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Globe Telecom Awards AT&T $81.6 Million Contract to Upgrade Philippine Telecommunications Network

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The Philippines telecommunications firm, Globe Telecom, has awarded AT&T an $81.6 million contract to supply a digital local network, significantly increasing the number of telephone lines in the country. The new network will enable Globe Telecom to serve customers in and around metropolitan Manila, Southern Tagalog, and Mindanao. The expansion is part of the Philippine government's efforts to upgrade the country's telecommunications network, with Globe Telecom required to increase its network to 700,000 lines by the year 2000.

Key Takeaways:

  • Globe Telecom has awarded AT&T an $81.6 million contract to supply a digital local network.
  • The new network will enable Globe Telecom to serve customers in and around metropolitan Manila, Southern Tagalog, and Mindanao.
  • The expansion is part of the Philippine government's efforts to upgrade the country's telecommunications network.
  • Globe Telecom is required to increase its network to 700,000 lines by the year 2000.
  • AT&T will supply digital toll electronic switches, outside plant systems, and fiber optic and copper cable for more than 106,000 new lines.
  • The project includes installing two 5ESS(R)-2000 digital toll switches and providing all outside plant systems, including fiber optic cable and copper cable.
  • The contract signing symbolizes Globe Telecom's efforts to address the tremendous demand for local telephone services in the Philippines, according to Jay Carter, president of AT&T Network Systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • The new network will connect consumers and businesses on Globe Telecom's provincial network with the greater Manila area, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company's public switched telephone network, and existing facilities of other local exchange operators.
  • AT&T has a seven-year supply contract with Globe Telecom for up to 400,000 new lines.
  • AT&T previously supplied and installed a 5ESS-2000 Switching system, equipped with Intelligent Network and operator services capabilities, for Globe Telecom's international gateway functions under a $10 million contract.

Statistics:

  • The new network will serve customers in metropolitan Manila, Southern Tagalog, and Mindanao.
  • The network will increase the number of telephone lines by more than 106,000.
  • Globe Telecom's expansion is part of the Philippine government's efforts to upgrade the country's telecommunications network.
  • AT&T will supply two 5ESS(R)-2000 digital toll switches.
  • Globe Telecom is required to increase its network to 700,000 lines by the year 2000.
  • AT&T has a seven-year supply contract with Globe Telecom for up to 400,000 new lines.

Sources:

  • "Manila--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Philippines telecommunications firm Globe Telecom awarded AT&T an $81.6 million contract to supply a digital local network that will significantly increase the number of telephone lines in the country."

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