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(Telecompaper) Irish operator Eircom has signed a five-year agreement with Allied Irish Banks (AIB) to become the bank's sole provider of communications services. Eircom will completely upgrade and replace AIB's data networks and voice services systems across its operations in Ireland and the UK. Over the course of the contract Eircom will deliver a portfolio of services to AIB including a 300-site Next Generation Network for delivery of data, voice and video systems across the three locations by providing a next-generation telecommunication network to provide a foundation for the 'OneAIB' transformation programme. Work has already begun on this upgrade which will increase capacity in AIB systems across the branch network in Eire, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The upgrade is planned to be completed by October.