Alcatel Signs USD 120 Million DWDM Contract with New Brazilian Operator
PR Newswire, Tuesday, October 12, 1999 at 10:20
Alcatel at Telecom 99 -- Hall 4, Stand No. 210
PARIS, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasus Telecom, a new Brazilian data
communication service provider, has just selected Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) as its
technology partner for the optical backbone of their network based on the
latest DWDM and SDH combined technologies. The contract valued at
USD 120 million (EUR 115 million) includes the supply of all equipment for the
four phases of the project and the implementation of a turnkey network for the
first two phases.
The project will use 6,000 km of optical cables with 72 fibers (including
the latest generation of Teralight(TM) fiber, developed by Alcatel for
high-speed DWDM transmission). Laid along interstate highways linking the
cities of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and Porto
Alegre, this network will enable data, voice and image traffic. The Pegasus
DWDM/SDH infoway, which will offer transmission speeds from 100 to 400 Gbit/s,
will be the first of its kind in the Brazilian telecommunications market.
Jose Barbosa Mello, President of Pegasus Telecom, stated, "Our objective
when selecting Alcatel as technology partner was to find a company that would
add to our project the most modern solutions for our clients. We understand
that the market will demand more and more quality products at low costs with
high transmission capacity. Alcatel is today one of the most advanced
companies in this industry, with a unique capacity to develop products
designed toward the future of global telecommunications, where Internet will
play an increasingly important role."
Jean-Francois Fille, President of Alcatel Brazil, declared, "We are
delighted to have been chosen by Pegasus. Our unique solution for combining
DWDM and SDH on the same platform will result in higher efficiency, real time
network monitoring and overall cost reduction. We are bringing to the
Brazilian market state-of-the-art equipment and software for very high-speed
data transmission and with a capacity ten times bigger than traditional
infoways."
The project will be deployed in four phases. The first phase will include
the new connection between the states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which
will later be extended to Belo Horizonte. In 2000, the company plans to
extend the network as far as Brasilia and Porto Alegre, passing by Curitiba,
Florianopolis and other southern Brazilian cities.
With this new success, Alcatel further consolidates its leading position
in optical networking systems for both submarine and terrestrial networks.
Note to Editors:
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology increases the
transmission capacity of the optic fibers. Different wavelengths allow
transporting different signals (voice, data and video) at long distance, each
one working independently. This also allows networking the different traffics
according to the specific needs of the network. The DWDM can be directly
integrated on the operators' existing networks.
About Alcatel
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end
voice and data communications solutions to established and new carriers, as
well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales
of EURO 23.1 billion (USD $25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than
130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on Internet:
www.alcatel.com
About Pegasus Telecom S.A.
Pegasus Telecom S.A., a company controlled by Andrade Gutierrez
Telecomunicacoes, offers long distance digital transmission solutions --
voice, data and image. Its network, which is already operating between Sao
Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, will cover the main economic cities in the
Central-Southern parts of the country, offering availability, capacity and
quality at reduced costs, based on state-of-the-art technology.
For full Alcatel Geneva Telecom press list, consult :
alcatel.com
Alcatel Telecom Geneva :
Press Office : Tel : +41 22 746 5507/08
Olivier Le Friec : Tel : +33 (0)6 08 40 94 43
Willem Zevenbergen : Tel : +33 (0)6 07 86 76 04
Alcatel Press office (Paris)
Tel : + 33 (0)1 40 76 12 98
Investor Relations
Claire Pedini Tel : +33 (0)1 40 76 13 93
Claire.pedini@alcatel.fr
Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane Tel : +33 (0)1 40 76 13 30
Charlotte.laurent-ottomane@alcatel.fr
Emmanuel Spite Tel : +33 (0)1 40 76 16 04
Emmanuel.spite@alcatel.fr
Pegasus Telecom
Heloisa Picos
G&A Comunicacao Empresarial
Tel: +5511-816-2344 ext. 211
hpicos@gaspar.com.br
SOURCE Alcatel
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or Charlotte.laurent-ottomane@alcatel.fr, or Emmanuel Spite,
+33-1-40-76-16-04, or Emmanuel.spite@alcatel.fr, all of Alcatel; or Heloisa
Picos, G&A Comunicacao Empresarial, +5511-816-2344, ext. 211, for Pegasus
Telecom/
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