ECI Telecom Selected by Inner Mongolia PTA to Supply SDH Transmission Equipment

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ECI Telecom Ltd., a leader in implementing high-speed SDH networks, has been selected by the Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Inner Mongolia to supply Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) transmission equipment and network management systems. The Inner Mongolia project aims to digitalize the backbone network, enabling the provision of advanced digital services to the growing subscriber base. The project will extend across a 3,000 km backbone network, consisting of many long distance fiberoptic segments.

Key Takeaways:

  • ECI Telecom has been selected by the Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Inner Mongolia to supply SDH transmission equipment and network management systems, totaling approximately $2.8 million.
  • The Inner Mongolia project is designed to enable PTA to digitalize its backbone network, providing advanced digital services to its growing subscriber base.
  • The project will extend across a 3,000 km backbone network, consisting of many long distance fiberoptic segments.
  • ECI Telecom will provide its SDH products, including "Add and Drop" multiplexers ("ADM's") and network management systems, to enable flexible utilization and management of fiberoptic networks.
  • The transaction is to be financed within the framework of a long-term inter-bank agreement between Bank Hapoalim B.M., Tel Aviv and The People's Construction Bank of China, Beijing.
  • ECI Telecom is a leader in implementing high-speed SDH networks, with numerous installations of multiplexers operating in "ring" and "chain" configurations in other parts of China, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
  • The Company's SDH products consist of network management software, ADM and line multiplexer systems at STM-1 (155 Mbit/sec), STM-4 (622 Mbit/sec), and STM-16 (2.5 Gbit/sec) transmission rates.
  • In September 1994, ECI Telecom and its Chinese customer successfully installed, commissioned, and commercial traffic cutover of 622 Mbit/sec managed ADM's and management systems on a 850 km fiberoptic link between Wuhan and Nanjing.

Statistics:

  • $2.8 million: The total value of the first order placed by the Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Inner Mongolia.
  • 3,000 km: The length of the backbone network that will be digitalized by the Inner Mongolia project.
  • 2.5 Gbit/sec: The transmission rate of ECI Telecom's SDH products, including STM-16 systems.
  • 622 Mbit/sec: The transmission rate of the successful installation of managed ADM's and management systems on a 850 km fiberoptic link between Wuhan and Nanjing in September 1994.
  • 850 km: The length of the fiberoptic link between Wuhan and Nanjing, which is probably still the only installation of 622 Mbit/sec managed ADM's operating in a chain application over such a long distance.

Sources:

  • "ECI Telecom LTD. Selected by Posts and Telecommunications Administration of Inner Mongolia to Supply SDH Transmission Equipment", Business Wire, August 1, 1995.
  • ECI Telecom Ltd. press release.