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TEANECK, N.J., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- Cognizant to enable Dutch communications provider to improve the stability

of its cloud infrastructure, total cost of ownership and time to deploy new

functionalities and services

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3702651-1&h=3604658165&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cognizant.com%2F&a=Cognizant)

announced today that it has been selected by VodafoneZiggo, a leading

provider of fixed, mobile and integrated communication and entertainment

services to consumers and businesses, as its managed services partner to

consolidate and support VodafoneZiggo's operations of IT and virtualized mobile

network infrastructure. This will enable VodafoneZiggo to improve the

availability and reliability of its communications services through proactive

monitoring of infrastructure operations, more accurate planning, and with

faster deployments of new services to its more than five million mobile

business and consumer customers in The Netherlands.

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As part of the five-year operations and maintenance agreement, Cognizant will

harmonize and simplify the current on-premise landscape through increased

levels of automation designed to reduce the total cost of ownership and enable

more efficient onboarding of VodafoneZiggo's standard as well as containerized

and virtualized NFV (Network Function Virtualization) infrastructure.

"Due to the ongoing growth in the demand for data services and digital customer

experiences, we continuously aim to optimize our services to serve customers in

the best way. This goes hand in hand with a strong drive to establish the best

efficiency and effectiveness in our operations and IT infrastructure," said

Diana Geels - de Koos, Lead for Cloud Infrastructure Tribe at VodafoneZiggo.

"We have chosen Cognizant as a trusted partner with the experience and

expertise to assist us with maintaining and improving the infrastructure

underpinning our mobile network operations and deploy new functions and

services at scale."

"We are proud to have been chosen by VodafoneZiggo based on a combination of

our deep industry and domain expertise in infrastructure managed services for

large-scale, global companies across various industries, including telecoms and

communications," said Saket Gulati, Country Manager, Netherlands at Cognizant.

"Due to our longstanding relationship and deep-rooted knowledge of

VodafoneZiggo's challenges, we are confident that we will be able to support

the company in meeting its next digitization targets and introduce a new level

of stability to its IT infrastructure."

About VodafoneZiggo

VodafoneZiggo is a leading Dutch company that provides fixed, mobile and

integrated communication and entertainment services to consumers and

businesses. As of September 30, 2022, we have over 5 million mobile, over 3

million video and fixed broadband internet and approximately 2 million fixed

telephony subscribers. Approximately 7,000 people are employed by

VodafoneZiggo. Our offices are located in Utrecht, Amsterdam, Maastricht,

Hilversum, Leeuwarden, Groningen, Nijmegen, Helmond and Rotterdam.

The VodafoneZiggo JV is a 50:50 joint venture between Liberty Global, one of

the world's leading converged video, broadband and communications companies,

and Vodafone Group, one of the world's leading technology communications

companies.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients

modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can

stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life.

See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

For more information, contact:

U.S.

Jodi Sorensen

jodi.sorensen@cognizant.com

Europe / APAC

Christina Schneider

christina.schneider@cognizant.com

India

Rashmi Vasisht

rashmi.vasisht@cognizant.com

SOURCE: Cognizant Technology Solutions