Telenor signs new agreement for the operation of Oslo Municipality's
data and telephony network
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - (Fornebu, 7th October 2009) Oslo Municipality, in the shape of itsDevelopment and Skills Service, and Telenor have entered into anagreement on the operation of the local authority's corporate dataand telephony network. The agreement also covers the supply ofcommunications equipment and services. It is a 3-year agreement wortha total of NOK 90 million. The Development and Skills Service carriedout this procurement on behalf of all the organisations in OsloMunicipality.The agreements cover the operation of data and telephony networks foraround 1400 sites within the municipality, and the option ofsupplying equipment and associated services over a 3-year period fromthe date of operational delivery. The agreements may be extended by afurther three years. This agreement has a minimum annual value ofNOK 30 million.The agreements cover the following deliveries and services fromTelenor and from its subsidiary Datametrix: * Operation of the core network and distribution network * Operation of all accesses included in Oslo Municipality's internal network * Operation of the online portal for supervision, orders and deliveries * Operation of the wireless access solution * Operation of the central telephony applications * Supply of network equipment * Supply of telephony equipment * Options: operation of remote working solution, operation of local network and of local telephony solutions"This agreement is important for Telenor's long-term focus on theoperation of customer-specific solutions. We are looking forward toproviding the secure operation of Oslo Municipality's communicationsnetwork and helping pave the way for the introduction offuture-proofed communications solutions for use by Oslo Municipalityand its residents," explained Abraham Foss, Head of Business Marketsat Telenor."Oslo Municipality's data and telephony network is one of thefoundation stones of the municipality's provision of services for itsresidents. To be able to provide services to our residents, we arecompletely dependent on collaboration with competent providers whocan operate a stable network with a high degree of uptime," said TorFjellstad, Head of Department of Oslo Municipality's Development andSkills Service.Datametrix will provide the majority of the equipment, and will alsobe responsible for the operation and servicing of the network andtelephony solution for Oslo Municipality."Telenor and Datametrix complement each other well, which means thatwe have been able to win a contract here together that neither of uscould have won alone. We have now demonstrated that we have theskills and organisation to land really big projects," commented SveinLerkerød, Managing Director of Datametrix.Photo: Ole Walter Jacobsen.http://www.telenor.com/downloads/Abraham_Foss/Abraham Foss, Head of Business Markets at Telenor, has recentlysigned an agreement with Oslo Municipality.For further information please contact:Elisabeth Evjen, Director of Communications, Telenor: +47 41 27 00 00Tor Fjellstad, Head of Department, Development and Skills Service,Oslo Municipality: +47 90 19 73 72Telenor: Telenor is one of Norway's largest listed companies, with aturnover of NOK 111 billion (including Kyivstar) in 2008. Telenorhas more than 40,000 employees. Telenor is the market leader inNorway within telecommunications, data services and mediadistribution, and has significant international operations,especially within mobile communications. Telenor is listed on theOslo Stock Exchange (TEL). For further information about Telenorplease visit www.telenor.noDatametrix: Datametrix is a leading provider of IP-based solutionsthat facilitate secure inter-personal communication via data, speechand video. Our skills, experience and development capability provideour collaboration partners and our customers with the best, mostsecure and future-proofed solutions based on the leading products andtechnologies of the day. The company's vision is to be the market'sclear first choice when it comes to IP-based solutions. Wide-rangingskills and a large product range mean that the company is able toprovide its customers with complete solutions. The company has fourbusiness areas: Infrastructure, Data Processing Centres, Telephony &Video and Security. Its solutions cover equipment, design,installation, consultancy and maintenance in the fields of LAN, WLAN,WAN, security, data processing centres, unified communications,contact centres, integrated mobile telephony, support systems,telepresence and video solutions. The company also has its owntraining centre. Datametrix collaborates with some of the world'sleading equipment suppliers and is certified as a Cisco Gold Partnerand a Microsoft Gold Partner. Datametrix is 100% owned by Telenor.Oslo Municipality: Norway's largest municipality, with over 43,000staff in around 50 services, wards and municipal enterprises. TheDevelopment and Skills Service is responsible for overseeing,following up on and administering the municipality's ICT contracts.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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