Motorola signs JVs with Wipro, Tech Mahindra

26 July 2006

IT major Wipro and Motorola have formed a JV, known as WMNetServ, with Wipro holding 80.1 per cent stake and Motorola the rest, for devising telecom solutions..

A L Rao, COO of Wipro recently told the media that the JV would deliver cost effecitive telecom-managed services to Motorola''s clients globally. The JV combines the tools and technologies of Motorola with Wipro''s scalability, global delivery model and market reach, represented by the company''s large resource pool. The new company effectively offers outsourcing in telecom-managed services to operators, while managed services include network planning, network deployment, network design, network optimisation and maintenance services.

WMNetServ 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. Meanwhile, Motorola has also entered into a JV with Tech Mahindra, to be christened CanvasM, to develop and deliver innovative application solutions. The new company will enable network service providers and enterprises to launch and manage the deployment of applications that will help increase their differentiation, shorten time to revenue, and reduce total cost of ownership.

"CanvasM will implement end-user applications and content services, consistent service creation, and a delivery and management framework utilizing Motorola''s Global Applications Management Architecture (GAMA)," the companies said in a statement, adding that the JV will deliver customised applications.