE

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Fujitsu to Deliver O-RAN standard compliant Radio Units for KDDI’s 5G Commercial Service in Japan Using Virtualized Base Stations

TOKYO, Dec 1, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced that its O-RAN compatible 5G Radio Unit was selected by KDDI Corporation for the construction of virtualized base station(1) for 5G commercial services in Japan, planned delivery in the second half of FY2021.Fig. Conceptualization of Virtualized Base Station ConfigurationFeatures of the Radio UnitThe newly developed 5G Radio Unit uses O-RAN(2) standard specifications for fronthaul interface for communication with base station controllers (CU: Central Unit/DU: Distributed Unit). This makes it possible to establish a flexible network with an O-RAN configuration by connecting base station controllers between different vendors that comply with this specification. Aiming to accelerate the delivery of 5G services, Fujitsu will make miniaturization and low power consumption a reality for Radio Units that utilize highly-efficient, wide-band power amplification technology. Mounting more antenna elements than conventional MIMO (Multi Input Multi Output(3)) technologies enhance the effects of beamforming(4) and spatial multiplexing and will ultimately help to deliver seamless, speedy mobile communications for users in places where many people gather.Future DevelopmentsIn the future, Fujitsu will continue its contributions to the global development of O-RAN and support the development of KDDI's advanced 5G commercial services, delivering leading-edge Radio Units that draw on wireless technologies and expertise cultivated over many years. Through these initiatives, Fujitsu will play a key role in fulfilling real-world communication requirements in a variety of use case scenarios, including smart factories utilizing 5G and autonomous driving.Comments from Toshikazu Yokai, Executive Officer, KDDI Corporation"KDDI aims to provide flexible end-to-end network slicing services with 5G network. We expect that Fujitsu's Radio Unit that is O-RAN (Open Interfaces) compliant will contribute significantly to the realization of this plan. As a "company contributing to the sustainable growth of society", KDDI will contribute to increased sophistication in the industry and create new social value through the provision of even more easy to use and highly reliable communication services."(1) Virtualized Base Station base station equipped with software having base station control function in general purpose server.(2) O-RAN A common specification developed by the O-RAN Alliance (Open Radio Access Network Alliance), an industry group that promotes standardization with the aim of realizing a next-generation radio access network that is open and expandable, including 5G.(3) MIMO A technology that enables high-speed communication by simultaneously transmitting different signals from multiple transmitters and separating the signals received by multiple receivers.(4) Beamforming A technique for concentrating radio waves in a specific direction by controlling the phase (angle) of a signal emitted by an antenna element on an antenna panel.About Fujitsu LtdFujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 130,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.9 trillion yen (US$35 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com. Copyright 2020 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

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Blockpass Provides eKYC Services for Base Protocol as Private Pre-Sale Launches

HONG KONG, Nov 16, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Blockpass has revealed its latest partner in the form of Base Protocol, a synthetic crypto asset that derives its price from the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies. Blockpass will be providing eKYC services to Base Protocol, which is currently preparing to launch its private BASE token pre-sale.Described at the 'S&P 500 for crypto', Base Protocol acts as a one-stop trading instrument which allows holders to speculate on all cryptocurrencies simultaneously, rather than just one or a select portfolio of multiple. It allows traders to agnostically invest in the entire crypto ecosystem. Although this is its primary function, BASE tokens can also be used for other means, such as a safe transitory currency when trading between other cryptocurrencies with volatile prices, a price reference for all cryptocurrencies, or as a lending instrument to hedge on leveraged crypto trading.Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. From the Blockpass Mobile App, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token purchases and access to regulated industry. For businesses and merchants, Blockpass is a comprehensive KYC & AML SaaS that requires no integration and no setup cost. You can set up a service in minutes, test the service for free and start verifying and on-boarding users."We're very excited to be working with Base Protocol." said Adam Vaziri, Blockpass CEO. "Cryptocurrencies have been notorious for price volatility and the sheer volume of different options available; having a token that is linked to the entire market is a great way to provide opportunities and mitigate all number of risks associated with cryptocurrency trading. By providing KYC services we can enable a safe, secure and regulatory compliant experience for Base Protocol and its users.""Base Protocol reviewed a variety of different KYC options when determining who to choose for our pre-sale. We ultimately chose to go with Blockpass as our partnered provider because they had the most intuitive, and flexible KYC portal that we were able to easily integrate onto our website." Said Dylan Senter, Base Protocol Co-Founder and Business Development. "Blockpass is clearly built to align with the needs of any crypto company doing KYC, and they have the most affordable payment structure. Our favorite thing about Blockpass is that there is no minimum number of KYC checks that we must purchase. We have been very happy with our Blockpass experience so far, and will definitely be using them moving forward."Blockpass has grown significantly in size and use since its inception, both in the number and range of companies it has partnered with, and the scope of its work. Blockpass continues to develop its digital identity protocol with updates and additions to improve the compliance experience. Blockpass has seen rapidly increasing numbers of users in the past year as its identity verification solution is used for ICOs, STOs and IEOs, including supporting a number of successful fundraisers in the past few months. With a current 90%+ discount on its services, a fact made possible due to the unique reusable nature of its verification method and put in place to help as many people as possible access KYC in the current pandemic, there has never been a better time to explore the potential of Blockpass. The Blockpass App is available from the App Store and Google Play.About BlockpassBlockpass is a fast, fully comprehensive KYC & AML screening software-as-a-service for Crypto, Defi and other regulated industries. With Blockpass, you get an unmatched set of benefits for any compliance service that includes pay-as-you-go, no setup cost, no integration necessary, free testing, immediate launch and at the lowest cost. Blockpass' KYC Connect(TM) platform enables businesses to select requirements for customer onboarding that can include ID authentication, face-matching, address checking, AML ongoing monitoring and/or screening of sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media. Through Blockpass, end-users easily create a verified portable identity that they can control and re-use to onboard with any service instantly.For more information and updates, please visit and sign up to the following:Promotional video: https://youtu.be/SvO2cw3e-SIWebsite: http://www.blockpass.orgEmail: sales@blockpass.orgAbout Base ProtocolThe Base Protocol acts as a one-stop trading instrument which allows holders to speculate on the entire crypto industry simultaneously, rather than just one token or a select portfolio of multiple. This should be valuable for outsiders interested in crypto investing who don't know which assets they "should" buy. It will also be useful for institutional investors seeking to diversify crypto exposure to the entire industry, and general crypto traders looking to hedge or diversify their investments. Base Protocol (BASE) is a token whose price is pegged to the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies at a ratio of 1 : 1 trillion. BASE allows traders to speculate on the entire crypto industry with one token.If crypto market cap is $350B, BASE is $0.35.If crypto market cap is $700B, BASE is $0.70. Copyright 2020 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com

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