Alcatel-Lucent and VNPT signed contracts worth US $ 60 million

On the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to France from September 30 to October 3, Alcatel-Lucent will sign contracts with VNPT with a total value of $ 60 million.

Communications representative of French telecommunications company Alcatel-Lucent said that under the witness of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and representatives of the French Government, contracts are expected to be signed on October 2, 2007. (Vietnam time) between Alcatel-Lucent President in Europe and South America, Olivier Picard and Mr. Pham Long Tran, Acting Chairman of the Board of Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT.

Specifically, Alcatel-Lucent said it will sign a contract with VMS MobiFone to provide 754 BTS mobile transceiver stations for 3 regions of North, Central and South to expand coverage, improve capacity and speed of transmission lines. This is a bidding package that is widely procured and Alcatel-Lucent has won a bid worth 21.5 million USD.

Alcatel-Lucent will sign a contract with VNPT to supply SDH equipment to the provinces in the North (from 2006 to the end of 2008 and a contract to supply xDSL equipment for 19 Central provinces). end of 2008).

Alcatel-Lucent will also enter into a cooperation agreement with VNPT to establish a modern Internet Protocol Center to support the transformation of IP networks and more widely deploy VNPT's broadband network across the globe and throughout the territory. Vietnam. Under this partnership the services will include providing deep knowledge and experience about IP technology products, solutions and services; service of repair and production of IP equipment; IP training centers; service centers to develop national-scale services based on IP infrastructure.