Ericsson expands managed services partnership with Telefónica in Brazil
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* Ericsson will provide a range of field operations services, supervising and
maintaining Telefónica's fixed network
* Services will cover Telefónica's subscribers within the following areas in
São Paulo city: Campo Limpo, Campo Belo, Jabaquara, Consolação and Ipiranga
* Managed services will be provided in a multi-vendor environment
Telefónica Brazil has chosen Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to provide managed services
for field maintenance in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. Ericsson will
provide a range of field operations services, supervising and maintaining
Telefónica's fixed network within the following areas in São Paulo city: Campo
Limpo, Campo Belo, Jabaquara, Consolação and Ipiranga. The managed services will
be provided in a multi-vendor environment.
Sergio Quiroga, Head of Ericsson in Latin America and Caribeean, says:
"Broadening our managed services partnership further with Telefónica is an
important step to Ericsson. This contract also contributes to Ericsson's
leadership in managed services in Latin America and globally."
Telefónica Brazil has already been working with Ericsson's methods and tools for
managed services. This new contract is an expansion of Ericsson existing managed
services execution with them. In 2008, Ericsson and Telefónica Brazil entered
into an agreement for field maintenance of the operator's fiber network in São
Paulo state.
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. With all current contracts, Ericsson has more
than 45,000 service professionals and manages networks that serve over 800
million subscribers worldwide.
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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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About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the world leading integrated operators in the
telecommunication sector, providing communication, information and entertainment
solutions, with presence in Europe, Africa and Latin America. It operates in 25
countries. As of December 2010, Telefónica's total number of customers amounted
to 287.6 millions.
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