The multi-million dollar contract, which covers the ongoing enhancement of the telecom network, is intended to enable MTC Kuwait to continue to deliver quality service to its ever-growing number of subscribers. A portion of the revenue on this contract was recognised by Motorola in the second quarter of 2006.
 
Motorolas managed optimisation service, which is designed to utilise tools and actual user data, aims to provide an alternative to traditional optimisation methods and to help to improve performance in a single or multi-vendor environment, while ensuring that the network operates at peak performance.

If MTC is to continue its rate of growth, our focus must be on ensuring that our infrastructure continues to evolve to effectively meet business and customer demand. We trust that Motorolas standards-compliant infrastructure, knowledgeable resources and clear operational processes will help us meet the objectives of our 3x3x3 strategy that aims to make MTC a global player in three stages: regional, international and global, with each stage completed in three years, says Barrak Al Sabeeh, GM of MTC-Vodafone Kuwait.
 
Relying on Motorolas managed services is an integral part of MTCs wider plan to create and roll out new offerings to its customers in the 21 operations across the Middle East and Africa, and to devote staff resources to customer service.

Under the agreement, Motorola will lend its network optimisation services expertise as well as its first-hand knowledge of networking technologies in the Middle East market to ensure the optimal performance of the MTC Kuwait network on an ongoing basis.
 
Increasingly, telecoms operators in the Middle East North Africa region are considering managed services for both the reduction in operating costs, and the continuity and availability of resources that this offering delivers, says Ali Amer, senior director sales, Motorola Networks & Enterprise, Middle East North Africa and Pakistan (MENAPAK).