The government of China’s Guangxi Autonomous Region has selected Alcatel to provide its e-government network solution for the province. The contract covers the Alcatel OmniSwitch 8800 and the Alcatel OmniSwitch 7800 data infrastructure series of switches. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Alcatel Powers e-government in China's Guangxi
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