Northern Telecom Ltd’s Northern Telecom Asia/Pacific has won two major data network contracts in South Korea from the Korean conglomerate Daewoo Co, to provide data-packet switching equipment to Korea Telecom and Korean Air, while Daewoo will provide associated computer systems and local service and support; the value of the contracts is expected to exceed $25m over an initial three year period; the Korea Telecom order calls for Northern Telecom to supply packet switching equipment for the development of a national public data network to carry electronic mail and Korea Telecom’s HiTEL viewdata service; for Korean Air, Northern Telecom will supply an international private data network with major nodes in Seoul, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.
