Ericsson awarded WiMAX managed services deal

Ericsson has won a seven-year contract to manage Clearwire’s WiMAX network in the US. As part of the deal, approximately 700 Clearwire employees will transfer to Ericsson within the next few months.

Ericsson already has a managed services contract in the USA with Sprint Nextel – which is the majority shareholder in Clearwire.

Under the terms of the contract, Ericsson will be responsible for network engineering, operations and maintenance, including field services, 24×7 network monitoring, end-to-end engineering, provisioning and routine maintenance.

Clearwire is retaining ownership of all network assets and full responsibility for future technology and strategy decisions.

Financial terms were not disclosed.