14 DAY TRIAL // Ericsson announced that has recently entered into an agreement with Orange for a major managed services cooperation in the Netherlands. The agreement covers operations, rollout and field maintenance of the Orange mobile network. Therefore, 190 jobs will be transferred to Ericsson.
Hans Vestberg, Executive Vice President and head of business unit Global Services at Ericsson says: "We are extremely proud and pleased to announce this managed services agreement that Orange Netherlands have entrusted us with. Our know-how, combined with the experience of Orange Netherlands specialists, will guarantee a continuous high quality of service whilst ensuring significant savings in their operational expenses."
The agreement, which covers a time frame of five years, will allow Orange Netherlands to better focus on the changing telecommunications market.
Yves Gaultier, CEO of Orange Netherlands says: "This is an important step for Orange Netherlands. Thanks to this we will be able to focus more on improving our position in the mobile telecommunications market. The cooperation with Ericsson guarantees the quality of our network. At the same time, our high-grade technical network staff will have a job within Ericsson."
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