Alcatel Signs Vodafone Agreement

Alcatel says that it has signed a Global Framework Agreement with the Vodafone Group to supply an end-to-end portfolio of product and service solutions to the Vodafone operating companies worldwide.

No technical details were provided about the contract.

Detlef Schultz, Global Supply Chain Director of the Vodafone Group commented: "In order to realise new business opportunities across the Group in a co-ordinated and focused way it is often important to put in place global agreements that our operating companies can leverage. Technology is no exception and will play a key part in delivering our strategic aims. Alcatel's global reach and its competitive, diverse portfolio across various technologies, will help us to maximise our networks' potential and deliver on our customers' future and current needs right across the Group."

Posted to the site on 12th October 2006

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