Sun Cellular customers will now have access to personal and corporate e-mail, as well as other Personal Information Management data while on the move. This is enabled by Ericsson’s mobile e-mail solution called the Ericsson Mobile Organiser (EMO). Ericsson will be responsible for the end-to-end system integration, as well as the hosting and management of the platform.
“In today’s competitive environment, it is important for our customers to have access to important information as and when they want it, and to be connected to this information via a reliable platform while they are on the move,” says Charles Lim, Chief Executive Officer of Sun Cellular.
“Companies want solutions that are simple to implement and use, and flexible enough to respond to future requirements. We are pleased that Ericsson is able to work with us in fulfilling the needs of our customers in this regard,” he adds.
Rajendra Pangrekar, Country Manager of Ericsson Philippines, says that through EMO, Sun Cellular customers will gain easy access to corporate communications and information resources, regardless of location, time or access device.
“We are pleased to be able to offer another hosted service to meet the growing needs of Sun Cellular’s customers, and we are confident that we will be able to offer more such services further down the road,” says Pangrekar, adding that Ericsson’s Enterprise Division was totally focused on developing a strong portfolio of mobile data solutions that addresses the needs of our enterprise and operator customers.
Unlike other offerings in the market, EMO is a true “Push” solution that offers up-to-date information without the requirement for proprietary hardware and special devices. E-mails, calendar updates and meeting requests are automatically delivered to the user via the mobile network and changes in the mobile device’s inbox are instantly mirrored in the user’s desktop mailbox.
Ericsson’s mobile e-mail solution offers simplicity, openness, security and low total cost of ownership. There is no need to purchase a particular mobile device because EMO supports a wide-range of terminals. E-mail attachments can be downloaded, read and edited by the user and installation and maintenance are also designed to be as straightforward as possible.
EMO is Sun Cellular’s second Managed Hosting solution with Ericsson over the past 12 months. The first was for the integration, implementation and hosting of Sun Cellular’s video streaming service.
“Our relationship with Ericsson continues to strengthen over time,” says Lim. “We look forward to a further strengthening our partnership that will bring growth to both our companies.”
This hosted EMO service is part of Ericsson’s Managed Services (Hosting) offering. This offering makes it easier for operators to offer attractive content for their customers and bring the service to market quickly, while controlling capital and operational costs.
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ABOUT ERICSSON PHILIPPINES:
Ericsson Philippines was established in 1988. It provides operators and service providers with end-to-end solutions for all mobile systems, broadband multi-service networks and broadband access. With a staff-strength of close to 200 employees, it is the leading supplier of telecommunications solutions in the country.
ABOUT SUN CELLULAR:
Sun Cellular is the mobile brand of Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc. Sun
Cellular's wireless network is a digital Global Systems for Mobile (GSM) network operating on the 1800 MHz frequency band and has access to a total of 15 MHz of frequency for its wireless service.
ABOUT ERICSSON'S MANAGED SERVICES OFFERING:
Ericsson has the telecom industry’s most comprehensive managed services offerings, ranging from designing, building, operating and managing day-to-day operations of a customer’s network, to hosting service applications and enablers, as well as providing network coverage and capacity on demand. As the undisputed leader in managed services, Ericsson has officially announced more than 55 managed services contracts with operators worldwide since 2002. In all current managed services contracts, excluding hosting, Ericsson is managing networks that together serve over 43 million subscribers worldwide.
