Optical & Fixed Networks

Vodafone taps Ericsson for optical fibre network management in India

Vodafone India has selected Ericsson to manage its optical fibre cable network for three years in 10 telecom circles.

The new agreement covers operations and maintenance of Vodafone's optical fibre network across East and West India, spanning a distance of approximately 45,000 kilometres.

Vishant Vora, CTO of Vodafone India, says: "We have selected Ericsson as a partner to manage our optical fibre cable network given Ericsson's strength and experience in managing multivendor, multi-technology networks for operators globally and in India. This agreement will give Vodafone the benefit of Ericsson's expertise in this area."

Vodafone has recently been expanding its own 3G services to many new circles and also launched 4G-LTE services in 5 circles in India. It has more than 194 million subscribers in India.

Paolo Colella, Head of Region India at Ericsson, says: "This managed services agreement in India strengthens that partnership in a very important market and complements our collaborations in other parts of the world. At Ericsson, we continue to invest in tools, methods and processes in order to help our customers increase their network efficiency while delivering world-class subscriber experiences."



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