Pirelli and Siemens awarded a tlc contract in Indonesia

Joint Press Release by Siemens and Pirelli

Siemens and Pirelli expand network infrastructure in Indonesia

The Indonesian telecommunications company Indosat has commissioned Pirelli and Siemens as a consortium to deliver a turnkey high-speed optical fiber networks. The three subnetworks in East Java, Jakarta-Bandung, and Sumatra cover a total of more than 1376 km. They form the backbone for nationwide transport of both fixed network and mobile telephony data. The order volume is around 20 million euro and it will consolidate the already strong position of Siemens and Pirelli in Indonesia, generating more opportunities for future telecommunication projects in the region.

The Indonesian telecommunication market offers, in fact, interesting business opportunities, due to its population of around 220 million and a fixed line penetration coefficient of only 3%. Thanks to this new high-speed optical fiber network, based on SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) technology, Indosat will have enough transport capacity to offer telecommunications services nationwide via its own backbone network and will thus realize another step towards its strategic goal of becoming a " full-service operator" .

Siemens IC Networks, the consortium leader, will provide the transmission equipment, as well as the relevant cable and equipment installation, aiming at setting up the complete solution in just a half year.

Pirelli will deliver the terrestrial cable, equipped with 24 new Pirelli SM Light fibers, offering the world's most advanced characteristics both for PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion) quoted specification and for splicing performance.

The project strengthens the partnership between Pirelli and Siemens, which came into being in May 2001 with the goal of jointly providing complete and integrated optical networks - employing terrestrial and submarine systems - and of customizing best city-to-city solutions based on each customer's needs.

Pirelli is a global producer of Tyres, Energy and Telecommunication Cables and Systems. With more than 34,000 employees, 77 production sites, and total sales of 6.311 billion Euros at 31st December 2002, Pirelli is one of the world's leading companies. It focuses its R& D, production resources and competencies on leading-edge technologies, as demonstrated by the advanced Pirelli Labs in the photonics and new materials fields and by MIRS - Modular Integrated Robotized System for tyres production.

Additional information on Pirelli is available at: http://www.pirelli.com/

Siemens Information and Communication Networks (IC Networks) is a leading provider of network technology for enterprises, carriers and service providers. Its comprehensive portfolio - HiPath for enterprises, SURPASS for carriers - comprises IP-based convergence solutions for voice and data, a full range of solutions for broadband access, and optical transport networks. The Siemens Group thus provides complete solutions from a single source for the infrastructure of the Next Generation Network - optimized for a prompt return on investment and to open up new business opportunities for customers. In fiscal 2002 (year-end 30 September) IC Networks posted sales of EUR 9.6 billion.

Further information about ICN is available at: http://www.siemens.com/networks

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