Wipro Powers British Gas' Iqara Broadband Telecom Foray.Business Editors BANGALORE, India & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001 Wipro Technologies Wipro Tech (NYSE: WIT) is an information technology service company established in India in 1980. It is the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited (in operation since 1945, incorporated 1946). , the Global IT Consulting & Services division of Wipro Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WIT), today announced the powering of a Cable ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. solution to Iqara Broadband, a part of British Gas British Gas is the name of several companies
This comes close on the heels of the Lattice Group contract and establishes Wipro as a global force in the broadband telecom Systems Integration (SI) space. Iqara Broadband provides broadband internet See broadband. services. The first rollout was in Surat in Western India, with subsequent implementations planned in other Indian cities, as well as the Far East and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Wipro was responsible for the end-to-end implementation and integration, including network equipment and server equipment supply, as well as OSS/BSS applications under stiff deadlines. The entire project was completed in a record time of 90 days. To make this happen, Wipro integrated a range of packages including Metasolv for order management & service provisioning, HP Openview HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. for network management and Portal Infranet for billing. "Wipro Technologies' ability to provide a long term easily adaptable solution, its commitment to quality, the enthusiasm of its employees, its outstanding track record, and its unparalleled success with leading telecommunications operators were the key reasons why we chose Wipro. Wipro's offer of a range of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. while adhering to strict budgets and timelines is enabling us to effectively meet our strategic objectives," said Colin Orr Burns, Executive Vice-President of Iqara Broadband. As part of this engagement, Wipro provided business consulting services and designed the business processes needed to run the Cable ISP operations. Wipro also provided design consultation for the construction of the Internet Data Center, and co-ordinated the vendor management to ensure speedy delivery of all hardware and software products. "This is a shining example of how the combination of our telecom domain expertise and systems integration capabilities have helped deliver quantifiable business value to our clients," said TK Kurien, Chief Executive, Telecom Service Providers Solution at Wipro Technologies. Wipro's IP Networking solution was focused at providing a scalable, reliable and fault-tolerant system
Fault-tolerance or graceful degradation capable of carrying high-speed internet See broadband. and intranet access using broadband technologies. "Wipro Technologies proprietary SI process models, which incorporate project management processes, performance metrics and process improvement procedures, helped Iqara Broadband meet its tight launch schedules," added Mr. Kurien. Wipro Technologies, the world's first SEI CMM Level 5 company also incorporates the Six Sigma quality framework for reducing development cycle times and enabling defect reduction. About Iqara Broadband Iqara Broadband is part of BG Group plc, the international energy company which has operations across four continents and some 20 countries worldwide. It is a top 30 London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. listed company. In India, BG Broadband India Private Limited was established to explore business opportunities for digital broadband networks. A sister company, BG Broadband Networks India Private Limited, was formed to build the necessary network infrastructure. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board (India) ) gave approval to set up both companies. About Wipro Limited Wipro Limited is the first SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT services company globally. Wipro provides Research and Development services to Telecom and Electronic product companies and software solutions to global corporate enterprises. In the Indian market, Wipro is a leader in providing IT solutions and services for the corporate segment in India offering system integration, network integration and IT services. Wipro also has profitable presence in niche market segments of consumer products and lighting. Wipro's ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. , and its equity shares are listed in India on the Stock Exchange - Mumbai, and the National Stock Exchange, among others. For more information, please visit our website at www.wipro.com. Forward-looking and cautionary statements Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. , our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Wipro has made strategic investments, withdrawal of fiscal governmental incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Wipro may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. Wipro does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company. All brand or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners |
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