Telenor and Telefonica sign a partner agreement for multinational customers
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
(Madrid, Oslo 15 September 2010) Telenor and Telefonica will support each
other's multinational customer (MNC) requirements in 22 countries. The agreement
reinforces both companies' managed mobility solutions for multinational
customers.
Telenor and Telefonica jointly announced today that they have signed a
partnership agreement that will help both companies to support the requirements
of their MNC customers in each other's markets, with focus on mobile services.
Telefonica serves more than 800 MNC customers through Telefonica Multinational
Solutions, many of which require services in the Nordic countries. Likewise,
Telenor serves a number of MNC and Corporate accounts that have requirements in
the countries where Telefonica operates. The agreement was negotiated and signed
by Telefonica International Wholesale Services on behalf of the Telefonica
Group.
Under the terms of the agreement, Telenor will support Telefonica in Norway,
Sweden, and Denmark, and Telefonica will support Telenor in the 19 European and
Latin American countries where Telefonica currently has mobile operations (UK,
Germany, Ireland, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina,
Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, Guatemala, El Salvador,
Nicaragua, Panama).
The agreement defines how Telenor and Telefonica will collaborate and support
each other in the multinational market, covering rules of engagement, bid
management, products and services, SLAs, and operational processes and systems.
Commenting on the agreement, Kristin Skogen Lund, Executive Vice President and
Head of Nordic Region in Telenor Group said: "This agreement enables us to be
competitive and meet the increasing communications requirements from the big
multinational customers. Telefonica is a strong global partner with a good
geographical fit to Telenor, and together we can offer a combined global
footprint for our Scandinavian MNC customers."
Underlining the benefits of the partnership, Fernando Astiaso, Telefonica
Multinational Solutions director said: "The partnership with Telenor is enabling
us to offer to our MNC customers a high quality service in the Nordic markets
covered by Telenor, thus enhancing our value proposition to our multinational
customers in this important market segment".
Jose Ramón Vela, CEO of Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS)
commented "This new agreement extends our current collaboration with Telenor to
include corporate mobile services and therefore reinforce our position in the
multinational market segment. The innovative character of this partnership adds
value and strengthens our relationship and I am sure it will bring great
benefits to both companies".
With this agreement Telenor and Telefonica reinforce their managed mobility
solutions for multinational customers, expanding the geographical scope of their
service portfolio and improving their interoperability and operational
efficiency.
About Telenor
Telenor Group is an international provider of tele, data and media communication
services. Telenor Group has mobile operations in 11 markets in the Nordic
region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia, as well as a stake of close to
40 per cent in VimpelCom Ltd., operating in 10 markets. Headquartered in Norway,
Telenor Group is one of the world's major mobile operators with 184 million
mobile subscriptions (per Q2 2010), revenues in 2009 of NOK 98 billion, and a
workforce of approximately 40,000 employees. For more information about Telenor
Group, please visit www.telenor.com
About Telefonica
Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in
terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centred mainly on the fixed
and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for the
development of both. The company has a customer base of more than 273 million
customers around the world. Telefonica has a strong presence in Europe and Latin
America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.
Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct
shareholders.
About Telefonica International Wholesale Services
Telefónica International Wholesale Services is the organization within the
Telefónica Group that provides global telecommunication services for fixed and
mobile carriers, ISPs and content providers. Its integrated and competitive
portfolio includes international voice, IP, capacity, satellite services,
international services for corporations, mobility services and platform
services. Its TIER 1 Backbone offers direct connectivity between Latin America
the US and Europe through its extensive international fiber optic network
including the SAm-1 submarine cable, and carries over 20 billion minutes of
international voice yearly through its NGN network and its more than 300 direct
routes with international carriers. Telefónica International Wholesale Services
is also responsible for delivering the IT and convergent solutions offered to
multinational companies out of the Telefónica Group footprint, leveraging its
extensive IP/MPLS network with POPs in more than 40 countries and local
agreements with fixed and mobile carriers and integrators. Telefónica
Wholesale's ambition is to be a leader in the wholesale telecommunications
market. This ambition is reinforced by its presence in the main European and
American markets, its extensive and competitive service portfolio and
outsourcing solutions for international carriers.
About Telefonica Multinational Solutions
Telefonica Multinational Solutions is a central organisation that is aligned and
works in conjunction with the Telefonica operating companies to deliver services
to MNC customers. In addition it is the global commercial denominator for
Telefonica's fixed and/ or mobile services to MNC customers in the 42 countries
where it has operations (full operations in 20 countries, commercial and
operational offices with network infrastructure in 17 countries, and Network
Points of Presence in 5 more). More information about Telefonica Multinational
Solutions is available on: www.multinationalsolutions.telefonica.com.
Media enquiries:
Telefónica S.A.
Corporate Communications
Press Office Tel: +34 (91) 482.38.00
prensa(at)Telefónica.es
Telenor
Atle Lessum
Communication Manager
Tl: +47 41505645
Email: atle.lessum(at)telenor.com
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