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Huawei launches Spark Program to Support Morocco’s Startup Ecosystem

With the aim of initiating digital
transformation in Morocco through support
for the startup ecosystem, Huawei Morocco
is organizing the national competition
for the 1st edition of the Spark program,
in December 2022, featuring the best
participating startups. This competition
will close with the awarding of prizes to
the first three startups, selected by a jury,
who will be awarded gratifying financial
rewards. The winning startups will also
have the opportunity to access technical added. The Spark program is an ambitious and accelerate their growth, while taking
and human resources, allowing them to international program that aspires to advantage of business opportunities in the
reach their full growth potential. “Huawei support and strengthen the technological Huawei Cloud ecosystem. Huawei Spark is
is proud to organize this competition capacities of startups operating in the open to all Moroccan technology startups
which aims to promote the entrepreneurial various digital sectors so that they can who want to push their limits, realize
spirit in Morocco by encouraging project develop their products and improve their their dreams and reach their full growth
leaders to continue building promising growth. Developed by Huawei Cloud and potential. Under the Spark program,
startups and accelerating their digital supported by the Moroccan government, Huawei will provide recruited startups
transformation,” said Jerry CUI, CEO but also by several Huawei partners such as with ICT technology support and access
of Huawei. Morocco. “We believe at Technopark, AUSIM, MAScIR, Orange, ADD, to cutting-edge business know-how. As
Huawei that the key to sustainable digital MNF or even SMIT, the Moroccan edition a reminder, the Huawei Spark program
development lies in an ecosystem made of this Foreground is entirely dedicated to was initiated in Morocco last July during
up of thriving and successful SMEs and national startups operating in the field of the Digitech Ecosystem Summit 2022.
startups. The Spark program initiated by new technologies (AI, Connectivity, Cloud, It testifies more than ever to the tenor of
Huawei allows startups to face technical etc.). It helps companies to stimulate Huawei’s commitment to help Morocco
challenges, in addition to helping them their sense of innovation, but also to transform into a true “African digital
define viable go-to-market, customer promote their products and services so hub”. and nurture digital talent across the
prospecting and fundraising strategies., he as to strengthen their competitiveness country.

Nexign Launches an OSS Solution to Centralize
the Collection and Transformation of the CSP’s

Network Data

Nexign, a leading provider of BSS and the operator’s networks process billions promptly notify the operator of identified
digitalization solutions, launches a new of events: data comes from distributed problems. Nexign Mediation works with
OSS solution to centralize the collection network equipment, various locations, both offline and online streams. It can
and transformation of network data. Nexign and in different formats. CSPs can take also be adapted to the client’s needs
Mediation represents a low-code platform advantage of this information by using IT during the implementation process.
that aggregates data from various network solutions that can quickly analyze large Nexign Mediation utilizes a low-code
equipment and other sources. It lets data volumes, enrich them, and deliver to approach that minimizes the need for
communications service providers (CSPs) consuming systems,” comments Maxim developer involvement for configuration
increase the security, speed, and flexibility Nartov, CBO of Nexign. “Nexign Mediation and support. The platform also uses open-
of collecting and analyzing data streams is a flexible and scalable platform that source databases to reduce TCO. Nexign
for further use in billing and analytics. helps operators collect and analyze data Mediation complies with the 3GPP and TM
Nexign Mediation also allows quickly and use it to resolve business tasks.” The Forum international standards and works
adding new data types, formats, sources, Nexign Mediation platform provides users with all types of networks, including 2G-
and consuming systems by expanding a with a drag-n-drop visual builder to create 5G, PSTN, VoIP, DSL, FTTX, and GPON.
set of ready-made plug-ins. The platform and run new data scenarios. At the same It supports continuous integration and
can process over 1.5 billion xDRs daily time, the built-in monitoring system helps delivery (CI/CD) pipeline, containerization,
and supports 5G use cases. “Every day, track the platform’s performance and and scaling.

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