TORONTO -- SMTC Corp., a mid-tier EMS provider, has begun building assemblies and perform final integration for an unspecified program for Telco Systems. No financial terms were announced.

Telco is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications,  a provider of carrier-class transport and access gear for IP and TDM networks.

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SMTC is performing printed circuit board assembly and full chassis fabrication, integration and testing. Production began last quarter and will ramp to volume through the first quarter 2006.

SMTC is building assemblies in Toronto, and conducting chassis fabrication, PCBA integration, final test, and configuration in Boston.