VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Ericsson has acquired a multi-million dollar deal from Bharti Airtel to manage its mobile network in 15 circles including 3G networks in three circles where Airtel is using Huawei's equipment. The 15 telecom circles under the scope of the partnership include, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, UP(W), UP(E), Rajasthan, North Eastern States, Assam, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Kerala. While the deal amount was not revealed, the five-year multi-vendor, multi technology managed services agreement is believed to Ericsson operate, maintain and provide services across 70 per cent of Bharti Airtel's network in India. Ericsson is also supposed to take responsibility for the Intelligent Network that manages Bharti Airtel's prepaid customer base. The full suite of managed services is claimed to be rendered through a Global Network Operation Centre and field operation activities spread throughou...