Under the agreement Ericsson will be responsible for end-to-end system integration as well as hosting the service under a managed services contract.

Anders Runevad, president of Ericsson Brazil, says: "Ericsson is able to develop solutions that are well integrated into the corporate environment and optimized for the public mobile network."

EMO offers easy-to-use access to e-mails, calendar updates and meeting requests that are automatically delivered to the user via the mobile network, without the user having to take any action to receive them. This makes it simple and convenient for mobile users to keep up to date with their e-mail and schedules.

Ericsson will also be responsible for the day-to-day hosting of the push -e-mail service under the managed services agreement. Hosting will allow the operator to achieve get new services to market cheaply, quickly and easily.  

Ericsson's managed services hosting offering includes applications and enablers, as well as content such as music, entertainment and games provided by Ericsson's content partners. Ericsson takes on responsibility for integration, round-the-clock operation and maintenance through regional operation centers.