VOL. XLI

No. 14

6-April-1998

SYRIA

Samsung And Syria Telecom Sign $60Mn Telecoms Contract

Samsung Electronic, the South Korean electronics giant, announced on 30 March that ithas signed a $60mn contract with the Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (SET) tosupply the latter with telecommunications equipment. Samsung will supply $26mn worth ofSDX-RB switching systems for the public telephone network and $14mn worth of relatedoptical switching hardware. All the hardware will be assembled in a...