BTCellnet Signs IT Infrastructure Contract

mmO2 has signed a 10-year IT agreement with IBM, worth up to US$72 million in its first year for its UK division. The first phase of the agreement will focus on the integration of existing systems during 2002, including the Genie Mobile service and process support for customer care, e-payment, product and services development. IBM will provide industry consultancy and systems integration.

Frank Kern, general manager, IBM Global Services, Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: "As mobile operators increasingly move to 2.5G and 3G data-centric services, IT systems now take centre stage. Wireless e-business presents operators with opportunities to transform their business but creates technology challenges that few IT vendors are equipped to resolve. IBM's alliance with BT Cellnet provides a robust infrastructure designed specifically to handle the radical changes that the wireless data services marketplace will present in coming years."'"

Posted to the site on 11th April 2002