Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by Belgian operator Mobistar, member of the France Telecom group, for a managed services cooperation. About 150 employees are to be transferred from Mobistar to Ericsson.

Within the agreement Mobistar has chosen Ericsson to manage parts of its network activities in the course of 2007. The 5 year agreement is expected to be in commercial operation from the second quarter of 2007 and has a value of approximately EUR 300 million. The finalization of KPIs within the managed services agreement is ongoing.

Hans Vestberg, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Services at Ericsson, says: "We are honored and delighted that Mobistar has chosen us as a partner for managed services This announcement, in combination with the recent one related to Orange in the Netherlands, shows that we have great momentum for managed services and that operators around the globe has confidence in our ability provide high quality network services and attractive work conditions for transferred employees."

Once implemented, the agreement will enable Mobistar to lower operational expenses and focus on further improving its position in the Belgian telecommunications market, while Ericsson will provide top-quality network performance to Mobistar customers.

 

 

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Ericsson offers the telecom industry's most comprehensive managed services, ranging from designing, building, operating and managing day-to-day operations of a customer's network, to hosting service applications and enablers, as well as providing network coverage and capacity on demand. As the undisputed leader in managed services, Ericsson has officially announced more than 100 contracts with operators worldwide since 2002. In all current contracts, excluding hosting, Ericsson is managing networks that together serve more than 100 million subscribers worldwide.