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application of new technologies, validate of the project “Vertical industry telcos: A Digital Showcase on July 30, 2020.
standards and make many other valuable federated DLT-based marketplace” will be
contributions to our industry.” The results unveiled during the TM Forum Catalyst

Nexign Expands International Presence with New Office in Latin America

Nexign (part of ICS Holding), a leading their systems and provide customers industry expertise to support operators in
Business Support System (BSS) and with better connectivity, uninterrupted the region and speed up the modernization
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider internet access and other services. The process for them. With Nexign’s BSS
for telecommunications service providers, office in Dominican Republic will focus solutions, they will be able to meet local
announced that it expands its international on business development initiatives for customer demands and bring added value
presence to Latin America by opening a the entire LATAM and providing operators to business,” said Igor Gorkov, CEO at
new office in Santo Domingo, Dominican with modular, truly convergent solutions Nexign. “LATAM is an emerging market
Republic. This initiative will enable Nexign to enable stress-free modernization with great potential. Operators in the region
to strengthen its positions in emerging and sustainable performance. “During realize that they need up-to-date BSS
markets by offering LATAM customers the past three years, Nexign has grown solutions to keep up with customer needs.
solutions to drive digital transformation significantly. As a maturing company we As a result, they are ready to embrace new
efforts. According to the GSMA report, are taking the next step in our international development opportunities and find new
the data traffic in LATAM will grow expansion strategy and establishing our ways to monetize traffic. We are happy
more than sixfold by 2024. Also, GSMA corporate presence in Latin America. We to support local operators and offer them
expects the mobile penetration rate to believe that understanding of the local solutions that can enable them achieve
reach 73% by 2025. Nexign aims to use market specifics is critical for smooth their business goals and deliver superior
its 28 years of engineering excellence to digital transformation of local CSPs. We services to subscribers,” said Andrey
help local telecom operators consolidate will leverage our market knowledge and Moldovan, Regional Director, LATAM.

PCCW Global and SURE Universal Combine to
Launch Groundbreaking IoT Home Care Medical

Solution

PCCW Global and SURE Universal, a home, thereby reducing hospital visits importance of reliable, cost-effective
leading Internet of Things (IoT) software for simple medical diagnostics, which home healthcare and the role it can play in
and platform developer, have signed an in turn will help to prevent overloading helping to address public health and safety
IoT Ecosystem Partnership Program medical facilities and reduce exposure resources. IoT medical devices, including
(IEPP) agreement to deliver IoT home to hospital-acquired infections. The measuring equipment and wearables
care medical solution. The collaboration current global impact of the COVID-19 used for monitoring and diagnostics, will
aims to address the urgent need to pandemic and the quarantine measures now be able to communicate important
deliver connected medical care from that have been put in place highlight the healthcare information among patients,
family members, doctors and other
medical personnel. PCCW Global’s
Console Connect IoT connectivity service
will support the SURE Universal platform
by providing a customizable platform and
interface to deliver global connectivity,
simplify device management and IoT
operations. The IoT connectivity service
also features real-time monitoring
from a single interface across multiple
operator networks. The service covers
over 180 countries, providing support
for 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mobile networks,
and delivering a one-stop, user-friendly
SIM life-cycle management capability to
service providers. Under the collaboration,

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