Hai Cheng, chief operating officer of the German firm, said Huawei was swifter than other companies in planning and executing its bid for the deal.

Huawei will deploy the infrastructure for the Dusseldorf-based Versatel as well as provide total solutions.

Cheng expects the project to take at least one year, due to the complexity of the task.

Germany, with its strategic importance in the European telecom market, has been a focus for Huawei, which has opened four offices and one technical assistance centre in the country.

Last year, Huawei worked on a project with Arcor to build a next-generation network. But overall, it has not had much success in Germany.

Huawei serves Vodafone, Telefonica in Spain, and British Telecom in the United Kingdom.

Huawei's sales from overseas markets exceeded the domestic market for the first time last year at 58 per cent. It serves 28 of the world's top 50 telecom operators.

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