Rcom, Alcatel Sign Managed Services Contract

Reliance Communications (RCom) and Alcatel-Lucent have signed a long-term billion dollar managed services contract in India. As part of the partnership, AlcatelLucent will deliver seamless voice and data communications services to RCom customers. It will enhance RCom’s operations and synergize independent wireless and wireline teams to form a single network management organization. This optimized integration of resources will help RCom to strengthen its focus on growing its business, with top-of-theline services to customers. AlcatelLucent will also drive standardization of the tools, processes and best practices that would be applied across RCom’s businesses.