Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest telecommunications company, has renewed its contract with Nokia Siemens Networks for another five-years to manage and maintain its networks in eight circles of India.
The circles where the contract has been extended include Bihar and Jharkhand; Kolkata; Gujarat; Maharashtra and Goa; Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; Mumbai; Orissa and West Bengal.
Under this five-year managed services contract, NSN 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, NSN said in a statement.
“This next phase of managed services relationship will help Bharti Airtel achieve better network efficiency, simplify operations and deliver better quality services,” the company said.
Nokia Siemens Networks is already a managed services partner to Bharti Airtel in these eight circles. These services specifically support Nokia Siemens Networks’ installed base of mobile broadband equipment for the operator.
“Nokia Siemens Networks’ products and services have helped the operator boost network and service performance at an optimal cost of ownership and reduced carbon footprint,” the company explained.
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.
“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,” Sanjay Kapoor, CEO (India and South Asia) of Bharti Airtel, said.
NSN currently has more than 360 managed services contracts globally with 180 operators serving close to 700 million subscribers.
