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Alcatel wins Pakistani GSM contract

PARIS-In its second contract win this week, Alcatel said it will supply Pakistan’s Mobilink with equipment for a GSM network expansion. The contract is valued at $15 million.

Alcatel said the new equipment will allow Mobilink to increase its capacity by 1 million subscribers and to offer enhanced mobile voice and data services nationwide.

Mobilink, owned by Egypt-based Orascom Telecom, has more than 1 million subscribers.

Alcatel won a UMTS contract with Austria’s Tele.ring earlier this week.

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