Wipro enters Bangladesh to manage GP's IT infrastructure
Wipro, a global information technology company, is set to make foray into Bangladesh as it has bagged a five-year IT infrastructure and applications managed services contract from Grameenphone.
Under the agreement, the Indian firm will manage the complete IT landscape for Grameenphone, the country's largest telecommunications company, leveraging its artificial intelligence platform Wipro HOLMES.
Wipro will own end-to-end application development and management, infrastructure support and maintenance and back office processes for the mobile phone operator.
Wipro will set up a new delivery centre in Bangladesh and will also try to expand its business to other sectors, said the Indian firm in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
“This partnership closely aligns with Wipro's vision to localise, expand its presence and explore new business opportunities in the country,” it said.
In the same statement, Michael Foley, chief executive officer of Grameenphone, said, “We have selected Wipro as the partner to offer managed services for Grameenphone based on a thorough evaluation process, and we are very proud of being able to attract a world class organisation like Wipro to Bangladesh.”
“We have full trust in this partnership to deliver the business results as per plan.”
Anil K Jain, senior vice president and global head of communications business unit at Wipro Ltd, said, “This engagement will leverage both of our domain expertise and industry leading AI platform- Wipro HOLMES. Telenor is a strategic client for us and this engagement further strengthens our relationship with Telenor.”
In a separate statement, Grameenphone said the selection process has been both rigorous, requiring deep evaluation, and time-consuming to find the right fit for the company at the best value. Wipro has been selected as the best option for GP's needs.
Both the companies said necessary communications with the relevant stakeholders were completed in this connection.
Earlier this year Grameenphone floated a request for quotation, inviting IT service providers to manage its IT infrastructure.
Accenture, a global outsourcing firm, has been managing Grameenphone's IT infrastructure since 2013. But its contract with the mobile operator was not renewed as the outsourcing firm plans to wind up its operations in Bangladesh in November.
Grameenphone owns 49 percent share of Accenture Communications Infrastructure Services Limited.
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