Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have announced the successful transformation of the billing experience for Odido’s 5 million mobile customers in the Netherlands. The project involved migrating Odido’s billing system to Ericsson’s cloud-native billing platform, hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), in just one weekend.
This transformation will enable Odido to roll out innovative 5G services, including the Netherlands’ first 5G fixed-wireless access (FWA) service, Klik&Klaar. The migration was executed with Wipro as the end-to-end system integrator, ensuring seamless integration with Odido’s existing IT infrastructure.
Key highlights of the migration:
- 5 million customers migrated to the Ericsson Billing platform, hosted on AWS, in a flawless transition over a single weekend.
- The migration allows Odido to launch innovative 5G services, improving operational efficiency and customer experience.
- Wipro played a crucial role as the system integrator, ensuring smooth integration with Odido’s IT systems and reducing technical debt.
Søren Abildgaard, CEO of Odido, praised the seamless execution, likening the migration to performing “open-heart surgery on a marathon runner, while they run,” with zero faults.
Mats Karlsson, Head of Solution Area Business & Operations Support Systems at Ericsson, highlighted the platform’s scalability, flexibility, and ability to meet future demands of 5G and beyond, positioning Odido for continued growth.
Sarat Chand, Managing Director for Northern Europe at Wipro, emphasized that this transformation enables Odido to fully embrace automated billing capabilities and positions them to deliver more cutting-edge services in the Dutch market.
This successful migration marks a significant milestone in Odido’s modernization journey, enabling the telecom company to provide superior services and stay ahead in the competitive 5G landscape.
