Sistema to Use Alcatel-Lucent, ZTE, Huawei Hardware in India

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian conglomerate AFK Sitema said Thursday it would use equipment supplied by Alcatel-Lucent and Chinese pair Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. to build its cellular network in India.

ondon-listed Sistema said it considered a number of factors in evaluating the tender participants, including experience in implementation of large-scale projects, technical expertise, local resources and cost parameters.

"Each vendor will be allocated a certain geographical region in India for the deployment of equipment," Sistema said in a statement. It didn't disclose the value of the deals.

Sistema's Shyam Telelink now has frequencies capable of covering 27 Indian states with a population of 1.07 billion people.

-By Andrew Langley, Dow Jones Newswires; +7 495 937 8445; andrew.langley@dowjones.com

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Posted to the site on 3rd July 2008