Wipro has won a Rs 2,500-crore contract from Unitech Wireless to provide IT services to the fledgling mobile operator, pipping rivals including IBM, Tech Mahindra and Tata Consultancy Services, which were vying for the 10-year deal. Unitech Wireless, controlled by Norway’s biggest telecom company Telenor, has licences to provide telecom services in all of the country’s 22 telecom circles, but is yet to start operations. Telenor bought a 67.25% majority stake from Delhi-based cash-strapped real estate group Unitech in two tranches.
Indian telecom companies have been aggressively signing similar outsourcing deals with IT vendors to help them focus on their core operations. The country’s top mobile company, Bharti Airtel, kicked off the trend by signing a $750 million multi-year contract with IBM in 2004. That deal has now grown in size to $2.5 billion. Other telecom operators including Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular, and Aircel have also outsourced their IT requirements.
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