Since the early 1970s, NEC America has been a force within the communications industry in North America, pioneering technology and delivering advanced business communications systems. NEC is an industry leader in the design, manufacture, service, and installation of telecommunications systems for all types and sizes of business and organizations, ranging from a few phone lines to several thousand. In 1994, NEC America created Corporate Networks Group (CNG) to address multimedia integration demands of businesses.

The group, known previously as the Customer Premise Equipment group (CPE), now includes PBX, Key Systems, Wireless, ATM, Video, Facsimile and other networking systems and equipment. CNG is positioned as a core technology provider in the strategic deployment of