Ericsson to manage MTN’s network in Nigeria
Ericsson has signed a five-year managed services agreement with MTN, for its Nigeria operations.
The contract involves management, optimisation and field maintenance of 75% of MTN’s network infrastructure in Nigeria.
Under the contract, Ericsson will assume full responsibility of the management, optimisation and field maintenance of MTN’s network infrastructure in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Asaba, which represents 75% of the network.
MTN Nigeria is the largest mobile operator in Nigeria and West Africa with over 45 million subscribers.
MTN will retain ownership and full control of its network assets and continue to have responsibility for strategic design and planning, as well as equipment purchasing decisions.
Ericsson has signed more than 300 managed services contracts in more than 100 countries and manages networks on behalf of operators that serve over 1 billion subscribers worldwide.
The group has approximately 3,000 people supporting over 100 customers in 43 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
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