Alcatel, a French multi- national company
operating in 130 countries, is a world leader
in telecommunication systems and equipment.
It's expertise covers a vast area, incorporating Cable and Components,
Engineering and systems, Power generation Transmission and Equipment,
Rail and Marine.
It employs 190,000 people worldwide and has a turnover of US $33 billion.
Aastra are an international provider of
services for integrated voice and data
communications.
A Swiss company with a turnover of £1.6
billion, employing 12,000 staff, and present
in 17 countries, Aastra introduced the
UK's first ISDN telephone system in 1994.
Avaya is a leading manufacturer of communications solutions and software
for enterprises. With a turnover of $8.3 billion, (1999), Avaya have
products in 78% of the 500 largest companies in the world. Avaya's
prior heritage has evolved from Western Electric, AT&T, and Lucent
Technologies.
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BT are one of the World's leading providers
of telecommunication services and one of
the largest private sector companies in
Europe.
Its principal activity is the supply of
local, long distance and international telecommunication
services and equipment in the UK. It is
a global organisation with operations in
more than 30 countries worldwide.
Cisco are the worldwide leader in networking for the internet.
One of the most well known names in computer networking, with a turnover
of $19 billion, Cisco provide a vast array of products.
More recently, Cisco have entered the world of business telephone
systems with a range of IP telephony solutions.
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COLT ( City of London Telecom) Telecom Group PLC is one of Europe's
leading providers of Voice, Bandwidth, eBusiness and Managed Network
services to business and government,
COLT operates networks in 32 cities across 13 countries, and has a
15,000+ kilometre wholly owned, long distance, fibre optic network
connecting the COLT local city networks.
In the year ending 2001, COLT's turnover increased by 40% to £902
million.
A subsidiary of CTI Group (Holdings) Inc., a publicly listed company,
CTI data solutions is a specialist provider of integrated communications
management and billing software solutions, including brands such as
'Proteous', the call management software suite.
Originally founded in 1972, Mitel has seen numerous changes in the
last 3 decades. The company currently does business in 90 countries,
and employs over 2,500 people.
In 2001 Dr Terence Matthews, one of the original founders, purchased
Mitel Communications Systems, and the Mitel name.
Mitel have one of the largest global installed
customers base, and have been supplying
business telephone systems in the UK for
over 20 years.
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Corporate telecommunications and data giant with a turnover of $48.5
billion and more than 140,000 staff. The worlds 51st largest company
have been manufacturing telephone systems since 1899, and are the
only company in the top 5 for both computers and communications.
NEC's aim is 'to become the World's leading provider of total internet
solutions'.
One of the UK's top communications providers with a vast optical fibre
network serving more than 76,000 businesses in the UK. NTL are one
of the largest business to business communications providers in the
UK with revenues totalling £600 million.
Panasonic is a brand name that for many years has been associated
with high quality consumer products.
Most homes across the UK will have a Panasonic product of some description.
Panasonic UK was established in 1972, and has grown steadily over
the years to an organisation employing 800 people with an annual turnover
approaching £1 billion.
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One of the largest and most successful electronics companies in the
world, founded in 1843, they have 480,000 staff worldwide, with 17,400
in the UK alone.
Involved in many different areas from telecommunications, to medical
supplies. Siemens average 18 new inventions per day, and built the
world's first electric train!
Siemens have been supplying business telecommunications in the UK
for many years, as well as having a substantial product offering,
they also supply companies such as BT with OEM equipment.
Founded in April 1999 to play a decisive role in developing the next
technology step of communication in IP networks, a pure IP telephony
based server.
This new concept of a telephony software solution will eventually
become the successor to the world of traditional PBX's.
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