Algérie Télécom, Algeria’s state-owned operator, has selected Nokia Networks to modernize its transport network with “Seamless MPLS”.
Specifically, Nokia Networks Global Services will provide project management and network deployment of Juniper Networks’ IP/MPLS platform.
Nokia Networks will also provide network planning, optimization and systems integration to ensure that the opeartor’s network can deliver the necessary throughput, latency and resiliency. A five-year contract also provides hardware, software and competence development services to protect Algérie Télécom’s capital investment.
Nokia Networks is also a supplier of LTE equipment to Algérie Télécom.
“This project underlines our resolve to deliver a truly differentiated customer experience to our subscribers,” said Azouaou Mehmel, president and CEO of Algérie Télécom Group. “We have complete faith in Nokia Networks’ capability to deliver on our vision due to its technical knowledge and extensive experience in similar implementations. Nokia Networks is a natural choice for this initiative that will stregthen our position as the operator of choice for Algerian subscribers.”
