Global telco Ericsson has signed a five-year agreement with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to deliver application maintenance and development services for Ericsson’s internal IT operations.

TCS will offer the IT enabled services through its global network delivery model GNDMTM, a single global service standard, which is recognised as the benchmark of excellence in software development.

TCS has been investing heavily in localising its Nordic operations, expanding its services portfolio and aggressively adding new clients.

Indeed, this is the second time this week TCS is awarded an outsourcing contract by a Nordic company.

Earlier this week Telenor announced it had selected TCS and Capgemini for the modernisation of its IT application portfolio; a project worth between NOK 400-500m (€50-63m).