EADS Telecom enters North American Market With $17 Million Contract from U.S. Army
Paris, 29 October 2001
EADS TELECOM, a leader in secure digital networks, has announced its entrance into the North American market with the signing of a contract to supply handheld terminals and radio modems to the United States Army's Simulation Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM).
The $17 million contract was awarded to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), an EADS TELECOM partner. EADS TELECOM will supply equipment for use during training exercises at the U.S. Army Combat Training Center. The equipment will be installed on a wide range of vehicles including trucks, tanks, armored personnel carriers and helicopters.
The system includes a large voice and data capable infrastructure based on the TETRAPOL digital technology. The system will use digital wireless communication technology to monitor the movements and status of vehicles and soldiers involved in the training manoeuvres.
With this contract EADS TELECOM builds on its worldwide success, and expands its North American presence, to bring its defence and security networks solutions into the US market. TETRAPOL is now adopted in 28 countries with 57 networks worldwide, including nationwide networks among which Mexico, Spain and France.
TETRAPOL has been specifically designed and evolved for public safety and military applications.
System infrastructure design, development, fielding, and life cycle support will be performed by Raytheon, the service partner for the US Army Combat Training Center.
Peter MacLaren General Manager for EADS TELECOM Public Safety business in the USA and Canada expressed his gratitude:" This is the first system of its kind in the USA and a win for the SAIC, Raytheon & EADS TELECOM Team of strategic importance. We are confident that TETRAPOL will establish itself as a viable alternative choice to the few existing network suppliers. "
EADS TELECOM is the Centre of Excellence of the EADS Group, the leading Aeronautics, Space and Defence Company in Europe and second world-wide. EADS TELECOM is the global supplier of telecommunications networks based on civil technologies for the Security, Defence and civil markets with a global range of solutions "Connexity".
EADS TELECOM is the world leader in the field of secure digital radio networks, with 57 networks deployed and in operation in 28 countries. All these networks have been deployed on the basis of technologies conforming to the TETRAPOL standard, recognized by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and the Police Cooperation Group (the former Shengen Group). Many of these networks provide national coverage.
EADS TELECOM enjoy privileged access both to Nortel Networks products (Nortel Networks is the world's leading High Performance Internet solutions provider for carriers and enterprises), and to the EADS international commercial network specifically for governmental markets and large systems (EADS is Europe's biggest aerospace manufacturer, the second largest aerospace and defence group in the world and a major player in large defence and security programs world-wide). In North America, EADS TELECOM is already present with INTECOM, Dallas-based leader in voice and data infrastructure.
In the future all activities in the US will be gathered in a unique organization.
EADS TELECOM 2001 pro forma revenues would achieve EUR 860 million worldwide - with a local presence in 11 countries and expects to achieve 15% annual growth with EUR 1 billion turnover in 2002. Its objective is to become one of the three world leaders by the year 2005.
SAIC is the nation's largest employee-owned research and engineering company, providing information technology, systems integration and eBusiness products and services to commercial and government customers. SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve complex technical problems in telecommunications, national security, health care, transportation, energy, the environment and financial services. With annual revenues of $5.9 billion, SAIC and its subsidiaries, including Telcordia Technologies, have more than 41,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found on the Internet at www.saic.com.
Web-site: www.EADS-telecom.net
For more information contact:
| EADS TELECOM | EADS TELECOM USA | EADS TELECOM Canada |
| Brigitte Faure | Ralf Borgardt | Joe Santella |
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