EIGHT ATLANTA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES WERE REPRESENTED AT THE AMERICAS TELECOM ‘96 FORUM AND EXHIBITION HELD THE WEEK OF JUNE 10 IN RIO DE JANIERO, LUCY HENNER, A LOCAL INTERNATIONAL MARKETING CONSULTANT FOR HIGH-TECH COMPANIES, TOLD GLOBALFAX UPON HER RETURN TO ATLANTA FROM THE EVENT.
THEY INCLUDED, SHE SAID, BELLSOUTH, SCITOR, SEMA GROUP TELECOMS, AT&T TRIDOM, SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, LHS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND TELECOM INTERNATIONAL.
MS. HENNER, WHO LAUNCHED HER CONSULTING FIRM MARKETS WORLDWIDE LAST YEAR, SAID THAT 10% TO 15% ANNUAL GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS, SHE ADDED, ESTIMATE UP TO $77 BILLION WOULD BE INVESTED IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS IN BRAZIL ALONE DURING THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS WITH HALF OF THIS AMOUNT TO BE SPENT BY 1999.
ACCORDING TO MS. HENNER, BRAZIL HAS ADOPTED AN INVESTMENT PLAN PERMITTING FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES TO HELP INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THE NUMBER OF CONVENTIONAL, MOBILE AND PUBLIC TELEPHONES, DATA COMMUNICATIONS, PAGING SERVICES, SATELLITE SERVICES AND CABLE TV.
MANY COMPANIES, SHE ADDED, INCLUDING BELLSOUTH, HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN BIDDING ON CELLULAR TENDERS WHEN THEY ARE ISSUED LATER THIS YEAR. THE COMPANY HAS ESTABLISHED A PRESENCE IN BRAZIL TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO SERVICE THE MARKET AFTER LICENSES ARE AWARDED TO CELLULAR TELEPHONY OPERATORS SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
BELLSOUTH INTERNATIONAL CURRENTLY OPERATES MOBILE SYSTEMS IN 17 COUNTRIES.
ATLANTA COMPANIES ALSO PROMOTED NETWORKS PROVIDING TELEPHONY, DATA AND VIDEO SERVICES, CABLE TELEVISION PROJECTS, HIGH SPEED DATA NETWORKING PRODUCTS, GLOBAL SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND INSTALLATION SERVICES AND CUSTOMER CARE AND BILLING SYSTEM SOFTWARE FOR THE TELECOM INDUSTRY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, MS. HENNER MAY BE REACHED AT (404) 284-5597; (404) 289-5887.
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