ECI Telecom Announces $7.3 Million DCME System Order from Embratel in Brazil

Strategic Insights -

ECI Telecom Ltd. has announced a significant order from Embratel, Brazil's long-distance and international carrier, for approximately $7.3 million worth of Digital Circuit Multiplication Equipment (DCME) systems. This order marks a significant milestone for ECI Telecom, as it expands its presence in the Brazilian market and highlights the growing demand for its innovative telecommunications solutions.

Key Takeaways:

  • ECI Telecom has shipped a total of $7.3 million worth of DCME systems to Embratel, a subsidiary of Telecommunicaceos Brasileiras S.A. ("Telebras"), Brazil's state-controlled holding company.
  • The systems, which will be shipped in the current quarter, contain new software that provides additional functionality and applications, including domestic network restoration.
  • The DCME systems will be used to back-up Embratel's extensive fiberoptic terrestrial network between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
  • The systems are equipped with network management software that can detect transmission difficulties and automatically activate backup facilities to restore normal transmission.
  • ECI Telecom's DCME products can provide solutions that never existed before, and the company plans to market this new functionality to its existing customer base.
  • The order highlights the growing demand for ECI Telecom's innovative telecommunications solutions, including its DCME systems, which provide capacity expansion, flexibility, and management functions for existing and new telecommunications networks.
  • ECI Telecom's wholly owned TELEMATICS INTERNATIONAL unit designs, manufactures, and markets access and backbone layer wide-area networking products for network service providers worldwide.

Statistics:

  • $7.3 million: The total value of the DCME system order from Embratel.
  • 90%: The percentage of Brazil's telephones operated through ownership of 27 local operating companies by Telebras.
  • Current quarter: The timeframe when the DCME systems are expected to be shipped.
  • Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo: The two cities connected by Embratel's extensive fiberoptic terrestrial network that will be backed up by the DCME systems.
  • Fraction of a second: The time taken by the DCME systems to detect transmission difficulties on the fiber link.
  • 27: The number of local operating companies owned by Telebras.
  • 90%: The percentage of Brazil's telephones operated by Telebras.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, December 15, 1994.