Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom in managed services for microwave network

Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom AG, one of the world’s leading integrated telecom companies with more than 111 mln mobile customers, 38 mln fixed-network lines and 13 mln broadband lines, have entered a six-year managed services partnership for the operation and maintenance of Deutsche Telekom’s microwave network in Germany.

Some 200 employees will be transferred from T-Com to Ericsson, while T-Com will also transfer its microwave assets and related operation activities to Ericsson. Ericsson will thereby take over full responsibility for the realization and operation of Deutsche Telekom AG’s microwave based links in Germany, including planning, deployment, operation and field services.

T-Com will buy capacity from Ericsson as part of an ongoing managed services contract.

“While helping reduce costs for our customer, we can also improve profitability in the operation of microwave networks over coming years by adding new customers,” said Hans Vestberg, Executive Vice President and Head of Business Unit Global Services at Ericsson. 

The majority of data traffic in the microwave network today is already transmitted over systems delivered by Ericsson which has more than 100 contracts for managed services with operators since 2002. In all current contracts for managed services, excluding hosting, Ericsson is managing networks that together serve more than 135 million subscribers worldwide.