Ericsson to acquire Telcordia
June 14, 2011
Ericsson, the specialist in telecommunications technology and service, has reached an agreement with Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Telcordia, a global expert in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise communications software and services, for $1.15 billion. Closing anticipated to Q4 2011 with full effect Q1 2012.
Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson, says: “The importance of operations and business support systems will continue to grow as more and more devices are connected, services become mobile and new business models for mobile broadband are introduced. In this context, Telcordia brings very skilled people and knowledge, a large business in North America and other markets, as well as a good multi vendor product portfolio.”
“We have global presence and scale, global services capabilities and superior knowledge about networks and network performance, as well as an already established position in the OSS/BSS space. It is a perfect fit,” he adds.