Aviat Networks announced a service level agreement to provide Etisalat Nigeria with a suite of managed network services. Specifically, Aviat Networks is establishing a Network Operations Centre to operate 50 hops of Etisalat’s enterprise data network, comprising 100 radios of the Eclipse Packet Node microwave networking range, on the mobile operator’s network nationwide in Nigeria.
Aviat Networks and the Etisalat operations team will jointly set up the NOC at Etisalat headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The NOC will be capable of 24/7 network self-management, with Aviat Networks-trained personnel working from a central site, collocated within its data centre.