TCS in multi-million euro tie with Nokia-Siemens

NEW DELHI: Networking major Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has signed a multi-million euro agreement with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to transfer its product engineering and R&D services as well as parts of the Operations and Business Software (OBS) business unit activities to India���s largest software exporter. The reassigned parts belong to the NSN development centre in D��sseldorf, Germany, including 90 employees who will be transferred to TCS as part of the agreement.

Under the agreement, TCS will provide global R&D services to Nokia Siemens Networks by leveraging its expertise in the telecom sector. The transfer of R&D capabilities to TCS is part of Nokia Siemens Networks��� overall strategy to realise synergy savings, the networking company said in a statement.

���For many years, Tata Consultancy Services has been a valuable partner to Nokia and Siemens, our parent companies. TCS brings to the table an in-depth experience in outsourcing projects and a proven track record of successfully transferring and integrating customers��� R&D personnel. This deal provides the employees in D��sseldorf with an excellent opportunity to work with international teams in a global company,��� said Juhani Hintikka, head of the Operations and Business Software Business Unit at Nokia Siemens Networks.

���The agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks reiterates TCS��� capability to enhance customers��� business by leveraging our superior R&D services and strong domain. As the R&D partner for Nokia Siemens Networks, TCS will share its innovative approaches, global best practices and benchmark standards to ensure excellence.

The new regional delivery centre for telecom customers in D��sseldorf���where the transferred employees will work���is strategic to us, as Germany is a key European market,��� TCS chief operating officer and executive director N Chandrasekaran said.

The integration of Nokia Siemens Networks employees would establish TCS��� local presence and strengthen its position as a global player, said PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Graham Pascoe. ���This is especially important in Germany where brand recognition is key,��� he added.