All the cellular infrastructure providers are targeting healthcare as one of the leading verticals both for public 5G services and private networks. NEC, a smaller player in the RAN equipment market, is aiming to carve out a much larger share of the fast-expanding digital healthcare sector whose growth has accelerated further during the Covid-19 pandemic. The company has just undraped a digital healthcare division, funneling existing initiatives and emerging projects into the three areas of Medical Care, Lifestyle Support, and Life Science. The stated objective is to create a business worth ¥500bn ($4.5bn) by 2030, more ambitious than comparable initiatives from rivals in the 5G arena with the possible exceptions of Samsung and Huawei. This highlights how an advanced enterprise…