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Regional Highlights 41
The Americas
Siemens can look back on a long and successful histo-
ry in North and South America. In fiscal 2006, we gen-
erated more than a quarter of our total sales on these
two continents. The U.S. comprised our largest single
market worldwide. In Latin America, we continued to
achieve above-average profitable growth due to a
stronger local presence and major infrastructure proj-
ects.
Canada
As preferred supplier, Siemens
Canada is providing equip-
ment, project implementation
and services to support Toron-
to Hydro Telecom’s plans to
make Toronto the largest ubiq-
uitous wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi)
zone in Canada. The agree-
ment includes the use of a
mesh Wi-Fi network that pro-
vides coverage for an area of
up to ten square kilometers.
The network is slated to be
fully deployed in downtown
Toronto by the end of 2006.
This solution will set the stan-
dard for Wi-Fi use in all major
North American cities.
Brazil
In April 2006, the Brazilian oil
company Petrobras launched
its new P-50 offshore plat-
form, which will help the
country achieve oil self-suffi-
ciency. In addition to furnish-
ing all power supply, telecom-
munications and automation
systems, we designed, manu-
factured, tested and commis-
sioned the platform’s entire
electrical systems package.
Chile
Santiago de Chile’s metro is
the backbone of its public
transportation system. We’ve
strengthened our position as
the premier supplier to rapid
transit operator Metro de San-
tiago S.A. by winning lucrative
orders to provide the complete
power supply, communications
and radio systems required for
the extension of selected
metro lines. The order package
includes a two-year mainte-
nance contract for these ex-
tensions as well as a multi-
service network for other sys-
tem lines.
Colombia
We’ve played a key role in
Colombia’s development ever
since the late 19th century and
currently boast an average
market share of 20 percent
across all the sectors in which
we’re active. We recently won
a contract for the turnkey in-
stallation of five substations
along a 1,000-km power trans-
mission line. This new 500-kV
line will reduce power losses
and link the hydroelectric
plants in the south of Colom-
bia with the thermoelectric
plants in the country’s north-
ern regions.