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India Gazette
5 hours ago
- Business
- India Gazette
Ericsson secures multi-year Managed Services deal with Bharti Airtel
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Ericsson has been awarded a multi-year NOC Managed Services (MS) contract by Bharti Airtel, further strengthening the long-standing partnership between the two companies. This strategic agreement underscores Ericsson's leadership in managed services and reaffirms its commitment to delivering exceptional value to Airtel customers. Under this agreement, Ericsson will enable intent-based operations, powered by its centralised Network Operations Centre (NOC), to manage Airtel services across 4G, 5G NSA, 5G SA, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Private Networks, and Network Slicing. This partnership will see Ericsson manage Airtel's pan-India network through its state-of-the-art NOC while scaling FWA and Network Slicing across the country. Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Bharti Airtel, said, 'We are excited to enhance our strong collaboration with Ericsson as we pursue our goal of creating a future-ready network that delivers an exceptional experience for our customers. We believe that these innovative technologies will empower us to meet the growing data demands of consumers in a digitally connected India.' Andres Vicente, Head of Market Area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson, says, 'This milestone agreement with Bharti Airtel reinforces our commitment to helping Airtel deliver the best possible experience for its customers.' He added, 'By leveraging Intent-Based NOC Operations, we will enable Airtel to unlock wider service diversification to meet customer needs, thereby enabling new revenue opportunities for Airtel.' Ericsson's longstanding partnership with Bharti Airtel, spanning over 25 years, encompasses multiple generations of mobile communications technology. Notably, this announcement follows closely on the heels of Bharti Airtel's collaboration with Ericsson on 5G Core to drive 5G evolution. (ANI)
Business Upturn
7 hours ago
- Business
- Business Upturn
Ericsson bags multi-year NOC Managed Services contract with Bharti Airtel
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been awarded a significant multi-year Network Operations Center (NOC) Managed Services contract by Bharti Airtel, reinforcing the strong and enduring partnership between the two telecom giants. This strategic collaboration highlights Ericsson's leadership in managed services and its commitment to delivering superior network performance and value to Airtel's customers. Under this new agreement, Ericsson will deploy its advanced intent-based operations through a centralized NOC to efficiently manage Bharti Airtel's diverse network services. These include 4G, 5G Non-Standalone (NSA), 5G Standalone (SA), Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), Private Networks, and Network Slicing. The move aims to enhance network reliability, scalability, and innovation across Airtel's pan-India footprint. Ericsson's state-of-the-art NOC will play a crucial role in managing and scaling Airtel's expansive network infrastructure, especially focusing on expanding Fixed Wireless Access and Network Slicing capabilities throughout the country. This will empower Airtel to offer improved connectivity solutions and cater to evolving customer demands in the 5G era. Randeep Sekhon, CTO of Bharti Airtel, stated, 'We are excited to enhance our strong collaboration with Ericsson as we pursue our goal of creating a future-ready network that delivers an exceptional experience for our customers. We believe that these innovative technologies will empower us to meet the growing data demands of consumers in a digitally connected India.' With a partnership spanning over 25 years, Ericsson and Bharti Airtel have collaborated across multiple generations of mobile communication technologies. This latest contract follows Airtel's recent collaboration with Ericsson on 5G Core technology, further driving the evolution of India's 5G ecosystem. Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
Time of India
7 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Ericsson wins multi-year 4G, 5G NOC managed services deal with Bharti Airtel
NEW DELHI: Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has won a new multi-year network operations center (NOC) managed services deal from India's Bharti Airtel , deepening the partnership between the two telecom companies. Under this agreement, Ericsson will enable intent-based operations, powered by its centralised NOC, to manage Airtel services across 4G, 5G non-standalone (NSA), 5G standalone (SA), fixed wireless access (FWA), private networks, and network slicing, the companies said in a joint statement Monday. This partnership will see Ericsson manage Airtel's pan-India network through its NOC while scaling FWA and network slicing across the country. Commercial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Network slicing is one of the top applications of the fifth-generation or 5G networks, enabling telcos to offer a virtual network layer for specific bandwidth needs, such as AR/VR content streaming, mission-critical communications, or autonomous vehicles, based on pre-defined service level agreements (SLAs). In India, Airtel along with Reliance Jio offer their respective commercial 5G fixed broadband services to customers, with the use case seeing a rapid uptake nationwide in recent months. 'We are excited to enhance our strong collaboration with Ericsson as we pursue our goal of creating a future-ready network that delivers an exceptional experience for our customers. We believe that these innovative technologies will empower us to meet the growing data demands of consumers in a digitally connected India,' said Randeep Sekhon, chief technology officer (CTO), Bharti Airtel. 'By leveraging Intent-Based NOC Operations, we will enable Airtel to unlock wider service diversification to meet customer needs, thereby enabling new revenue opportunities for Airtel,' said Andres Vicente, head of market area Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson. Ericsson and its Finnish rival Nokia already have a 5G radio access network (RAN) deal with Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi). India's third-largest telecom carrier had also awarded a 5G RAN deal to Korean Samsung. Earlier this year, Ericsson won a 5G Core deal from Airtel, which will eventually lead to the upgradation of Sunil Mittal-led telco's network architecture to Standalone (SA). As part of this agreement, Ericsson will deploy its Signaling Controller solution within Airtel's network, and will introduce its SA-enabled Charging and Policy solution to strategically improve Airtel's 5G monetisation efforts, enabling the development of new business models.
