China Mobile Hebei has entered into partnership with Ericsson for its field maintenance. Ericsson will manage China Mobile Hebei’s 22,000 2G/3G (GSM/TD-SCDMA) base station sites through a three-year field maintenance agreement.

Through this initiative, China Mobile Hebei improves its network quality and operational efficiency, and further increase its focus on its core business, the subscribers.

Li Liangui, general manager of China Mobile Hebei, said: "We have always acted upon China Mobile’s core value proposition – Responsibility Makes Perfection – and are fully committed to achieving win-win situations with our strategic partners to pay back society the best we can.

"This cooperation will be a significant move to benefit not only Ericsson and China Mobile Hebei, but also the Hebei Province."

Mats Olsson, president of Ericsson China & North East Asia, said: "This shows China Mobile Hebei’s trust in Ericsson’s industry leading managed services capabilities and its willingness to be a strategic partner with Ericsson in China.

"We are confident of providing the best-in-class services to China Mobile Hebei and to help it capture new opportunities in this challenging and competitive marketplace."