Bharti Airtel extends Managed Services with Nokia Siemens Networks
Bharti Airtel has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its managed services partner in eight circles of the country - Bihar and Jharkhand; Kolkata; Gujarat; Maharashtra and Goa; Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; Mumbai; Orissa and West Bengal. Under this five-year managed services contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will manage and maintain Bharti Airtel's 3G and GSM networks as well as iWAN (Internet Wireless Access Network), the operator's enterprise broadband service.
Using its global service delivery model, Nokia Siemens Networks will also provide network optimization, operations and maintenance services remotely from its Global Network Solutions Center (GNSC) in Noida, India.
Sanjay Kapoor, CEO, India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel, said, "India started its journey of transformation from voice to data with the deployment of 3G.The data story in the country has just begun and we will witness increasing complexity due to multiplicity of network layers specifically when serving data. It is imperative for any service provider to have a complete end-to-end view to manage voice and data services. This initiative is in line with our strategy to create ubiquitous networks for offering enriched customer experience. Nokia Siemens Networks has been our long-standing managed services partner and we are happy to continue our association further."
"Bharti Airtel was looking for a single managed services partner with multi-vendor capabilities, and Nokia Siemens Networks meets all the requirements perfectly. This deal will allow Bharti to simplify processes and improve end-to-end network and service performance. More importantly, stringent key performance indicators ensure we are helping Bharti Airtel deliver an enhanced subscriber experience,"said Ashish Chowdhary, Head of Customer Operations Asia and Middle East at Nokia Siemens Networks.
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