Zenitel (NO) - ZENITEL WINS COASTAL RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTRACTS ...

Published: 12:02 28.04.2003 GMT+2 /HUGIN /Source: Zenitel /OSE: ZENT 

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ZENITEL WINS COASTAL RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTRACTS IN ALGERIA AND

ROMANIA
 

NEW CONTRACTS WORTH EUR 3 MILLION
 

Brussels/Oslo, April 28, 2003 - Zenitel (Euronext: ZENT, OSE: ZENT)

has won 2 contracts to deliver Coastal Radio Communication systems in

Algeria and Romania. The first contract implies the delivery and

installation of Coastal Radio Communication and Navigation Control

equipment in Algeria, and will be completed in the first quarter of

2004. The second contract regards a Coastal Radio Communication

system for the Romanian national coast station operator Radionav, and

will be implemented during Q3 2003. The total value of the 2

contracts is EUR 3 million.
 

The new contracts in Algeria and Romania reconfirm Zenitel's leading

position as a supplier of radio communication equipment for coastal

stations and contribute to the expansion of its maritime activities

worldwide. Major references in this field include communication

systems for coastal stations in Ecuador, Uruguay, Argentina,

Colombia, Ireland, the Netherlands Antilles, and a number of

countries in Africa. The fully in-house developed radio transmitters

for these stations are also used for ground-to-air communication

solutions in airports, e.g. the 5 largest airports of India, a

contract won last year.
 

Contract in Algeria

The new EUR 2.4 million contract in Algeria with the Ministry of

Posts & Telecommunications (Algiers) concerns Coastal Radio

Communication and Navigation Control equipment along the 1200 km

Algerian coastline. Under the terms of this contract, Zenitel will

deliver a MF Broadcasting System for radio NAVTEX messages. NAVTEX is

an element of GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) and

an international automated, medium-frequency (518 kHz)

direct-printing service delivering navigational and meteorological

warnings and forecasts to ships, as well as urgent marine safety

information. Zenitel will supply VHF Transmitters/Receivers to

provide voice and data links for shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore

communications based on Digital Selective Calling (DSC) technology.

The equipment will be installed in 7 ports and connected to the

nearest Control Centers.
 

The contract also includes HF Transmitters/Receivers to provide voice

and data links based on DSC technology, to be installed in 3 Marine

Radio Control Centers (MRCC) in Algiers, Annaba and Oran. In

addition, the Universal Automatic Identification System (UAIS) will

improve the safety of navigation by use of VHF transponders as

specified by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and by the

International Telecommunications Union (ITU). UAIS is capable of

exchanging navigation and ship data with the coastal stations and

will be installed in 4 Algerian ports. The delivery and installation

of the equipment are expected to take place during this year and Q1

2004.
 

Zenitel has already successfully supplied Coastal Radio Communication

solutions to Algeria in 2002.
 

Contract in Romania

Zenitel has won a EUR 0.5 million contract for the supply of a NAVTEX

system in Romania. The Ministry of Public Finance (Bucharest) awarded

the contract to Zenitel in the frame of the PHARE program-EuropeAid.

The equipment is destined for the national coast station operator

Radionav (Constanta) and includes the supply of MHF transmitters,

receivers, antennas and associated control and management systems.

The equipment will be used for the dissemination of radio NAVTEX

messages in the Black Sea area in a range of approximately 300

nautical miles. The delivery and installation of the equipment will

take place during the third quarter of 2003.
 
About Zenitel

Zenitel is a leading European system integrator and service supplier

for the professional market using wireless and wired technology. Its

goal is to provide customers with integrated solutions which may

include data, voice, multimedia and Internet services and which are

based on guaranteed results. Zenitel is structured around 2 Business

Units: Wireless Solutions and Communication & Security Systems. The

Group employs some 800 people worldwide. www.zenitel.biz.
 
For further information, please contact:
 

Patrick De Groote,  Zenitel, CEO, Tel. +32 2 370 54 50

E-mail: patrick.degroote@zenitel.biz
 

Frederic Dryhoel, Tel. +32 2 713 07 14

E-mail: fdryhoel@prforce.com
 
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