Alcatel-Lucent selects BTC Networks KSA as a Strategic Business Partner in the Kingdom of Saudi |
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Arabia Jeddah, February 23, 2010 - Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that BTC NetworksBTC Networks (Baud Telecommunications Company), a leading Middle East telecommunications provider and systems integrator, has been selected as a Strategic Business Partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. BTC NetworksBTC Networks will offer the full suite of Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent's enterprise communications solutions to business of all sizes in the Saudi market. This agreement between Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent and BTC NetworksBTC Networks is intended to expand opportunities for both companies in Saudi Arabia and enable them to better meet the communications needs of the fast-growing Saudi enterprise market.
Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent and BTC NetworksBTC Networks have collectively developed a plan to approach the market, which will be a combined strategy to differentiate itself in the Saudi market.
"BTC NetworksBTC Networks strives to provide businesses of all sizes communications solutions that enable them to operate more profitably and adapt new technology more quickly," said Alawi Baroum, the Executive Director at BTC NetworksBTC Networks. "Businesses in the Kingdom increasingly are demanding innovative and advanced telecommunications services, and we believe that our understanding of the local market coupled with the solutions developed by Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent will enable us to meet that need and advance business communications throughout Saudi Arabia."
"One of the cornerstones of BTC's success has always been our eagerness to introduce new technologies and add to the diversity of products and services we offer to our clients," said Alawi Baroum, Executive Director BTC NetworksBTC Networks. "Our customers have asked us to stretch to meet their requirements and today Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent's end-to-end portfolio will further enhance our ability to support our ever growing list of clients."
's ongoing commitment to better serve enterprise businesses in the Middle East and Africa. Such strong partnership provides great opportunity for more market penetration for our both organizations," said Alain Penel, Vice-President sales and support for Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent enterprise activities in Middle East and Africa. "Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent's broad portfolio of enterprise solutions combined with BTC NetworksBTC Networks experience and capabilities in integration, implementation and maintenance of voice and data networks will create a distinctive offering in the Saudi marketplace. Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent recognizes the critical importance of strong and vibrant partner programs since we consider them as a crucial and integral component of our overall go-to-market approach." -Ends-
About Baud Telecom CompanyBaud Telecom Company (BTC NetworksBTC Networks)
Baud Telecom CompanyBaud Telecom Company, established in 1975 in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a leading Telecommunications company, better known as BTC NetworksBTC Networks. It is headquartered in Jeddah with offices in Riyadh, Khobar and Madinah. Outside the Kingdom, branches were established in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. For more information, visit http://www.btc-networks.com/
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2 billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
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