BT scores managed services deal for O2
UK carrier BT must be feeling like its gone back to 2001, as it announces a five year, multi-million pound managed services agreement to run O2’s mobile and fixed core networks.
Not to be outdone by Ericsson’s news of an LTE win in the US, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) on Wednesday notched up a far reaching managed services deal in Latin America with NII Holdings.
UK carrier BT must be feeling like its gone back to 2001, as it announces a five year, multi-million pound managed services agreement to run O2’s mobile and fixed core networks.
Ericsson made two announcements on Wednesday that underscored the firm’s strategic direction, and the challenges it faces in managing costs.
African and Middle Eastern carrier Zain streamlined its East African operations this week, with the announcement Thursday that it has awarded three network outsourcing deals to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN).
Struggling US vendor Motorola said Tuesday that it has been awarded a managed services contract by Zain Iraq.
Ashish Chowdhary has been appointed to lead the services business at equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks, when the current head, Rajeev Suri, becomes chief executive officer of the firm.
Troubled UK mobile operation, T-Mobile UK, has struck a five year deal with Indian managed services firm Infosys BPO to outsource its finance operations.
Swedish equipment vendor Ericsson has been racking up the managed services contracts lately, on Thursday signing such a deal with Telefonica’s UK operation, O2.