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To: sandstuff who wrote (25571)	9/11/1998 10:45:00 AM
From: RocketMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50264

This is what I was refering to, the major telcos have been providing Egypt with the latest in backbone infrastructure, fiber optics, switching, wireless, etc. Now, what makes Digitcom's entry beautiful is that Digitcom does not have to absorb the costs of this infrastructure! From the press release: ''Telecom Egypt was attracted by IP telephony's ability to increase the capacity of existing infrastructure at a very low cost,'' explained Jimmy Chin, Digitcom CEO. ''Our IntraVoice technology can leverage the significant investment they have made recently in a major modernization of their switched network. Translation: the big boys laid in the big pipes, Digitcom helps put a lot more traffic through those expensive pipes, lessening the overall cost while reaping big profit. And unlike Lucent, who comes in, lays in the pipes then goes home, Digitcom is in the services end, transacting minutes day after day, year after year. What a deal!

To: sandstuff who wrote (25571)	9/11/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: sandstuff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50264

Anybody catch this?...from Lucent press release... 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. 100% growth in telephone ownership in 5 years. This is the potential of an "emerging market". This growth is on top of the growth of IP Telephony.

To: sandstuff who wrote (25571)	9/11/1998 10:53:00 AM
From: Craig K	Respond to of 50264

It looks like they are really trying to grow their telecom system within the country....that means that there will be be more people to call other countries..... Egypt Telecom, as part of its plans to double the nationwide telephone density over the next five years, has signed a "Nile Vision" frame contract with Alcatel for 800,000 lines. Currently, there are 7.25 lines per person in Egypt. A first-phase contract calling for the supply of 100,000 lines of Alcatel 1000 network systems was also signed. Included in the Nile Vision project along with the ATM-ready switches are SDH optical fiber rings and wireless subscriber access networks, both of which Alcatel will be supplying. With the new technologies, Egypt Telecom will be able to offer such advanced services as ISDN, frame relay and ATM cell delivery. For more than two decades, Alcatel has been a significant contributor to Egypt's telecoms infrastructure. Among the company's contributions are more than 1.3m Alcatel 1000 subscriber lines, 2,500 km of optical fiber links, and 1,200 km of microwave links. Infrastructure for the country's first GSM network was supplied by Alcatel in record time last year. International telecoms traffic from Egypt runs over several high-capacity optical fiber systems, with Alcatel acting as the major supplier: the SEA-ME-WE family (linking Egypt to Asia and Europe) as well as FLAG and more recently Aletar (providing service to Lebanon and Syria). For space-based direct-to-home broadcasting, the Egyptian Radio and TV Union has ordered Nilesat: Alcatel is building the satellite's payload. And for an extension of Cairo's Metro, Alcatel has been asked to supply telecoms systems.