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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.
Notes to editors:
[May 17, 2010] Ericsson lands managed services deal in Brazil
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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.
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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