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Paris, July 9, 2009 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris
and NYSE: ALU) has been chosen by Samart Telcoms, a provider of network system
services in Thailand and a member of the JJS consortium, to supply an
intelligent optical network for TOT Public Company Limited (TOT). This contract
will support TOT’s IP broadband project, and is the largest transmission deal
of this kind in Thailand and in the Southeast Asian region.
Alcatel-Lucent will provide Samart Telcoms with an integrated,end-to-end
solution allowing TOT to meet the increasing number of users while supporting
the bandwidth demands driven by next-generation 3G services. Samart Telcoms
will benefit from Alcatel-Lucent’s unparalleled experience in network
roll-outs, project execution and network maintenance.
“Alcatel-Lucent’s customer focus and leadership gives us confidence that
their optical transport solutions are future-proof and the services delivered
at the highest standard. Trusted partnership and reliability are essential in
TOT’s IP broadband project as it is crucial to the country’s development and
the knowledge-society we are building,” said Watchai Vilailuck, Chief Executive
Officer of Samart Telcoms Public Company Limited.
“This project is a major step in our relationship with both Samart Telcoms,
the JJS consortium and TOT,” said Sean Dolan, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s
activities in Asia-Pacific. “Our end-to-end solution and services will help lay
the foundation for the development of new social and economical opportunities
in the country.”
Alcatel-Lucentwas recently recognized for the second consecutive year as “
Optical Vendor of the Year” in Asia Pacific during the 2009 Frost &
Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards. The award further confirms Alcatel-Lucent’s
leading innovation capabilities in optics, including intelligent optical core
with more than 1,600 ASON/GMPLS-enabled optical cross-connects rolled out
worldwide.
About the Alcatel-Lucent solution
Under the terms of the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will provide an intelligent
optical core solutions based on its 1678 Metro Core Connect (MCC) and Optical
Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems. This solution will leverage Generalized
Multi-Protocol Label Switching/Automatically switched optical network
(GMPLS/ASON) providing high level of network reliability while maximizing
operational efficiency and reducing capital expense. Cost-effective long-haul
transmission will be ensured by the Alcatel-Lucent 1626 Light Manager (LM) that
provides unique fully-tunable and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplex
architecture, enabling operators to design, plan and operate their networks
with dramatically enhanced agility. The Alcatel-Lucent end-to-end solution,
managed by the Alcatel-Lucent 1350 network management, will position Samart
Telecom to deliver TOT an advanced, high-capacity optical network
infrastructure to meet the growing demand of TOT’s business and residential
users at the lowest cost per transported bit.
About Samart Telcoms PLC.
Samart Telcoms Public Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Samart Group, is in the
business of providing ICT related solutions and services since 1986. It is the
leading ICT network provider for both governmental and private organizations.
Samart Telcoms with its ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI lever 3 qualitations has been
the vender of choice in developing ICT systems for strategic national projects
such as AIMS and CUTE system at Suvarnabhumi Airport, MOENet (iPSTAR) project
and TOT nation-wide broadband IP system, etc.
About TOT PCL.
TOT Public Company Limited was founded on 24 February 1954, corporatized from
Telephone Organization of Thailand on 31 July 2002. TOT has laid a
foundation for telecommunications system in Thailand for over 54 years. With
its long-lasting experiences, TOT is ready to provide a complete range of
telecommunications services to meet the requirements of all target groups
to their utmost satisfactions.
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