Alcatel-Lucent wins Saudi Telecom contract

Telecoms equipment company Alcatel-Lucent has won a multi-million euro contract from Saudi Telecom to expand, extend, and upgrade its existing broadband network to serve an additional two million residential and enterprise customers by the end of 2010.

Under the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will provide its packet optical transport solution for DSLAM traffic aggregation and Ethernet business services, along with its DSL and GPON /MSAN technology. It will also leverage its services expertise in project management, network analysis, software integration, integration services and technical support services to deliver a turnkey services solution.

Vincenzo Nesci, vice president of Middle East and Africa at Alcatel-Lucent, said: "Our strong presence in Saudi Arabia and our long-term history with Saudi Telecom enabled us to understand its network requirements, and work together to provide the best solution in an optimal timeframe."

The deal follows Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary LGS' $11.7m contract last month from the US Army to provide network installation and integration and professional services for a communications infrastructure upgrade.

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