Synchronous digital hierarchyAug 27, 1999
Telkom names Altech subsidiary as SDH supplier
[Iain Scott] Altech subsidiary Alcatel Altech Telecoms has been selected by Telkom as its second supplier of synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) equipment potentially worth "hundreds of millions of rands", Alcatel Altech says.
"This strategic award from Telkom enables SA and Altech to be positively positioned at the forefront of worldwide digital converging technology," says Altech CE Craig Venter.
"The SDH technology, which is essential in the multimedia world of today, enables bulk, high-speed transmission of digital information, including speech (voice), video, data and graphics," he explains.