NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION International Procurement Office; Tokyo Opera City Tower 26F 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 16314 Japan

58 -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SOL IPO.09-5020 DUE 112097 POC Point of Contact -- NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/808-2296 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, 650/940-6565 WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. This public notice is to request suppliers to provide NTT with general referential information on similar products or technology prior to procurement of the intended product (mentioned below) by NTT. This public notice is also to request that any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the procurement program of this product should declare their intentions to that effect. This public notice is not intended to guarantee public notification of procurement of the product. (1) Name: Telecommunications Equipment (2) Overview: a.Terminal equipment that supports ITU-T H.3XX series and its video, audio and data peripherals. b.Multipoint control units that can make multipoint connections with H.3XX equipment, and the gateways (protocol translation equipment) to enable intercommunication with such equipment. (3) Contents of RFI: NTT is inviting the following types of information on a product or technology similar to the above-mentioned system. This is not, however, a request for suppliers to provide proprietary and/or confidential information. (a) Technical information (including product catalogues, system configuration samples, etc.) -Main features -Performance (Transmission rate; network interface; coding method; picture format; resolution; frame rate,etc.) -Environment and installation conditions (Ambient temperature and humidity; installation method; earthquake resistance, etc.) -Supervision control functions(Measures and operations during system failure; supervision contents; remote control) -Durability(Definition and determination of operational lifetime) -Supplied accessories (b)Prices Unit price; optional components prices; System price (c)Standard delivery time after ordering (d)Sales records (e)Other -Development plans for the future -- -Troubleshooting system and maintenance support system -Any other proposals likely to be useful for increasing NTT business (4) Request for Declaration of the Intention of Participating as a Subcontractor: Any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the product procurement program of NTT, are requested to supply NTT with the information listed below. After preparing a list of supplied information, NTT will provide the list to suppliers who wish to be provided with it, to those who have responded to the request for supply of the information listed and to those who have purchased the PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION relating to procurement of the product. NTT, however, will undertake no responsibilities for any outcomes arising from supply of the list, (i)Name of supplier, (ii)Place of contact (Address, name of the person in charge, telephone number, and facsimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, November 20, 1997 Local time of the reception offices(Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0293)

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