Press Release Jan 25, 2021 KDDI overseas subsidiaries partner with Vuzix to bring customers smart-glasses solutions

KDDI Singapore

As business continues to globalize, COVID-19 has brought with it restrictions that make country-to-country travel more difficult, with the effects of this beginning to be felt by our corporate customers.

To help our customers meet these challenges, and to aid communication, increase productivity, and enable BCPs in Asia, Europe and America, KDDI’s overseas branches KDDI China, KDDI Shanghai, KDDI Guangzhou, KDDI Hong Kong, KDDI Taiwan, KDDI Korea, KDDI Singapore, KDDI Malaysia, KDDI Indonesia, KDDI Philippines, KDDI Vietnam, KDDI Thailand, KDDI Australia, KDDI India, KDDI Dubai, KDDI Phnom Penh, and KDDI Myanmar have partnered with smart glasses manufacturer Vuzix Corporation.

Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a long-time, dedicated manufacturer of smart glasses, known for its ergonomically-designed, well-fitting single-lensed smart glasses. By using Vuzix smart glasses, workers become able to operate with both hands free, while using the glasses to send visual and audio data to those on the other end of a connected call.

Vuzix smart glasses make it easy for manufacturers to provide technical support for their new products using streaming video and audio data. The devices can also be used at factories to provide remote instruction when new equipment is delivered, and for remote assistance for assembly or checking shipments. Vuzix smart glasses can bring about better efficiency in a variety of industries: for the logistics industry, they can be used for remotely giving instructions to warehouse workers, while in the medical industry, they can enable remote medical instructions or diagnoses.

• Ergonomically-designed, well-fitting single-lensed smart glasses.
• Can be used with existing Web conferencing software such as Zoom, Cisco Webex and Microsoft Teams.

Vuzix is a leading supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses for the consumer, commercial and entertainment markets. Their products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable, high-quality viewing experience, and provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 179 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the video eyewear field. The company has won Consumer Electronics Show awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2020 and several wireless technology innovation awards, among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (Nasdaq: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK, and Tokyo, Japan.