Wipro, Motorola JV for managed services

NEW DELHI: Wipro Technologies and Motorola have announced formation of a joint venture to deliver outsourced telecom services.

The company, named WMNetServ, will deliver public and private network customers with managed services focused on planning, deployment, optimization, security, operations and support services.

WMNetServ is a strategic move for both companies that demonstrates a commitment to investing in services and offering new business opportunities to meet the changing needs of customers. Motorola's managed services portfolio helps customers reduce and control costs by taking advantage of Motorola's capabilities in out-tasking,
build-operate-transfer, and total outsourcing. By combining Motorola's portfolio with Wipro's resources and expertise, WMNetServ will deliver and manage services in planning, deployment, optimization, security, operations and support.

WMNetServ will host a Global Network Operation Center (GNOC) platform that will integrate seamlessly with Motorola's existing NOCs in North America and Europe to provide 24/7 network monitoring capabilities to
customers. WMNetServ's primary delivery center, including the GNOC will be based in India. Headquarters and a regional subsidiary for the joint venture will reside in Europe. WMNetServ will be led by a Wipro representative while the Board of Directors will have representation from Wipro and Motorola senior management.

According to Mercer Management Consulting, the global managed & advisory services market is expected to almost double during the next four years, reaching $48 billion by 2010, from $26 billion in 2005. This growth
reflects an industry-wide shift from the traditional use of in-house teams to manage network operations and maintenance to more flexible, managed services models that allow operators to better focus on critical business functions, while upgrading to next-generation capabilities.