East African telco Vodacom Tanzania is improving its network operations in a bid to increase performance.
manage, operate and maintain Vodacom's network to reduce operating costs.
“We trust NSN with one of our most vital assets, our network, to help us realise greater network and operational efficiency. The deal will help us consolidate our position in a highly competitive market,” says Dietlof Mare, MD at Vodacom Tanzania.
“We look forward to integrating the Vodacom Tanzania operations team into our global services team. We are excited about the synergies and opportunities that will be created as we begin to work together,” said Armando Almeida, head of global services, NSN.
Under the managed services contract, NSN will provide full network operations for Vodacom Tanzania, which has nine million subscribers.
NSN will take over complete responsibility for the existing network management centre and operations across the radio, transmission and core networks, as well as network planning and optimisation.
As part of the agreement, 124 Vodacom Tanzania employees will be transferred to NSN. The company will deploy 338 hybrid energy solution sites for the telco to enhance energy efficiency and reduce energy costs.
NSN will also implement remote management of energy with its green energy control service designed to ensure optimal use of field resources. It includes monitoring of all energy sources as well as corrective and preventive site maintenance.
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