Ericsson has signed a five-year managed services agreement with MTN, for its Nigeria operations.<\/p>\n
The contract involves management, optimisation and field maintenance of 75% of MTN’s network infrastructure in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
MTN Nigeria is the largest mobile operator in Nigeria and West Africa with over 45 million subscribers.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The group has approximately 3,000 people supporting over 100 customers in 43 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n
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