Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced that it has signed a contract with Telecom Egypt, the national fixed incumbent operator, to transform part of its network and offer Voice over IP (VoIP) services. Alcatel’s IP-based network transformation solution will enable Telecom Egypt to solidify and grow its subscriber base with new user-centric communications services as deregulation opens the Egyptian market to new entrants.
Eng. Dawlat El Badawi, Vice- Chairman Projects Planning at Telecom Egypt, said: "Alcatel’s end-to-end solution will open doors to new revenue-generating services, allowing us to provide our customers with the highest levels of excellence in all areas of service provisioning.”
“This contract is a big step forward in our relationship with Telecom Egypt and further positions Alcatel as the partner of choice for operators implementing IP network transformation projects,” said Michel Rahier, President of Alcatel’s fixed communications activities. “It is a perfect example of the added value that our technological innovation and deployment experience can bring to our customers.”
With this agreement, Alcatel will support Telecom Egypt in transforming part of its existing TDM network into an intelligent, service-oriented network based on innovative, next-generation technology.
Alcatel will provide key components of its IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) solution, including the Alcatel 5020 Softswitch as well as the Alcatel 7510 and 7515 Media Gateways to communicate between the existing TDM and new IP networks. In addition, Telecom Egypt will deploy the Alcatel 7750 Service Router and Alcatel 5620 Service Aware Manager in multiple sites.
Alcatel’s solution offers Telecom Egypt the quality of service required to assign priorities to traffic, which is critical to maintain maximum levels of satisfaction for VoIP and new services; the highest levels of reliability to assure non-stop service delivery; and, the massive scalability and superior performance management features needed to introduce the new IP-based multimedia services that make the network future-safe. It will also optimize the operation and maintenance of Telecom Egypt’s network, allowing for the smooth introduction of new services.
About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 13.1 billion and 58,000 employees in 2005, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com
