The IT leader wins contract from Grameenphone.

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) said it will use artificial intelligence platform for managing its five-year IT infrastructure and applications contract with Grameenphone (GP), a leading telecom operator in Bangladesh.

Wipro will be managing the complete IT landscape for GP, leveraging Wipro HOLMES Artificial Intelligence Platform™.

Wipro, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, will be setting up a new delivery centre in Bangladesh.

As part of the contract Wipro will own end-to-end application development and management, infrastructure support and maintenance and back office processes for GP.

This partnership closely aligns with Wipro’s vision to localize, expand its presence and explore new businesses opportunities in the country.

“We selected Wipro as the partner to offer Managed services for Grameenphone based on a thorough evaluation process, and we are very proud of being able to attract a world class organization like Wipro to Bangladesh. We have full trust in this partnership to deliver the business results as per plan,” said Michael Foley, Chief Executive Officer, Grameenphone.

“We are delighted to have been chosen by Grameenphone as the strategic partner for this engagement, which will leverage both our domain expertise and industry leading AI platform- Wipro HOLMES. Telenor is a strategic client for us and this engagement further strengthens our relationship with Telenor,” said Anil K Jain, Senior Vice President & Global Head – Communications Business Unit, Wipro Limited.

Incorporated on 10 October 1996 Grameenphone operates a digital mobile telecommunications network based on the GSM standard in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 Mhz frequency bands, under license granted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). fii-news.com