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networks that have not deployed VoLTE legacy infrastructure without degrading visited operators that do not have VoLTE
roaming. “Operators need a clearly defined the customer experience for their own roaming in place. This unique feature
strategy to retire these networks, especially users roaming abroad.” Syniverse’s enables the subscriber to connect when
as travel has increased among consumers,” Evolved Mobility for Outbound Roaming is they otherwise could not and delivers a
said Andrew Davies, Chief Executive Officer a cloud-based feature that recognizes the multitude of benefits for the operators
of Syniverse. “Syniverse has been at the importance of ensuring reliable outbound and their subscribers, including significant
forefront of guiding operators through roaming connectivity for operators retiring OpEx savings on retirement of legacy
network transformations for more than 30 their own 3G networks. Evolved Mobility network elements and a superior customer
years, and our Evolved Mobility solution for Outbound Roaming helps mobile experience that drives subscriber loyalty
has been successfully adopted by leading operators transition from their legacy and revenue retention for mobile operators.
operators such as AT&T and Verizon. With network equipment without sacrificing Evolved Mobility for Inbound and Evolved
this latest Outbound Roaming feature, we a subscriber’s ability to outbound roam Mobility for Outbound are available for
will now also help operators free up millions to non-VoLTE markets. With this feature, mobile operators today.
of dollars associated with maintaining this 4G and 5G mobile devices can roam onto

Syniverse Appoints Harry Patz, Jr. as President of its Enterprise Business
Unit

Syniverse, “the world’s most connected Syniverse’s omni-channel communications for mobile, media, video, cloud, and
company”, has appointed Harry Patz, Jr. platform.” Patz brings more than 25 years enterprise. He has a Bachelor of Science
President of its Enterprise Business Unit. of experience as a general manager in Management and Marketing from
In this role, Mr. Patz will lead business and global business growth executive Boston College and a Master of Business
strategy, product management, solutions in the technology, telecommunications, Administration from Cornell University.
engineering, customer success, and sales and media industries. Most recently, "Syniverse has uniquely secured its place
and marketing. “Harry is a dynamic leader he served as Senior Vice President & at the forefront of innovation by seamlessly
with a proven track record for entering General Manager for the Display Division connecting the world’s networks and
new market sectors, reinventing business at Samsung Electronics America. In that devices," Patz said. "My focus is to ensure
models, and transforming organizations role, Patz oversaw sales, customer and that our customers have access to best-
for growth,” said Andrew Davies, CEO product marketing, business development in-class communications technology
of Syniverse. “His bold vision for our and channel for a wide range of products solutions, allowing them to stay ahead of
Enterprise business will further position us across industries and verticals. Patz also their competition in this rapidly changing
as an industry leader that powers leading spent 20 years at Microsoft, most recently digital age. I'm committed to delivering
brands to provide exceptional employee as a Partner and Vice President of the value and innovation for all our customers
and customer experiences through Communications Sector North America and driving growth for the organization.”

Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Lifespaces Partner to

Drive Innovation in PropTech

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital and capabilities provided by Epic Games’ Mahindra, said, “For buying new apartment
transformation, consulting, and business Unreal Engine Tech Mahindra's platform homes, the traditional process has been
re-engineering services and solutions, will provide customers with an immersive that customers will visit the project site,
and Mahindra Lifespace Developers 3D experience of Mahindra Lifespaces' look at models of the project and visit/
Ltd., the real estate and infrastructure newly designed real estate properties. The show apartments. With the advancements
development arm of the Mahindra Group, platform will allow several hundreds of in Prop Tech, it’s time we disrupted these
announced the launch of a platform to concurrent users to experience the projects traditional buying approaches. Metaverse
provide 3D immersive experiences to in the Metaverse, where they will be able to offers an opportunity where potential
customers, that will redefine their home- teleport themselves into their future homes, home buyers can be teleported to their
buying experience. This platform is built collaborate remotely with family members future homes, experience their homes
with the aim to generate images of homes and communicate with them to speed up and surroundings fully, even before
and a complete home environment, in near their purchase decisions. Rajesh Dhuddu, they are built in the physical world. This
real manner using photo realism features Global Head, Emerging Technologies, Tech makes customers completely sense and

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