Alcatel Awarded $27 Million Contract for Gansu & Jilin's GSM Network Expansions in China.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2002 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) announced that it has been awarded, through Alcatel Shanghai Shanghai (shăng`hī`, shäng`hī`), city (1994 est. pop. 12,980,000), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. Bell, two separate GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. network expansion contracts worth more than $27 million by Gansu Mobile and Jilin Mobile, two subsidiaries of China Mobile, the second-largest mobile service provider in the world. Under the terms of these two contracts, Alcatel will supply, install and commission the industry-leading Evolium family of products, including base stations, home location register, base station controller, mobile switching center A switching center is a node in a telecommunications Circuit switching network which is connected to either another switching center and/or to end user devices. Switching centers are aware of other centers and possible routes between them such that on demand a center can establish and packet control unit supporting a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. network. This project representing Gansu Mobile's sixth GSM network expansion will further improve the network's capacity and reliability. When completed in October 2002, the total capacity of the Gansu GSM network will support more than 2.1million subscribers. Alcatel Shanghai Bell's relationship with Gansu Mobile dates back to 1996. In Jilin, an industrial province in China's north-east region North-East Region can be stated when referring to the following:
"We have really benefited from our long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. relationship with Alcatel Shanghai Bell and continue to do so. Its advanced technologies and full attention to service help us meet all our customers' demands for the latest mobile services," said Yao Shihong, general manager of Gansu Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. "We have enjoyed a long-term cooperation with Alcatel Shanghai Bell, which is Jilin Mobile's biggest supplier," said Bai Yufa, general manager of Jilin Mobile. "We sincerely hope Alcatel Shanghai Bell will continue to develop the most advanced technologies and products for this on-going win-win collaboration." "We are very proud of our customers' continued trust in our products, as proven by their repeated orders. They are investing in a future-proof product, as our GSM networks and solutions also serve as platforms for seamless evolution to next generation mobile networks," said Jean-Herve Leger, Asia Pacific vice president of Alcatel's Mobile Networks. About Alcatel Shanghai Bell Alcatel Shanghai Bell is the first foreign-invested company limited by shares in the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. sector in China, with Alcatel holding 50 percent+1 shares and Chinese shareholders holding the remainder. The multibillion dollar telecom technology leader delivers end-to-end telecommunications solutions and high-quality services, covering the fixed, mobile networking, broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. , intelligent optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. , multimedia solutions and network applications. It also has a key international R&D center with full access to Alcatel's global technology pool, developing original technology for use in China and export to Alcatel's customers worldwide. With 6,500 employees, an advanced manufacturing center, and the most extensive sales and support network in China, it is the only company capable of meeting the global needs of Chinese customers. For more information, visit Alcatel Shanghai Bell on the Internet at http://www.alcatel-sbell.com.cn. About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. , enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of Euro 25 billion in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, http://www.alcatel.com. |
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