Satyam inks $8m deal with New Bangkok International Airport

Our Convergence Bureau
04 December 2003

Hyderabad: Satyam Computer Services has announced the signing of a multimillion dollar deal (about $8 million) with the prestigious NBIA-AIMS (New Bangkok International Airport-Airport Information Management System).

Satyam is a part of the consortium ASIS (Airport System Integration Specialists) led by Siemens, ABB, ABB Airport Technologies, and Samart (a Thailand-based company), which has bagged this order.

This order was won through a global tender for design, development and integrating the state-of-the-art airport information management systems planned for NBIA as the Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The airport is expected to be operational by September 2005 and is expected to be the largest in ASEAN. The first phase of the contract for the consortium members involves design and development of the core and operational systems to be followed by the development of business and administration systems. The prestigious contract was won against intense global competition after stringent evaluation.

Says Satyam senior vice-president and head (Asia Pacific operations) Virender Aggarwal: "This assignment fortifies Satyam''s leadership in the Asia Pacific region. Satyam sees tremendous dynamism in Thailand with the kingdom''s recent focus on knowledge and service industries. Thailand shall continue to be a key focus market for Satyam and this mega win shall further strengthen our commitment to the Thailand market. Satyam already has a strong customer base in Thailand with global and local customers like GE, GM, and IEC Thailand."

Satyam shall be primarily responsible for integrating the various systems using the Web methods integration platform and also for the design and development of the Information Kiosk for the entire airport. The complete range of systems is expected to be deployed before June 2005.