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Wednesday, 08.05.2024, 02:15
Nokia and VimpelCom sign major five-year managed services contract for management of fixed and mobile and transport networks
Nokia, which has
been managing services for VimpelCom's
network in central Russia, will extend this responsibility to manage VimpelCom's 2G, 3G and 4G networks,
provided by a variety of equipment vendors, leveraging its innovative network
management tools, processes, and software automation. Field maintenance work
will be carried out by Nokia in the Southern, North Caucasian and Central
regions of Russia, including Moscow.
By consolidating and transforming network operations, VimpelCom will benefit from reduced
network and operational complexity, faster time to market and lower total cost
of ownership in running multiple networks. In turn, VimpelCom will enhance service quality for more than 58 million
mobile and 2.2 million fixed broadband customers in Russia.
Nokia will also
deliver full network planning and optimization services, network
implementation, project management and ongoing network support from its global
delivery hub in Voronezh, Russia. Nokia will draw on its extensive
understanding and experience of end-to-end service delivery with multiple
technologies and vendors to serve
VimpelCom's specific network needs and provision of high quality network
performance.
Martin Skop, Executive
Vice President for Infrastructure Development PJSC VimpelCom said: "Today we are at a dynamic
stage in our business transformation. The transition to a new operating model
for "Beeline" network management is another step towards a new VimpelCom technological reality. The
partnership with Nokia enables us to restructure business processes, improve
financial performance, keep pace with global trends and drive technological
innovations. In addition, smart managed services will help us improve our
overall efficiency."
Igor Leprince, head of Global Services at Nokia said: "This agreement highlights the breadth
of Nokia's global services and
technology expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks. Working with VimpelCom we will manage network
operations and field maintenance with a focus on driving the highest levels of
quality and efficiency into operations to enhance network performance and
availability. Our innovative service delivery draws from world-class
capabilities and the power of extreme automation."