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Nexign Ensures New Opportunities for the

Expansion of Ucell’s Subscriber Base

Nexign (an ICS Holding member), the a single platform. The implementation of and remote work, the project successfully
global provider of transformation solutions Nexign CBSS helps the operator increase reached its final phase. Nexign Converged
for telecom operators, has successfully its revenues and slash TTM for new BSS will reduce the load on the operator’s
replaced the BSS system for Ucell, one of products. Nexign’s solution is designed for technical department, help Ucell launch
Uzbekistan’s major mobile operators. As a doubled network load compared to Ucell’s new services sooner, and take the user
of late 2021, Ucell has been servicing 7+ legacy BSS system, and currently supports experience of its subscribers to a whole
million subscribers with its 4G networks Ucell’s operating 5G network. Thus, the new level,’ says Igor Gorkov, the CEO of
covering nearly 75% of the country’s new capacities brought about by Nexign’s Nexign. Thanks to Nexign’s solutions,
major cities and towns. The company solution will enable Ucell to expand its Ucell can further reinforce its leadership.
was the first one to roll out a 5G network customer base and increase the number With new services launched on the solid
in Uzbekistan. Nexign and Ucell have of data transmission channels without foundation of Nexign Converged BSS, we
announced their cooperation in 2020. The compromising the system’s operability will be able to offer our customers a higher
pre-existing BSS solution faced a hard time and integrity, which enables the operator quality of communication while helping
processing new tasks and servicing the to respond to new market conditions and them solve new problems and making their
continuously expanding customer base. to monetize innovative services. Despite lives simpler and more fascinating,” says
Numerous local upgrades and the billing the complexities caused by the pandemic Denis Kozlov, Chief IT Officer at Ucell.
system’s closed architecture hindered its
further development and support. On top
of that, customer data was spread across
several systems that required continuous
synchronization. Eventually, Ucell decided
to replace the legacy BSS platform
and selected Nexign as the supplier of
the new solution. Nexign replaced the
outdated software complex with Nexign
Converged BSS (Nexign CBSS), a system
supporting different business processes,
technologies, and billing options within

Nokia Confirms Seven-Year RAN Contract with GO
Malta

Nokia has released more details of its 5G Finnish vendor says it has been awarded a from its AirScale portfolio as part of a
equipment contract with GO Malta. The seven-year deal to supply RAN equipment nationwide network rollout. Nokia and
GO have been working together since the
Maltese operator first launched 3G mobile
services in 2007. Tommi Uitto, President of
Mobile Networks at Nokia, stated: ‘We are
delighted to continue our partnership with
GO with the introduction of 5G services
in Malta. Our latest AirScale portfolio will
support GO’s ambitions for super-fast
mobile connectivity that will support the
foundations for cutting-edge new use
cases.’ GO announced the availability
of its first services for customers with
5G-capable handsets last month in urban
areas such as St Julian’s and Sliema.

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