Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited

Fujitsu to Install SDH Backbone in €Multi-Million North African Project

Birmingham, 27th February 2008 — Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited announces that it has been awarded a €multi-million contract to modernise an existing radio backbone for a North African customer. Scheduled for completion in 2009-2010, the first phase involves the installation of a turnkey SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) microwave network. Fujitsu will be acting as the prime contractor, partnering with the French company, Twist.

Fujitsu will be responsible for building and then maintaining the core network using its leading-edge long-haul microwave platform – the FRX-2. The turnkey project will include all aspects of supplying, installing and maintaining the microwave backbone and its associated elements. The contract involves building over 50 new sites, as well as upgrading the existing sites around the region. Nearly 100 microwave links will be deployed and ADM (Add Drop Multiplexer) and PDH (Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy) multiplexers will be installed to handle service aggregation and centralised network management.

The contract builds on Fujitsu’s long-standing expertise in the microwave technology sector, with an extensive track record for successful deployments, including the Bouygues Telecom network in France. Stavros Petrides, Chief Strategy Officer of Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe, expands:
“This is a challenging and ambitious project, which will enable our customer to establish a state-of-the-art data backbone to meet its strategic objectives. The key to our selection was Fujitsu’s proven capabilities in this sector, based on our market leading platform, the FRX-2, as well as our track record with operators such as Bouygues Telecom. The project will be led by our French organisation, which has long-established experience and skills in radio transmission.”

Fujitsu’s FRX family of SDH Microwave Radio products is deployed for long-haul trunk networks. The FRX products represent economical, effective and flexible solutions, enabling service providers to build scalable and reliable networks, capable of delivering the range of multimedia services required by today’s market and by next-generation applications.

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About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of about 5.1 trillion yen (US$43.2 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
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About Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited is a major supplier of Broadband Access equipment in Europe and is Fujitsu’s worldwide design location for access network solutions – including a centre of excellence for the development of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology. From its base in Birmingham, West Midlands, Fujitsu designs, develops and manufactures telecommunications technology for the European market, and its technology accounts for over 5 million lines of DSL broadband in the UK alone. The company’s advanced technology has resulted in the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2005.
For more information, please see: uk.fujitsu.com

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