O2 and Azzurri create strategic relationship

O2 announces that Azzurri Communications, a leading independent managed service provider has become a strategic partner. Azzurri will help to deliver services to customers as part of 02’s Centre of Excellence programme. Established in 2000, Azzurri Communications has rapidly become the UK’s leading managed service company offering integrated voice, data, and mobile services.

The new relationship means that Azzurri’s customers will benefit from additional resources, support and access to the latest propositions such as the iPhone, Palm Pre and Blackberry smartphones. The O2 Centre of Excellence programme is open to partners who pass qualifying criteria including customer service and proficiency in business mobile solutions.

As part of the agreement, Azzurri will manage a base of directly acquired O2 customers and Azzurri’s and O2’s corporate sales teams will become more closely aligned. Azzurri will be committing its mobile focus almost entirely to O2, relinquishing its other direct network relationships.