Siemens ICM N awarded extension contract as provider to Wataniya Telecom

With this extension, Siemens re-confirms its position as sole infrastructure supplier for its partner Wataniya Telecom.

Despite though competition Siemens is proud to have won a new contract with Wataniya Telecom, worth 53 million Euro. The contract includes the first installation of General Packet Radio Services (GPRS), the extension of SSS, BSS, IN, TR/MW and Services.

Wataniya Telecom is the mainly privately owned Kuwaiti telecommunications giant, and is considered to be one of the major communications players, at the forefront of the advancement of mobile telephony, within the Middle East region. Siemens ICM N has a long-standing relationship with Wataniya Telecom, going back to 1998 when Siemens ICM N started the implementation as the operator's sole supplier of SSS, BSS and IN. Since then, Siemens ICM N has been awarded several contracts from Wataniya Telecom to support Wataniya to satisfy the high demand of their subscribers at all time. The services provided comprise an Arabic WAP, IN and the recently contracted GPRS solution for Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers.

"We support our partner by end to end customized solutions that cover all the needs of a mobile world," said Dr. Abdullah Tourbah, Vice President for Sales Siemens ICM Networks Middle East regional Head Quarters. "As a driving force behind GPRS and UMTS, Siemens is uniquely positioned to supply leading-edge technology to the world in general and to the Middle East in particular."

"Siemens is a proven provider of end-to-end solutions and we are proud to be working with such an advanced and well-established partner," said David Murray, CEO Wataniya Telecom.

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