French telecommunication giant Alcatel has been selected by the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to provide a full turnkey telecommunications network and associated services for their internal communication needs.
The €16 million contract fits in the frame of EETC's main objective to provide telecommunications to serve the electricity transmission system in a secure and redundant way throughout the Western Nile delta area in Egypt.
The project will provide high-speed data and voice links between High Voltage Substations and the West Delta Regional Control Center (WDRCC) which monitors power delivery throughout the relevant power network.
Alcatel will be responsible for designing, building and commissioning a multi-service communication system equipped with about 1,000 kilometers of aerial fiber optic cables and a network of Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise communication servers.
The main transmission system relies on Alcatel's data-aware SDH Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems and will be managed by Alcatel's integrated network management system that ensures an efficient and cost-effective traffic control and routing throughout all network levels.
Alcatel provides communications solutions, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver content. With sales of €16.5 billion in 2002, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. — (menareport.com)
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