Deutsche Telecom awards optical network contract to Alcatel - Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article

Telecomworldwire, Feb 28, 2000

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-28 February 2000-Deutsche Telecom awards optical network contract to Alcatel (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Alcatel has won a contract to provide an optical communications network to Deutsche Telekom AG.

Under the contract, which is part of a long-term framework agreement between the two companies, Alcatel will supply its SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) and DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technologies, to enable Deutsche Telekom to build a high-speed platform to meet the growing demand for Internet protocol- and ATM-based broadband communications.

Deutsche Telecom's total investment in the new optical network is valued at several hundred million euros.

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