Saudi Aramco, the world leader in crude oil production, will deploy the Alcatel 7670 Routing Switch Platform (RSP) for its backbone network. The equipment will be used to provide Saudi Aramco data centers with the enhanced performance needed to preserve existing data, video and voice services, while introducing new IP services. Saudi Aramco’s data network serves more than 35,000 corporate users both in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Earlier this month, Alcatel announced a US$6 million contract to supply DSL equipment for 38 locations across Saudi Arabia. The installations will use the Alcatel 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager (ASAM) and the Alcatel 5620 Network Manager.