Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, August 4, 2003 -- CommVerge Solutions has been awarded a services contract by Alcatel, the world's largest telecom infrastructure provider, to provide a complete suite of services including implementation, integration, installation, testing, commissioning and technical support services.
Alcatel has recently been awarded, by DST Communications, a project to implement the next generation mobile network platform in Brunei. This network will bring the benefits of the latest 2.5G/3G technologies to the mobile users in Brunei, bringing the network at par with the best anywhere in the world.
"We are very happy to work with CommVerge Solutions. CommVerge brings some unique and strong capabilities, as well as a wealth of experience in building service provider networks. They are truly a carrier-grade network integrator and understand what it takes to deploy service provider networks. In addition, they bring invaluable local knowledge and understanding of Bruneian culture to this project," said Constantin Scordidis, Alcatel Vice President, Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands.
"CommVerge is privileged to be selected for this important project. Not only will we help in deploying a state-of-the-art mobile infrastructure, but we will also be utilizing and helping to develop local Bruneian talent for future value-added services. Being selected by Alcatel is an endorsement of CommVerge's capability and commitment to the mobile services industry. This will make CommVerge Solutions one of the first services companies to deploy a complete GPRS/EDGE network in Southeast Asia," said Edmund Wei, President and CEO of CommVerge Solutions Ltd.
CommVerge Solutions set-up an office in Brunei in year 2000 and has implemented and supported several projects for DST and JTB.
About Alcatel:
Alcatel provides end-to-end communications solutions, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver contents to any type of user, anywhere in the world. Leveraging its long term leadership in telecommunications networks equipment as well as its expertise in applications and network services, Alcatel enables its customers to focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of EURO 16.5 billion in 2002, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.alcatel.com
About CommVerge Solutions:
CommVerge Solutions is a unique integrator of technology and business solutions serving Telecommunications Service Providers throughout Asia. Founded in June 1999, CommVerge has established offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Taipei, Bangkok, Seoul, and Silicon Valley (San Jose, California). The mission of CommVerge is to assist their customers in maximizing value and reducing risk by developing integrated solutions designed from top down to realize business, technical and operational objectives. CommVerge's team of professionals assists service providers in reviewing new business models, defining next-generation service offerings, developing a budget and network design before qualifying, selecting and implementing best-of-breed products from an array of vendor solutions. For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.commverge.com
About DST Communications:
DST Communications is the provider of world-class mobile communications services for the business and both local and foreign community of Brunei Darussalam. Since its launch in 1995, DSTCom has achieved tremendous growth in subscriber numbers, and launched a series of initiatives to offer services like Prepaid (Easi), WAP (Wiz@d), and GSM Payphones (Zippi). Today, DSTCom boasts of close to 140,000 customers. DSTCom is part of the DST Group, which provides a range of communications & entertaimnet services to corporations, businesses and retail customers.
Media Contact:
Alcatel:
Anne Marie Chua
Tel: +65 9753 7240
annemarie.chua@alcatel.com.sg
CommVerge Solutions:
Anne Ilagan
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +63 917 837 7375
arilagan@commverge.com