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Helping carriers prepare for a digitalized future support 5G deployment. Carriers also face ordering, rapid automated deployment and
Mobile carriers worldwide are now increased deployment and operational visualized Operations and Maintenance.
preparing their post-pandemic recovery costs,” Colin said. CMI also offers flexible contract periods
path to help corporate customers meet Overcoming these challenges, CMI’s and supports a variety of payment options
evolving business needs. innovative iConnect 5G Power Cabinet and currencies.
is an integrated base station power
Empowering carriers for growth, CMI is system with multiple energy input and Enabling smart homes and more
a trusted one-stop-shop partner with output capabilities and modular design The smart home market is expected to take
a comprehensive solution. It delivers to support on-demand deployment. off in MEA in the next few years. Helping
reliable, cost-effective and secure global It needs less installation space and carriers, service providers, device makers
connectivity, with offerings that extend modification, ensuring fast deployment, and retail brands prepare for this upswing,
from traditional data services, such as and incorporates an energy management CMI has launched RINGA, a smart home
connectivity, Internet Data Center (IDC) and control platform to increase efficiency development platform. It will support the
and Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), to and reduce maintenance costs. rapid growth of the smart home market
value-added services such as China- by allowing ecosystem partners to build
wide content delivery encompassing Enhancing access to cloud technologies integrated home automation solutions
provisioning, installation, maintenance, Since its launch in May 2019, CMI’s mCloud that connect various Internet of Things
billing and customer support. cloud-network integration platform has (IoT) devices to a single application.
helped more than 19,000 enterprises,
Bringing smart and efficient 5G including MEA-based businesses and More broadly, carriers and enterprises
connectivity multinationals serving MEA, to efficiently in MEA will be able to leverage CMI’s
Demand for 5G roaming is set to soar in deploy and manage innovative cloud and expanding digital infrastructure and
MEA as economic recovery gains ground. network products worldwide. solutions like mCloud and RINGA for
The commercial roll-out of 5G in Africa seamless, smart and efficient digital
commenced earlier this year, and large- Riding on its extensive global network connectivity with the world.
scale deployment will be the next step, infrastructure, CMI’s partnerships with
though challenges remain. Most crucially, renowned cloud service providers, such Building the right infrastructure, solutions
the rollout of 5G networks will more than as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and services to help carriers and
double the energy consumption of base Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud enterprises in MEA embrace opportunities
station equipment. and Tencent Cloud, help it deliver fast and in the advancing digital era is vital to CMI’s
easy one-stop worldwide cloud-network mission to shape a better digital future
“Many base stations don’t have sufficient coverage for mCloud customers. Its multi- through innovation, synergy and vitality,
power supply or battery capacity to cloud platform supports self-service connecting MEA and the world.

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