Alcatel Awarded 1.5 Million Lines Contract to Extend Telecom Egypt's Network; Five-Year Agreement Complements the Nile Vision Contract Awarded in November 1997.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) announced the signature of a five-year agreement with Telecom Egypt Telecom Egypt or Telecom Egypt SAE (TE) (LSE: TEEG), is Egypt’s main Telephone company. It started in 1854 with the first telegraph line in Egypt. In 1998 it replaced the former Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication Organization (ARENTO). for the modernization of Telecom Egypt's national telecommunication infrastructure. The Nile Vision Plus agreement foresees the extension and the upgrade of the network enabling the connection of an additional 1.5 million lines in 10 governorates of the Delta and Alexandria region. It includes training, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and expertise to help Telecom Egypt offer high-quality services, thus strengthening its customer focus. The contract follows the Nile Vision project awarded to Alcatel in 1997. Alcatel will be in charge of the overall project management including demand forecast analysis, network planning, design, deployment, integration, and network operation support. A first firm order has been placed today under the agreement to provide and install 340,000 lines in urban and rural Delta region. Alcatel will enable Telecom Egypt to address the growing demand of advanced telecommunication needs through the integration of new technologies and enhanced end-user services generating new sources of revenues. "The Nile Vision Plus program will enable Telecom Egypt to further support our subscribers' demands and the economical development of the country. We are keen to extend our relationship with Alcatel for this ambitious project," said Akil Beschir, chairman of Telecom Egypt. "We are committed to support Telecom Egypt from end-to-end network deployment and regional support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services up to information and communication technology knowledge transfer. The Nile Vision Plus project confirms Alcatel's leading position in providing professional services to address today's increasing demand for customized network solutions," said Frederic Rose, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Alcatel's Network Services. About Telecom Egypt Telecom Egypt, the Egyptian telecommunications company See telecom company. , was the sole public authority entrusted by law to provide all public telecommunications services in Egypt. It established telecommunications networks country-wide and updated services to cope with international standards in these fields, since 1918. Telecom Egypt plans to double the number of annually installed lines to meet the customer demands of residential business areas to achieve the suitable environment for investment. In addition to targeted teldensity increase, Telecom Egypt gives great attention to introducing new services and features that respond to customer service and business sector demand. Intelligent Network service, Integrated Service Digital Networking, Calling Line Identification and high-speed data based on frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. and asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. backbone network A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. is introduced. Telecom Egypt operates more than eight million fixed lines, equipped with state of the art value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services and is in the process of launching its mobile network. For more information, http://www.telecomegypt.com.eg About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, 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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