Ericsson signs Managed Services contract with Telenor Sweden
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Three-year contract to manage and develop Telenor Sweden's field services,
including field maintenance and implementation services across its complete
fixed and mobile networks
* The strategic partnership brings additional service competencies to
Ericsson, reinforcing its services footprint in Sweden and its long-term
service commitment in the region
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has signed a major managed services contract with
Telenor Sweden, provider of data and telecommunication services. Through the
deal, Ericsson will gain valuable competence in the service area and reinforce
its service business in the region.
Ericsson's Service business has grown significantly over the past years, and the
company foresees that the importance of services will continue to increase.
Ericsson is well positioned to react to this scenario, thanks to the skills of
its service professionals and the scale of its global operations in service
delivery. Ericsson employs more than 45,000 service professionals worldwide, the
majority working regionally or locally. Ericsson has invested USD 1 billion in
tools, methods and processes to secure capabilities and competence in service
delivery.
Robert Puskaric, Head of Region Northern Europe and Central Asia, Ericsson,
says: "Today Managed Services is one of the fastest growing areas in the telecom
industry. With this new strategic partnership we gain valuable competencies and
greater capabilities for us to continue to develop our service business, and to
emphasize our long-term service commitment in the region. The experience of
Telenor's employees and the best practices of Ericsson's global services
organization will benefit this entire community.
"Ericsson will now continue to develop as the most competitive and attractive
service supplier on the Swedish market," he adds.
Magnus Zetterberg, Chief Technology Officer, Telenor Sweden, says: "Our ambition
is to build and operate the most modern network in Sweden, and Ericsson has
throughout this process shown that they are willing to commit to this ambition.
Ericsson has a clear plan for how to implement and develop the field-related
activities, and we look forward to working with them on this. The industrial
partnership between us will strengthen our competitiveness and be of great
benefit to our customers throughout Sweden."
Forty-four Telenor employees will join Ericsson's Swedish service organization
on July 1, 2011, as a result of the strategic managed services partnership.
Ericsson currently provides Telenor with solutions such as IMS, transmission
networks and service platforms.
In the bidding process, Telenor Sweden was advised by Northstream.
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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 175 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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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 800 million subscribers worldwide.
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