https://www.nec.com/en/press/index.html Press Releases are available for viewing. (c)NEC Corporation 1994-2025 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/R&D Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202610/global_20261014_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has developed two new technologies for Vision-Language Models (VLMs), VLM-based Local Region Understanding and Continual Learning for VLMs, which are expected to be utilized in rescue operations and recovery efforts by local governments and other organizations. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Services/Solutions Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202610/global_20261014_02.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has announced its participation in the upcoming 32nd ITS World Congress as an exhibitor at the ITS Japan Pavilion, which will showcase public- and private-sector exhibitors affiliated with ITS Japan. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/R&D Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202610/global_20261002_01.html A joint research and development project titled “Development and Demonstration of a Computational and Evaluation Platform for Next-Generation Cancer Immunotherapy Using Quantum Computing Technology,” undertaken by NEC Corporation (NEC), Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Taiho Pharmaceutical), the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and Waseda University, has been selected for the Large-Scale Demonstration for Use Case Creation under the Research and Development Project of the Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information and Communication Systems administered by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins https://www.nec.com/en/press/202609/global_20260922_01.html Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) have started collaboration to build “Petal,” the world’s first commercial petabit optical submarine cable system. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Sustainability https://www.nec.com/en/press/202609/global_20260914_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has published the “ESG Databook 2026,” a report on its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives from April 2025 onwards. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Sustainability Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202609/global_20260907_01.html The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and NEC Corporation (NEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote the conservation of natural capital and responses to climate change through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/R&D Social value creation/Digital Healthcare https://www.nec.com/en/press/202609/global_20260903_02.html Transgene (Euronext Paris: TNG), a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leader in IT, network and AI technologies, today report sustained 100% three-year disease-free survival (DFS) in patients treated with TG4050 in the Phase 1 part of a randomized Phase 1/2 trial evaluating TG4050, the first individualized neoantigen therapeutic vaccine (INTV) based on the myvac® platform, in patients with resected, locally advanced HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202609/global_20260902_04.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE: 7011) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) toward a strategic partnership in the defense sector. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202609/global_20260902_03.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has joined “Project Glasswing,”, an initiative led by Anthropic PBC (Anthropic) to ensure the security of the world’s most critical software, and is using Anthropic's frontier AI model "Claude Mythos Preview" (Mythos) for defensive cybersecurity work, including its own vulnerability management processes. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260826_01.html NEC Corporation has decided to issue U.S. dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes in overseas markets to diversify its funding sources and investor base, as outlined below. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260825_01.html NEC Corporation’s (NEC; TSE: 6701) ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, NEC Orchestrating Future Fund (NOFF), has invested in Dexmate, Inc. (Dexmate), a U.S. startup providing the AI-controlled humanoid robot "VEGA" and a Physical AI development platform. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260821_01.html The University of Osaka, D3 Center, SANKEN, and NEC Corporation (NEC), have jointly developed RED-ONION (Research EnhanceD Osaka university Next-generation Infrastructure for Open research and innovatioN), a next-generation data transfer infrastructure designed to securely and rapidly transfer large volumes of research data—including sensitive data related to genomics and healthcare, as well as the results of its analysis and processing—in both directions between the D3 Center and SANKEN on the university’s Suita Campus. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/R&D Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260821_02.html KDDI Corporation, NTT, Inc., 1Finity Inc., a Fujitsu company and leading provider of global network solutions, NEC Corporation, Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. today announced that the framework of low-latency and energy-efficient networks to support the AI era has been approved as an international standard by the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) on August 13, 2026. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/R&D Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260818_02.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has been awarded a contract for “Research on Underwater Acoustic Foundation Models Using Self-Supervised Learning (Part 1),” with a focus on dual-use applications, as part of the “Innovative Breakthrough Research” program conducted by the Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute of Japan’s Agency for Defense Equipment. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260807_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) and UrbanChain will jointly launch a demonstration in September 2026 to evaluate a next-generation surface parking lot service designed to accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of parking facilities. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial https://www.nec.com/en/press/202608/global_20260805_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by Assist Group S.r.l. with business leaders who have extensive experience across a wide range of industries to transfer its overseas network equipment resale business—which involves building systems for overseas telecommunications operators and enterprises using network equipment from partner companies—as well as its IT services business for governments and local authorities in certain countries, which includes system development for biometric authentication and smart cities. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260729_01.html Consolidated Financial Results for the Three-month Period Ended June 30, 2026 [IFRS] Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260728_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it is enhancing its Obbligato series of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software products, which hold the top domestic market share in Japan. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260716_01.html Noetra Corp., along with its core member companies and investors—Sony Group Corporation, SoftBank Corp., NEC Corporation, and Honda Motor Co., Ltd.—launched full-scale R&D for a Japan-developed multimodal foundation model that will serve as the foundation for AI-enabled robots and physical AI, in collaboration with a broad range of partners engaged in the development and application of sovereign AI in Japan. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/R&D Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260714_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has developed a first-of-its-kind technology that uses proprietary AI to rapidly generate highly detailed 3D models in as little as one minute, solely from footage captured with general-purpose cameras such as those on smartphones, while automatically removing unnecessary subjects. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260710_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC) implemented organizational changes effective as of April 1, 2026. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260703_02.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has signed a supply contract with a consortium of companies, including Lightstorm, Microsoft, Singtel, and Tata Communications, for the India-Southeast Asia (I-2SEA) submarine cable system connecting India, Malaysia, and Singapore. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Services/Solutions https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260702_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), a leading global IT and network transformation services provider, today announced a collaboration with Messer Gases Brazil to support the company’s digital transformation as part of its Industry 4.0 strategy. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial https://www.nec.com/en/press/202607/global_20260701_01.html NEC Corporation ("NEC") announced today that it has determined to merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary, NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd., by absorption, effective October 1, 2026 (the "Merger"). Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202606/global_20260629_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has been recognized as a Specialist in the Gartner® report “Emerging Market Quadrant for Physical AI Services – Established Vendors.” Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins https://www.nec.com/en/press/202606/global_20260618_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) participated in the cyber defense exercise “Locked Shields 2026,” hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Corporate/Financial https://www.nec.com/en/press/202606/global_20260615_01.html BAE Systems and NEC Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine expertise for the implementation of active cyber defence (ACD) solutions for the Japanese Government. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Customer Wins Social value creation/Smart Transportation https://www.nec.com/en/press/202606/global_20260612_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that its Face Recognition Walkthrough Gate, which has been used in a field test on the Joetsu bullet train conducted with the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and JR East Mechatronics Co., Ltd. (JREM), a leading producer of station equipment, was named "Best of the Best," the highest honor awarded at the "Red Dot Design Award 2026." Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/Sustainability https://www.nec.com/en/press/202606/global_20260611_02.html The study evaluated the effects of variable-rate fertilization on corn, winter wheat, and spring wheat. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0900 Press Releases/Category/AI https://www.nec.com/en/press/202606/global_20260602_01.html NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that it has been named a winner at the Newsweek AI Impact Awards 2026. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0900