Portugal's ZON Multimedia selects Ericsson for IT Managed Services
(firmenpresse) - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 07/04/12 --
* Two-year managed services contract to operate and maintain ZON
Multimédia's
IT data centers
* Partnership enables ZON to have faster launches and enhanced quality of
service for its customers
* Managed services is becoming a reality for a broader range of adjacent
industries to telecom
To provide its consumers with the best user experience, ZON Multimédia -
Portugal's leading pay TV and internet provider - has selected Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) as consulting, systems integration and managed services partner
to
operate and maintain its data centers. Under the two-year contract, Ericsson
is
responsible to optimize the operational performance of ZON's information
systems
and information technologies (IS/IT).
With more than 1.6 million customers and a countrywide optical fiber network,
ZON is the main operator of subscription-based TV and new-generation broadband
services in Portugal. By assigning responsibility for its IS/IT management to
Ericsson, ZON gains efficiency and flexibility in its operations and can
increasingly focus on providing enhanced quality for its customers and faster
launch new services.
Luís Lopes, Chief Operating Officer, ZON Multimédia, says: "We have
chosen
Ericsson due to its global experience and local competence in managing complex
projects. Ericsson has proven to have the required capability to deliver IT
services and I am confident that this deal will allow us to become more
efficient in our operations and more competitive in the market. By partnering
with Ericsson we are able to better focus on further developing our offering
for
ZON customers."
Valter D'Avino, Vice President and head of Managed Services, Ericsson, says:
"Operators are facing an increasingly complex IT landscape and need to find
ways
to simplify their IT operations. By our managed services and consulting and
systems integration capabilities we have reinforced our IT capabilities,
taking
a new leading role in the modernization and optimization of IT
infrastructures,
with the same commitment and professionalism that we have demonstrated in
telecom projects. This contract is a further proofpoint of Ericsson as a
trusted
partner for the complete ICT environment."
Under the agreement, Ericsson assumes responsibility for the daily operation
and
maintenance of ZON's data centers, including hardware, software, operating
systems, databases, backups and storage. Additionally, Ericsson will act as a
consultant and systems integration partner, contributing to the optimization
of
IT processes - specifically, through the conception and definition of a
services
catalogue - and use of industry standards such as Information Technology
Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
This announcement builds on Ericsson's strong momentum in the areas of managed
services, consulting and systems integration and the increased demand for
end-to-end network and IT capabilities. Ericsson now manages IT platforms on
behalf
of operators that serve about 400 million subscribers worldwide.
About Ericsson Managed Services:
Globally, Ericsson has experience from more than 300 managed services
contracts
in more than 100 countries. Ericsson manages networks on behalf of operators
that serve more than 900 million subscribers worldwide. By teaming up with
Ericsson, operators can strengthen their competitive edge through improved
network availability and capacity, while reducing their operating costs. This,
in turn, increases market growth for mobile services, which helps improve the
quality of services and the end-user experience.
About Ericsson Consulting & Systems Integration:
Worldwide, Ericsson delivers more than 1,500 consulting and systems
integration
projects every year in multi-vendor and multi-technology environments to
telecom
operators, governments, utilities and transport organizations. These range
from
end-to-end transformation projects to single-solution assignments. Ericsson
Consulting and Systems Integration and its 12,000 professionals are part of
Ericsson Global Services, with more than 57,000 in-house service professionals
working in 180 countries. This includes more than 45,000 professionals who
work
closely with customers and more than 10,000 in our global service centers.
Altogether, including an average of more than 15,000 subcontractors, Ericsson
has access to over 70,000 service professionals well positioned to support
customer needs for services around the world.
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