Bimantara, Alcatel link

Bimantara, Alcatel link

JAKARTA (JP): Alcatel Alsthom of France and PT Elektrindo Nusantara, an affiliate of the Bimantara Group, have signed an agreement to cooperate in telecommunication projects in the country, Alcatel said in a statement yesterday.

The agreement was signed by Serge Tchuruk, the chairman and chief executive officer of Alcatel, and Bambang Trihatmodjo, the chairman of the Bimantara Group, the statement announced.

Alcatel, in association with Elektrindo Nusantara, intends to participate further in the fields of GSM mobile telephones, subscriber cable networks and submarine links.

In 1995, orders received by the Alcatel group from Indonesia totaled US$555 million, including $315 million from the telecommunication systems and cable sectors, $230 million from the energy and transportation sectors and $10 million from the industrial sector, it said. (04)