Axiom Systems and Wipro announced that the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic countries, TeliaSonera, have extended their investment in the AXIOSS Suite, choosing it for the roll out of Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPVPN services. The project will also incorporate the provision of Carrier Ethernet services.

Implemented by Wipro Technologies, the Global IT Services arm of Wipro, this global framework agreement will enable TeliaSonera, to use AXIOSS to roll out thousands of IPVPN sites and to design, create and deliver multiple revenue generating broadband services, including IPTV and VoIP, across Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

The success of existing projects within Telia Sonera, where AXIOSS is already used for the provision of PSTN, Cross Domain Management and DSL services, means that this advanced component based platform has become the first choice, not only for the Swedish Operator, but also for some of Europe's most well know telecoms brands including TDC, Telekom Austria and NTL.

Claes Nycander, Senior Vice President and Chief Network Officer, at TeliaSonera, said, "AXIOSS will strengthen TeliaSonera's position as Scandinavia's leading provider of innovative IP-based products and services. In addition to helping us to meet our customers' expectations, AXIOSS will fully automate our delivery process, reducing our operational costs and providing us with a solution that can be used by all parts of the corporation. It will give us a long term platform with which to meet the changing demands of the market."

Gareth Senior, Chief Executive Officer, Axiom Systems said, "As a region, Scandinavia sets the standard for telecommunications around the world and TeliaSonera's repeat choice of AXIOSS reinforces the quality and versatility of the Suite as we continue to raise the bar and set the standard for OSS solutions."

Shreedhara Shetty, Senior Vice President Telecom and Product Engineering Services, Wipro Technologies, said, "The continued success for Wipro and Axiom Systems within TeliaSonera is a tribute to our continuous focus on quality and ability to deliver business value."