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to transmit information back to a fleet able to order their own replacement widespread deployment of IoT devices.
owner or a manufacturer, wearable wrist stock, IoT is poised to connect just about The PCCW Global eSIM is available in
alert bands capable of communicating everything. Due to its small size and other various form factors and can be installed
vital health information for those with significant technological benefits, eSIM is in any compliant device. eSIM technology
medical conditions, to vending machines a critically important development for the is expected to have a wide-ranging
impact on a diverse number of industries.
From logistics, through to smart homes
and smart cities - everything can be
connected with small eSIM technology
that requires reduced power for longer
uptime between charging. Mr. Craig Price,
Senior Vice President, Mobility Products
and Marketing, PCCW Global, said, “We are
excited about the possibilities that our new
eSIM features and connectivity will provide
for many industries. Now we have the
technology, the automated platform, and
the global connectivity to truly make IoT a
reality, enabling business to leverage all of
the advantages connected devices bring to
a globally connected world.”

PCCW Global and Frequentis Launch First SaaS for SWIM on CRV for Asia
Pacific and the Middle East Aviation Stakeholders

PCCW Global, a leading telecommunications that will also host additional aviation- Key benefits include:
service provider, and Frequentis, a supplier specific applications such as smartSIS • A secure and stable platform dedicated
of safety-critical communication and and smartWeather. By combining PCCW to CRV users
information solutions, have collaborated Global’s network infrastructure with • Scalable, flexible managed services
to deliver aviation-specific Software- Frequentis’ proven knowledge and • Infrastructure based on a cost-effective
as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies over experience in application development OPEX model
the newly-commissioned Common for the aviation industry, Air Navigation • Support for aviation specific
Aeronautical Virtual Private Network Service Providers (ANSPs) will now be able connections and open interfaces
(CRV) that serves International Civil to benefit from SWIM initiatives without the Mr. John Fort, Chief Executive Office of
Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s Asia Pacific high investment costs and development Frequentis California, said, “Frequentis
and the Middle East (APAC and MID) expenses of traditional systems. The is pleased to collaborate with PCCW
regions. Since developing the ICAO CRV new networkbased services will enable Global to provide multi-national SWIM
network for the Asia Pacific and Middle ICAO members to exchange data more infrastructure and services in the ICAO
East regions, PCCW Global has aimed at efficiently over a standard protocol and APAC and MID regions. ANSPs in the
expanding the network by offering value- utilise a secure, advanced and high-speed regions have been proactive to adopt
added services on top of the advanced common infrastructure technology. the SWIM principles and technologies
aeronautical network. These services
cover the provision of critical information
through the globally interoperable System
Wide Information Management (SWIM)
infrastructure, interfaces and exchange
models. The CRV network itself has been
built on top of PCCW Global’s high-speed
and robust international IP network, with
mission-critical connections running on
a diversified infrastructure, supporting
multiple aviation-specific connectivity
protocols. In a world-first for the aviation
industry, PCCW Global and Frequentis
have developed the SWIM services on
a private and scalable SaaS platform

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