Tokyo, February 18, 2000 -- Fujitsu Limited was recently awarded
orders for SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) transmission systems
by two Brazilian telephone companies - its first telecommunication
systems orders in that country. TELAMAZON placed an order for an
SDH optical transmission system project valued at 400 million yen
and TELEPARA signed a 50 million yen contract for an SDH microwave
transmission system.
The TELAMAZON project, which is intended to strengthen the company's
networks and to add high-speed transmission capabilities, involves
building optical cable networks in the city of Manaus in Amazonas
state. More specifically, Fujitsu will construct one 2.5Gb/s and
two 600Mb/s ring networks. The Fujitsu project will be the first
implementation of SDH transmission systems at TELAMAZON.
The project for TELEPARA involves constructing two 5GHz microwave
ring networks in the city of Belem in Parana state, expanding the
existing network and providing it with high-speed capability.
Fujitsu's subsidiary in Brazil, Fujitsu Do Brasil Ltda (FBR), will
be responsible for construction, local testing and commissioning
for both projects, while backup support will be provided by Fujitsu
Limited. Established in Sao Paulo in 1972, FBR handles sales for
Fujitsu's Information Processing Systems in Brazil, where it holds
a market share of 15% in the mainframe business. FBR's successful
record of providing mainframe computers to TELAMAZON helped Fujitsu
win the new order.
TELAMAZON and TELEPARA are among the sixteen telephone companies
which belong to a regional telecommunication giant, TELEMAR
Corporation. TELEMAR is one of the three companies established in
July 1998 as the result of the privatization of the state-owned
TELEBRAS. The privatization, which opened up Brazil's huge
telecommunications market, was the largest in South America and the
second largest in the world after that of Japan's NTT. Fujitsu has
been working to enter the new growing market since, and the current
projects are fruits of these efforts.
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About Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of comprehensive
information technology and network solutions for the global
marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates
worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting Group -- the
Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of 5.24 trillion yen
($43.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. With world-
class hardware and software technology in computers,
telecommunications and microelectronics, and a corps of 55,000
systems and services experts around the world, Fujitsu is uniquely
positioned to harness the power of the network to help its customers
succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and
operations in over 100 countries.
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