A contract worth €30 M and funded by the World Bank has been awarded to Alcatel by the Iraqi Telecommunications & Post Corp. (ITPC) to deliver a turnkey high capacity nation-wide microwave backbone. The network will enable ITPC, the sole fixed operator in Iraq, to handle the ever-growing national traffic arising from increasing demand in the capital and in the country.
Under the terms of this contract, Alcatel will provide a microwave backbone covering 62 sites along three important routes in the country. The company will supply its 9600 LSY high-capacity long haul digital microwave radio transmission backbone along with Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems, PDH multiplex and cross connect, complemented by a powerful end-to-end network management, power supply equipment and towers providing efficient control and routing throughout the network.
H.E. Mohamed S. Mohamed El Hamadany, Iraq deputy minister of communications, commented, "We are confident that our long-term partner will deliver a unique network backbone in the agreed time frames in order to have it fully operational by the beginning of 2008. We have a desire to reconstruct the network in Iraq and we are convinced that Alcatel is the right partner for that."
"Taking advantage of our deep knowledge of the Iraqi telecommunications services, we are convinced that this cutting-edge network will contribute to help Iraq to accelerate the reconstruction of their country," stated Vincenzo Nesci, vice president of Alcatel's activities in the Middle East. "This award is proof of Alcatel's commitment to provide communication access to the 'next billion' people around the world. It will also reinforce our position in Iraq and in the region in which we have been present for more than 35 years."
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