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To: Secret_Agent_Man who wrote (25570)	9/11/1998 10:28:00 AM
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It does look like we are in good company... lucent.dk Lucent Technologies to help expand Egypt's telecommunications infrastructure FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY DECEMBER 04, 1997 CAIRO, EGYPT --- Lucent Technologies has been selected by Telecom Egypt to participate in the expansion of Egypt's telecommunications network, which will double telephone ownership in the country over the next five years. Under the agreement, Lucent will deploy switching and wireless access technologies, and provide project management expertise to Telecom Egypt. Telecom Egypt will spend up to $300 million on the expansion, which is called the "Golden Pyramid" project. The project will enhance telephone services, especially in greater Cairo, but also in the city of Alexandria, as well as the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt regions. "We have worked closely with Telecom Egypt's Chairman, Abdel Fattah Abu Srei, and Minister Soliman Metwally, to identify the best solutions for Telecom Egypt's needs," said Tarek Hemaily, managing director of Lucent's global service provider business in Egypt. "We're delighted that Lucent's world-leading switching and wireless access technologies will be at the heart of this expansion," said Abdel Fattah Abu Srei. "As we move into the next century, advanced telecommunications facilities will be a key element in the economic prospects of all nations. Egypt is no exception to this. We intend to create an infrastructure that will generate prosperity for the nation, and put Egypt at the forefront of the information age." The Golden Pyramid project will use Lucent's 5ESSr-2000 Switching System and its wireless access solutions -- the first time such a technology has been used in Egypt. The technology allows individual households and businesses to connect to the PSTN (public switched telephone network) with a wireless connection from the local exchange, removing the need to install a costly wired connection. Wireless solutions are also quick and cost-effective to deploy, provide ample scope to expand the number of individual subscribers, and allow subscribers to upgrade their service as necessary. Because Lucent backs the use of open industry interfaces, such systems can also be used to connect subscribers to switching equipment provided by other telecommunications manufacturers. "We are looking forward to working closely with Telecom Egypt throughout the duration of this project, and we hope to continue this relationship into the future," said Hemaily. Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its web site at lucent.com. For more information, reporters may contact: Samantha Baxter - U.K. Lucent Technologies +44 171 647 8036 (office) +44 468-952057 (mobile) Email:sbaxter@lucent.com Barbara Burgess - U.S. Lucent Technologies 908-559-6310 (office) Email:barbarab@lucent.com KEYWORDS: Egypt wireless access switching