Plano-based Perot Systems gets IT services contract with Hutchison Whampoa extended three more years

by PegNews wire

PLANO — Perot Systems Corporation has been awarded a three year extension to its current IT services agreement with the 3 Group, Hutchison Whampoa's 3G mobile telecoms business. The agreement further strengthens the three year-old relationship between the two companies. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Under the extended agreement, Perot Systems will continue to provide ongoing maintenance and management of key IT business applications, including effective knowledge management and solutions in service activation support for the seven 3G telecommunication operators of Hutchison Whampoa's 3 Group.

Coordination of the project will be driven extensively from Perot Systems' Bucharest, Romania facility as part of the company's global delivery network of applications, infrastructure, and consulting solutions. This contract demonstrates Perot Systems' continued commitment to the EMEA region and to providing quality domain expertise and technical talent to the market.

A division of Hutchison Whampoa, the 3 Group together with Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited, is the leading global player in the 3G arena, holding licenses in 11 markets with total population coverage of approximately 175 million.

The 3 Group has built an entirely new mobile broadband network, achieving probably the fastest rollout of a radio network in the entire telecom industry. Marketed globally under the 3 brand, the group was the first operator in the world to provide dual-mode 3G services.

To date, commercial 3G services have been launched in Italy, the UK, Australia, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, and Ireland. Hutchison announced more than 20 million customers in March 2009.

Source: Perot Systems