Airbus grows in the Asia Pacific region. The European aircraft manufacturer estimates that over 1,900 planes will be needed to meet the demand in China alone over the next 20 years. This is why Airbus will set up a final assembly line for the A320 at the seaport of Tianjin.

With such high demand and the resulting establishment of new locations, Airbus' data traffic in Asia will increase as well. Now, T-Systems has been commissioned to build and operate a reliable network infrastructure – a wide area network ( WANWAN

Wide Area Networks are designed for voice or data communications over long distances. The design of a WAN is based on the services required. The conventional analog telephone network or ISDN are suitable for telephony, while packet-oriented public data networks are intended for data transfer services.

) – for Airbus in the boom region. The network will combine and standardize Airbus-internal data flows, communication with suppliers and network access for maintenance work at the airports. T-Systems will also link the aviation company's main Asia hub in Beijing to Airbus headquarters in Toulouse via a 155 megabit/s connection.

Strategic partner

T-Systems was able to beat out not only Airbus' previous network operator but other international competitors as well. With this win, T-Systems has secured its strategic ICTICT

Information and Communication Technology. These two terms began to be combined in the 1980s to emphasize the growing convergence between the two technologies.

partnership with the Airbus group. Both companies are already working together on an extensive SAPSAP

SAP AG is a leading global provider of business software.

project in Asia. In Germany, the Telekom subsidiary has been operating the aircraft company's corporate network for several years now. T-Systems also manages Airbus' standardized desktop infrastructures in Germany, France, Great Britain and Spain.