Swisscom has signed a new, expanded partnership with Ericsson.
Swisscom and Ericsson have agreed to an unusual cooperation model. A new team made up of an equal number of Ericsson and Swisscom employees will be formed. Together, they will plan and drive further development of the mobile network. Both partners will bring their many years of experience, their expertise and innovative strength to the partnership.
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Swisscom and Ericsson can look back on a long and successful partnership: since the early days of the Swiss mobile network, the two companies have been working closely together. The partnership will now be further intensified. This close cooperation offers both companies a great opportunity to further expand their competitive position and customer centricity.
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“I am convinced that our customers will benefit from our intensified partnership because we will leverage the combined knowledge and dedication of both companies” - said Heinz Herren, CTO & CIO of Swisscom.
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Magnus Mandersson, Executive Vice President and Head of Business Unit Global Services at Ericsson is pleased to develop closer ties to one of the most innovative telecommunications providers in the world: “Our long- standing and close partnership with Swisscom makes new forms of cooperation possible from which not only we as partners stand to gain, but also mobile phone users. We will work together to improve Swisscom’s already outstanding products and services even further. All customers will benefit from shorter times-to-market.”