Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced the inauguration of a new training centre hosted on the premises of the “'Ecole Sup'erieure Multinationale des T'el'ecommunications” (ESMT) in Senegal. The launch of the centre follows the signature of a partnership agreement between Alcatel-Lucent and ESMT to jointly promote education and skills development in the field of mobile telecommunication services in Senegal.
This joint project will ensure that scholars at the ESMT are equipped with the relevant and practical curriculum and that they are trained using the latest technological platforms, which will in effect have a positive and significant role in the improvement of skills in the field of telecommunications services in Western and Central Africa.
Under the terms of the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent supplied and installed equipment and platforms for the development of this training centre; while ESMT hosted the centre on its premises. The training centre is comprised of a transmission platform and a GSM Base Station System (BSS) platform.
Mohamadou Arabani Saibou, director of the ESMT, pointed out that this agreement is one more step in “the long and fruitful co-operation” between Alcatel-Lucent and the ESMT, and will enable both entities to contribute to the development of skills in Senegal and the quality of education in the country as well across Western and Central Africa.
“The opening of this state-of-the art training centre at the heart of Western and Central Africa reflects Alcatel-Lucent's commitment to learning, while enhancing the proficiency and performance of telecommunications skills in the region. The centre confirms Alcatel-Lucent's ongoing investment in bringing world-class knowledge and expertise to Africa,” said Fr'ederic Sallet, vice-president of Alcatel-Lucent's activities in Northern, Western and Central Africa.
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ESMT
The ESMT ('Ecole Sup'erieure Multinationale des T'el'ecommunications) is a multinational institution, which includes 17 nationalities, and is based in Senegal. It is the only Centre of Excellence for French-speaking countries in Africa that is dedicated to the studies of telecoms and IT. ESMT is supported by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Activities: Offers various diplomas based on IT & technical skills for professionals in West Africa (engineers, diplomas, certificates, technicians, etc). For more information, visit ESMT on the Internet: http://www.esmt.sn.
Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organisation in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com.
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