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Orange is outsourcing its mobile network operations in the UK to Nokia Siemens (News - Alert) Networks (NSN).

NSN will provide a range of services for the Orange UK 2G/3G mobile network for the next five years. The objective is to deliver improved quality of service and enhanced coverage for the 15.9 million mobile subscribers. The deal involves 470 staff transferring from Orange UK. Around 230 will join NSN and the remainder will go to a first line maintenance sub-contractor.

Pete Marsden, VP of IT & Networks for Orange, UK, said “Nokia (News - Alert) Siemens Networks has a proven global expertise in managing large, multi-technology networks, and our partnership with the company is a win-win for all involved.”

In Spain, Orange has given NSN a services contract to manage the operator’s fixed and mobile multivendor networks that cater to more than 11.3 million mobile customers and 1.2 million broadband Internet customers.

Nokia Siemens Networks (News - Alert) has more than 200 Managed Services contracts in mobile and fixed networks across the world, serving more than 190 million subscribers.