Contract Signing at UGL’s Corporate headquarters (L – R): Richard Leupen, Managing Director & CEO, UGL and John Paitaridis, Managing Director, Optus Business.
Optus Business has won a five-year, US $30 million contract to provide Australian engineering and property services provider, UGL Limited, with a range of managed ICT services, mobility, broadband, and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) capabilities.
Optus’ mobility solution will connect more than 8000 UGL employees in Australia and Asia. The company said in a press statement that the deal will include the transition of UGL’s field force of engineers to a range of new smartphones and applications with the goal of enabling real time access to the company’s ERP, CRM, and workflow systems.
The telco claimed this woud improve information flow and the speed of decision making, while enabling real-time updates to workflow systems and tracking of jobs, resulting in the reduction of operating costs. Optus’ M2M solution will also track and analyse UGL technology use to drive efficiency.
The whole-of-business agreement was handed to Optus for its ability to deliver domestic and region data network services, as well as custom design a range of intelligent business management applications to enable UGL to improve productivity and efficiency.
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