Etisalat Nigeria renews managed services deal with Nokia Networks

Etisalat Nigeria has renewed its managed services contract with Nokia Networks for three more years with expanded services scope. Under the contract, Nokia Networks will manage the operator’s 3G and GSM networks and improve network efficiency, ensuring the best possible mobile broadband service experience for end users.

Nokia Networks has been providing managed services to Etisalat Nigeria since 2008. With Nigeria and Etisalat being a main focus in Nokia Networks’ strategy in Middle East and Africa (MEA), the company is committed to helping the operator and the country provide world class mobile broadband services.

Under the scope of the contract, Nokia’s managed services capabilities such as network planning and optimisation, operations and maintenance services as well as care services will be provided to Etisalat Nigeria to manage its GSM and 3G networks. Nokia’s NetAct network management system will monitor, manage and optimise the operator’s multi-technology networks.

In Nokia’s current managed services contracts, two out of three of them are multi-vendor. Altogether, these contracts cover approximately 200 million subscribers and 35,000 sites. About 40 per cent of these subscribers are supported by operators who are new managed services customers to Nokia Networks.

Nokia Networks is today managing more than 230,000 sites and 500 million subscribers across the world.