STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwire) — 11/28/11 —
BhartiAirtel, (“Airtel”) a leading global telecommunications company with
operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa today expanded its
managed
services agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) for its India operations.
Under
this new five-year multi-vendor, multi technology managed services
agreement
Ericsson will operate, maintain and provide services across 70 percent of
BhartiAirtel-s network in India.
In addition to the standard portfolio of managed services, Ericsson will
also
take responsibility for the Intelligent Network that manages BhartiAirtel-s
prepaid customer base. The initiative is in line with Airtel-s commitment
to
ushering in the next level of user experience on wireless communications.
BhartiAirtel will expand and extend contract across 15 circles for 5 years.
“Sanjay Kapoor, CEO-India and South Asia, BhartiAirtel emphasized “With
India
emerging as the third largest internet market and a multi-fold growth in
data
traffic on the back of a rising number of smartphones, wireless networks
need to
be ready for the data revolution that has only just begun. This unique
multi-
technology Managed Services partnership with Ericsson will help us focus on
creating a compelling service proposition for our customers, as we look to
ramp
up our market access for next generation services on 3G and 4G.”
Fredrik Jejdling, Head of Ericsson India, says: “The rapid increase in
customer
numbers, and the network complexities due to multiple technology overlays
defines the need for a renewed focus on differentiated user experience. As
more
and more people are joining the Networked Society, in which everybody and
everything is connected it is imperative that we continue to provide high-
quality, innovative services to the end users”.
The 15 telecom Circles under the scope of the partnership include, Delhi,
Jammu
and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, UP(W), UP(E), Rajasthan,
North
Eastern states, Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chennai and
Kerala.
Ericsson will also ensure effective management of operational expenditure
and
maximize efficiencies of scale whilst undertaking to improve the overall
quality
of the network in these Circles. The full suite of managed services will be
rendered through a state of the art GlobalNetworkOperationCenter and field
operation activities spread throughout the country. The evolved managed
services
now incorporate the cutting-edge tools that Ericsson gained from its recent
acquisitions of Optimi and Telcordia.
As BhartiAirtel operates in a multi-vendor environment, Ericsson will be
required to manage equipment produced by other vendors, as well as its own
and
to draw on the experience, expertise and synergies it has gained from other
similar engagements.
Notes to editors:
About Ericsson-s Managed Services offering
Ericsson has the telecom industry-s most comprehensive managed services
offering. It ranges from designing, building, operating and managing day-
to-day
operations of a customer-s network, including end-user services and
business-
support systems, to hosting service-layer solutions and providing network
coverage and capacity on demand. As the undisputed leader in managed
services,
Ericsson has officially announced more than 100 contracts for managed
services
with operators worldwide since 2002. In all current managed services
contracts,
excluding hosting, Ericsson is managing networks that together serve more
than 850 million subscribers worldwide.
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About BhartiAirtel Limited
BhartiAirtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with
operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. The company offers 3G
voice &
data services, fixed line, high speed broadband, IPTV, DTH, turnkey telecom
solutions for enterprises and national & international long distance
services to
carriers globally. In rest of the geographies it offers mobile voice & high
speed wireless internet. BhartiAirtel has been ranked among the six best
performing technology companies in the world by BusinessWeek. BhartiAirtel
had
over 238 million customers across its operations at the end of October
2011. To
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Ericsson is the world-s leading provider of technology and services to
telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and
provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the
leading position in managed services. The company-s portfolio comprises
mobile
and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and
multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The
Sony
Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich
personal mobile devices.
Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the “prime driver in an all-
communicating world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable
business
solutions. Working in 180 countries, more than 90,000 employees generated
revenue of SEK 203.3 billion (USD 28.2 billion) in 2010. Founded in 1876
with
the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX,
Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.
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