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COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION: Srikanth Kannankote (left), Corporate Vice President, Motorola, with A. L. Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Wipro, at the announcement of a joint venture to deliver managed services in Mumbai on Wednesday.

MUMBAI: Wipro Technologies and Motorola Inc. have announced the formation of an 80:20 joint venture company, WMNetServ, to deliver world-class capabilities in managed services to public and private network customers.

The joint venture will deliver outsourced telecom services to help customers focus on their core business and gain access to capabilities not available internally. The promoters will invest $ 20 million over three years in network operations and service infrastructure.

The joint venture will host a global network operation centre (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 centre, including the GNOC, will be based in India, while the 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.

"WMNetServ enables customers to benefit from Motorola's leadership position in wireless technology and services, and leverage Wipro's global delivery model and two decades of experience in telecom outsourcing to offer scalable operations and cost-effective implementation of turnkey solutions,'' said A. L. Rao, COO, Wipro.

WMNetServ is a strategic move for both companies. Motorola's managed services portfolio helps customers reduce and control costs by taking advantage of its capabilities in out-tasking, build-operate-transfer, and total outsourcing.

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