BThas started work on a network
services contract with IT services firmLogicaCMG, that will serve both
LogicaCMG's internal and customer networks.
BT will manage LogicaCMG's voice, data, local area network and
mobile network infrastructure.
With the roll-out beginning in the UK, the seven-year deal will
be extended to cover additional key LogicaCMG geographies in the
coming months and years.
As part of the agreement, LogicaCMG and its customers will be
able to benefit from BT's £10bn
21CN IP network, which is being rolled out between now and
2011.
Jim McKenna, chief operating officer at LogicaCMG, said, "BT is
an expert in network management and is also active in 170
countries.
"These factors will ensure that as LogicaCMG and its customers
grow, our partnership with BT will provide the expertise and
network coverage to meet all of our needs."