Ficosa has entered into collaboration with NTT Docomo in the integration of 4G LTE services in the automotive industry mainly in Japan.
It is envisaged by Ficosa that the important scale resulting from the cooperation of both companies will be of the utmost importance in addressing the integration of 4G capabilities inside vehicles.
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More specifically, the cooperation covers joint technical approaches to enable a seamless 4G solution integrated in vehicles by means of using connectivity modules (or iVTU’s, in-Vehicle Telematic Units).
Both Ficosa and NTT Docomo have demonstrated in real vehicle environments that 4G connectivity is feasible by means of using Ficosa’s iVTU’s and NTT Docomo’s 4G network in Japan. High rates of connectivity were achieved under different scenarios, including WI-Fi HotSpot capabilities, allowing to connect several devices at the same time to Ficosa’s iVTU.
Ficosa, as a Tier-1 supplier in the automotive industry, says it is demonstrating that its iVTUs are meeting automotive standards when integrating 4G services.
Ficosa says its iVTUs with 4G capabilities are miniaturised, even considering the integration of all the antennas inside the units, which is key for safety and security applications.
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By GlobalDataNTT Docomo’s 4G network, on the other side, has demonstrated that it could provide full coverage for Ficosa’s iVTU’s installed in vehicles, which is key for a seamless integration of service and a good quality of service.
“By cooperating with Ficosa, we will be able to jointly develop 4G LTE based telematics by combining Ficosa’s high spec iVTUs and Docomo’s network technology. We hope that we can work together to bring new services and functions that realises a comfortable driving environment to drivers in Japan,” said Tsutomu Shindou, executive vice president of NTT Docomo.
“4G telephony connectivity, including Wi-Fi hot spot, has continues growth on the vehicles with state-of-the-art technology. In that sense, our partnership with NTT Docomo, is supporting to Ficosa to implement that technology on the Japanese market with our LTE integrated antennas as part of the proof of new technologies inside telematic devices from our company. On the other hand, Ficosa is as well working on other growing markets with the same technology such as USA where we saw a clear tendency from 3G to 4G telephony connectivity due close sunset of 2G technology,” said Josep Forcadell, director of the advanced communications unit of Ficosa.
It is expected that, as a result of this joint cooperation, both companies will increase their capabilities to offer better value propositions to their respective customers in different markets and geographies. Furthermore, both Ficosa and NTT Docomo will continuously cooperate with the aim of enhancing the development of new products and business cases, with a specific focus on meeting the expectations of existing and potential new global customers mainly in Japan.
