Ericsson to manage 3G network for Yogio

November 7, 2006

TeliaSonera's mobile operator Yoigo in Spain, has awarded Ericsson with a three-year managed services contract for its new 3G network in Spain. The contract covers operation, management and maintenance of the whole network.

Under the partnership agreement, Ericsson will be fully responsible for the operations, management and maintenance of Yoigo's 3G network. Also included are the field operations, management of the network and related services, such as the network operation center, system support of software and hardware, engineering, and network optimization.

"This agreement is in line with our aim to keep a slimline operation and therefore we strive to outsource services to other qualified partners. This Ericsson agreement is an example of a new kind of partnership where you leave the network operation to another part," says Kenneth Karlberg, President of TeliaSonera Norway, Denmark, Baltic and Spain.

Ingemar Naeve, President of Ericsson Iberia, says: "We are very proud to have been chosen to take on the responsibility for the operations of the Yoigo network. This contract is another example of the close collaboration between our companies as this agreement is an extension to the contract signed last summer where Ericsson was chosen by Yoigo to supply and implement a complete UMTS core and access network as well as service network"