The Hindu Business Line : Nokia Siemens, TCS sign outsourcing deal

Strategic partner
The telecom gear manufacturer will transfer product engineering and R&D services.
TCS will share its innovative approaches, global best practices and benchmark standards

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New Delhi, March 1 The Finland-based telecom gear manufacturer Nokia Siemens Networks has signed a multi-million euro deal with Tata Consultancy Services to transfer product engineering and R&D services, as well as parts of the Operations and Business Software (OBS) business unit activities from Nokia Siemens Networks to TCS.

The reassigned parts belong to the Nokia Siemens Networks development centre in Düsseldorf, Germany, including 90 employees who will be transferred to TCS, as part of this engagement. With this agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks and TCS will create an efficient set-up, whereby TCS will provide global R&D services to Nokia Siemens Networks by leveraging its expertise in the telecommunications sector.

‘Valuable partner’

“For many years, Tata Consultancy Services has been a valuable partner to Nokia and Siemens, our parent companies. TCS brings to the table an in-depth experience in outsourcing projects, and a proven track record of successfully transferring and integrating customers’ R&D personnel. This deal provides the employees in Düsseldorf with an excellent opportunity to work with an international teams in a global company,” said Mr Juhani Hintikka, Head of the Operations and Business Software Business Unit, Nokia Siemens Networks.

“The agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks reiterates TCS’ capability to enhance customers’ business by leveraging our superior R&D services and strong domain. As the R&D partner for Nokia Siemens Networks, TCS will share its innovative approaches, global best practices and benchmark standards to ensure excellence.

“The new regional delivery centre for telecommunications customers in Düsseldorf — where the transferred employees will work — is strategic to us, as Germany is a key European market,” said Mr N. Chandrasekaran, COO and Executive Director of TCS. “With its strong domain expertise, the worldwide delivery structures based on the company’s proprietary Global Network Delivery Model and its strategic alliance partners, TCS is well-placed as a strong competitor in Europe.

“The integration of Nokia Siemens Networks employees would establish TCS’ local presence and strengthen its position as a global player. This is especially important in Germany, where brand recognition is key,” said Mr Graham Pascoe, partner with the analyst house PriceWaterhouseCooper Advisory.

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