MTN extends its managed services agreement with Ericsson
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MTN has announced the extension of its managed services agreement with Ericsson for its Ghana operations. This announcement marks the extension of the first managed services contract between Ericsson and MTN, originally signed in 2009 in connection to the rollout of MTN's 3G network in Ghana. Under the extension, Ericsson is responsible for network operations, field maintenance and optimization. MTN is believed to retain full ownership of the network and responsibility for its strategic direction, while Ericsson will manage the network operations, optimization and field maintenance for MTN's 3Gsites. Jon Hoffmann, Chief Technical officer, MTN Ghana said, "Our first two years together achieved the results we were hoping for: we could focus on subscriber growth, and Ericsson delivered network reliability and efficiencies." Valter D`Avino, Head, Managed Services Ericsson said, "MTN and Ericsson collaborate in many areas ac...