Louise O’Sullivan, CEO of Anam Technologies, says operators are concerned with the decline in SMS texting. CNBC Interview with Louise O’Sullivan – Are text messages a dying breed?
Omantel is a market leader and a pioneer of telecommunications services, digitalization and innovations in Oman. Omantel is also a globally recognized Wholesale Carrier offering a bouquet of services like Voice, IPLC, MPLS, Hosting, Co-Location, Peering, Interconnect, Roaming and Mobile Services. Omantel supports all technologies including LTE roaming for both postpaid and prepaid customers. By end of 2018, Omantel roaming network covered more than 700 operators across 208 countries.
Omantel’s LTE coverage extends to more than 330 operators in more than 110 countries making it not only one of the leaders amongst the Middle East operators but equally competitive and comparable with the key global operators/operator groups.
Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to over 49 million active customers as of 31 December, 2018. With a commercial presence in 8 countries, Zain operates in: Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, South Sudan; and in Lebanon as touch (under a management contract. In Morocco, Zain has a 15.5% stake in ‘INWI’, through a joint venture. Zain is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (stock ticker: ZAIN).
We recommend the Investor Community download the “Zain Group Investor Relations” Mobile App. For more please email info@zain.com or visit: www.zain.com; www.facebook.com/zain; www.twitter.com/zain; www.youtube.com/zain; www.instagram.com/zaingroup; www.linkedin.com/company/zain
Vodafone Roaming Services
We ensure over 750 million mobile customers can confidently connect abroad and enjoy voice and data services. We are Vodafone’s central wholesale roaming team for 21 Vodafone markets and we manage all aspects of Vodafone’s roaming relationships with more than 700 mobile operators in almost every country of the world. We also provide wholesale roaming services to more than 40 mobile operators, including some of the world’s top players.
Company Web address: http://roaming.vodafone.com/
Sinch brings businesses and people closer with tools enabling personal engagement. Its leading cloud communications platform lets businesses reach every mobile phone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, voice and video. Sinch is a trusted software provider to mobile operators, and its platform powers business-critical communications for many of the world’s largest companies. Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation in 2008. It is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a local presence in more than 30 countries.
Shares are traded at NASDAQ Stockholm: XSTO: SINCH.
Swiss quality, precision and personalised service are three features on which Comfone has built the foundation for providing a complete portfolio of first class roaming services.
With our Headquarters in Bern, Switzerland and regional offices covering Europe, Latin & North America and Asia Pacific, we are well positioned to serve our global customer base of 600+ customers in 190 countries.
Our service offering, unique to the global roaming market, encompasses Data & Financial Clearing, IPX Services, Data Management Services and Roaming Management, all of which are accessible through the Key2roam Platform, a true one stop roaming shop.
TOMIA, formed from the merger of Telarix and Starhome Mach, offers transformative connectivity solutions to service providers worldwide.
Its innovative offering enables them to maximize subscriber profitability from roaming and interconnect, optimize wholesale agreements, prevent fraud in real time, and derive benefits from advanced telecoms technologies such as VoLTE, NFV, and 5G. With over 500 employees worldwide, regional headquarters in US, Israel, Luxembourg and India and a presence in over 30 countries, TOMIA serves over 450 CSPs including 30 tier-1 and 17 of the industry’s largest groups.
Roamability is a roaming enabler that provides the entire scope of roaming services.
If you’re a mobile network operator and you are looking for a comprehensive solution to support the roaming services you offer to your customers, our platform technology could be just what you need.
Roamability offers a low-cost and seamless roaming solution for mobile operators worldwide, giving them access to a roaming footprint with great rates.
Its platform and technology provides international coverage with a smooth transition between all type of networks, whether 2G, 3G, or 4G.
At Cellusys, we develop signalling security, roaming management, mobile broadband analytics and IoT solutions that empower mobile operators to generate more revenue, secure their networks, and make their subscribers’ experiences better.
Our products are rated in independent research as Tier 1 for:
– Signalling Firewall
– Steering of Roaming
– SMS Firewall
No other vendor has achieved this in all technical product categories. We have continually broken new ground since our inception. Our milestones include deploying the first Diameter Steering of Roaming; and the first cross protocol Unified Signalling Firewall for SS7, Diameter, GTP and SIP.
Our technology serves more than 600 million subscribers worldwide and are continually rated a top innovator and a Tier 1 vendor in independent research.
Saudi Telecom Group is the largest in the Middle East and North Africa based on market cap. STC was established in 1998 and currently counts about 100 million customers worldwide. Its fiber-optic network spans 158,000 kilometers across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
In Saudi Arabia STC operates the largest modern mobile network in the Middle East . STC’s investments include 100% ownership in Viva Bahrain, 51.8% stake in Viva Kuwait, 35% stake in Oger Telecom Limited in UAE which controls Turk Telecom, Avea in Turkey, Cell-C in South Africa, 25% stake in Binariang GSM Holding in Malaysia which controls Maxis in Malaysia.
In addition to the above-mentioned, STC has a wide range of underlying investments in information technology, content, distribution, contact centers and real estate, all of which support its telecom operations across the Middle East.”
Ooredoo is an international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Serving consumers and businesses in 10 countries, Ooredoo delivers the leading data experience through a broad range of content and services via its advanced, data-centric mobile and fixed networks.
Ooredoo generated revenues of USD 8.2 billion as of 31 December 2018. Its shares are listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting more than 750 operators with over 350 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces the industry-leading MWC events held annually in Barcelona, Los Angeles and Shanghai, as well as the Mobile 360 Series of regional conferences.
For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.
Sparkle is a leading global service provider offering full range of IP, Data, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Data and Voice solutions designed to meet the ever changing needs of Internet Service Providers, OTTs, Media & Content Players, Application Service Providers, Fixed and Mobile Operators as well as Multinational Corporations. Thanks to a state-of-the-art global backbone of around 530.000 kms of fiber and through an extensive worldwide commercial presence distributed over 36 countries, Sparkle is the first international service provider in Italy and ranks #10 for voice traffic and #7 for IP globally.
Find out more about Sparkle at www.tisparkle.com
Tata Communications is a leading global communications provider leveraging its capabilities and solutions for a global client base. Our network – includes one of the world’s most advanced submarine cable networks and Tier-1 IP infrastructure – connects over 200 countries and territories:
• 240+ Internet PoPs and 17 DDoS scrubbing farms spread globally
• 710,000+ km of owned fibre and 600+ PoPs
• 20+ terabits of international bandwidth lit capacity
• 1.5+ million sq. ft. of data centre space across 44 locations
• 4000+ experts over 40 locations serving customers in 126 countries
• Five global service contact centres providing support 24/7/365
Originally conceptualized as an in-house operating unit supporting Axiata’s core telecommunication business, Apigate has evolved into a new- breed Application Programming Interface (API) platform that connects businesses to a world-class ecosystem and customers from around the globe. With a reach of 3.5 billion customers, over 110 Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and more than 300 connected merchants, Apigate enables connectivity and monetization with one seamless integration.
Combining the innovative insights of a telco group and the technology of an award-wining open source middleware, Apigate unlocks new streams of revenue for MNOs while connecting digital merchants to find the right customers at the right time. Tailored to the long-tail community is apigateGo, a suite of educational and enablement programs designed to bring early stage companies, developers and students to the API economy.”
AMD Telecom is counted among global market leaders of integrated service providers in the Telecommunication sector.
We empower our Clients to optimise or generate profits from A2P SMS Services, through our state of art SMS Firewall and our high profile Enterprise Messaging clients who have access to SMS Voice, and Mobile Numbers Insights’ Services.
Through our Cloud Messaging APIs, our Clients who are Mobile Network Operators, Telecom Vendors, Technology and Internet Pioneers, Social Networking Platforms and Global Resellers, are able to establish communication with their customers, users, employees and machines in a transparent and safe environment.
Founded in 2011, MessageBird is the Amsterdam and San Francisco-based cloud communications platform offering a suite of Cloud Communications APIs that enable developers and enterprises to communicate with customers all over the world.
Bootstrapped since its founding, MessageBird closed the largest investment into a European software business with its Series A funding in late 2017 with $60 Million in capital from US-based Accel Ventures and UK-based Atomico.
MessageBird is trusted by over 15,000 customers, from rapidly-growing disruptors to innovative enterprises, Uber, Hello Fresh and SAP.
The company maintains offices in Amsterdam, San Francisco, London, Hamburg, Sydney, Shanghai and Singapore.
We automate and accelerate the world. Our solutions change whole business sectors by digitizing the relations of companies with millions of customers. We provide the tools and know-how that exponentially develop the businesses of our Clients and Partners, taking co-responsibility for the results. As an expert provider of efficient and innovative technological solutions, we enable our Clients to gain a competitive edge by enhancing their sales potential. We focus on delivering state-of-the-art, specialized products for the telecommunications, banking, financial and hotel industries. We champion innovative ideas long before they become a commonplace in business.
Alaris Labs – unprecedented development expertise at the service of telecom players.
Our top engineering team have been building customized and out-of-the-box carrier-grade solutions to
serve the needs of our customers for highly efficient business management tools since 2008.
Our clients enjoy the best logics in A2P and P2P messaging via SMPP, HTTP, SS7, Viber, RCS on
both carrier-to-carrier and enterprise levels; voice billing and smart routing; sophisticated analytical
and reporting tools; a wide set of appliances for sales, NOC, finance and C-level.
Thuraya, is the mobile satellite services subsidiary of Yahsat, a leading global satellite operator based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), fully owned by Mubadala Investment Company. Established in 1997, Thuraya offers innovative communications solutions to a variety of sectors including energy, government, broadcast media, maritime, military, aerospace and humanitarian NGO.
Thuraya’s superior network enables clear communications and uninterrupted coverage across two-thirds of the globe by MSS, quasi-global VSAT coverage and around the world through its unique GSM roaming capabilities. The company’s diverse range of technologically advanced and dependable mobile satellite handsets and broadband devices provide ease of use, value, quality and efficiency. Through relevant partnerships, Thuraya stays ahead by delivering solutions and supporting applications that meet the rapidly transforming nature of market demands. Thuraya remains committed to keeping everyone within reach in any circumstance by making accessible the essential tools required for vital connectivity.
VEON is a global provider of voice and data connectivity and digital services for 210 million customers across 10 emerging economies. Present in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, VEON’s heritage as a pioneer in technology is the driving force behind bringing the digital world to each and every customer.
VEON offers services to customers through operating companies using the “Beeline” brand in Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Georgia; “Djezzy” in Algeria; “Jazz” in Pakistan; “Kyivstar” in Ukraine; and “Banglalink” in Bangladesh.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, VEON is listed on the NASDAQ in New York and Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol “VEON”.
MTN GlobalConnect is the single entry point for all Roaming, mobility and Connectivity solutions at MTN, with presence in 21+ countries serving 235M subscribers across Africa & Middle East. We are the main driver and commercial vehicle for consolidation of MTN’s international and national major wholesale activities under fixed connectivity, international signaling, voice, messaging and roaming.
We have no clients, only Partners! Thanks to an easy to deal with, small and effective team, we build enhanced value for you and your teams from Connectivity & Beyond.”
Established in 2004, Route Mobile is a leading Cloud Communications Platform service provider, catering to enterprises, OTT players and MNOs. Our portfolio includes smart solutions in Messaging, Voice, Email, SMS Filtering, Analytics and Monetization to enrich customer experience.
We offer a range of cloud communication services to clients which include number of Fortune Global 500 companies across diverse sectors including but not limited to BFSI, aviation, retail, e-commerce, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, media, entertainment, pharmaceuticals and telecom.
We have state-of-art data centers across 5 locations globally. Route Mobile has global presence in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America.
LANCK Telecom offers global voice, messaging, and fraud protection services utilizing vast expertise and cutting edge know-how.
Founded in 2001, LANCK Telecom carries voice and SMS traffic worldwide on our own network of international gateways located in the USA, throughout Europe, the CIS, Africa, and Asia.
LANCK’s real-time fraud protection tools enable carriers to efficiently fight IRSF, PRS, robocalls, spamming, spoofing, SMiShing, and other types of fraud.
The list of LANCK’s partners includes over 1,000 companies. No matter if you are a small calling card provider or a multinational mobile carrier, you will be satisfied with service that we offer.
YTL Communications is a converged communications services provider in Malaysia providing mobile internet and voice services under the YES brand. Launched in 2010, the YES network now covers 85% of the population in the country. YTL has evolved into a diverse service provider with services available for individual, enterprise and wholesale segments.
YTL Communications was chosen by the Malaysian Ministry of Education to provide high-speed internet access and a cloud based learning platform to 10,000 public schools to enable anywhere; anytime learning. The YES network and services has received numerous international and regional accolades since launch.
Established in 2004, MADA® is a telecommunications provider offering International SMS Hubbing, A2P SMS Monetization, Managed Services, Voice, Wireless Broadband, and VAS services to Mobile Operators, Service Providers and major OTTS worldwide.
Besides, to its entrenched market in the Middle East and Africa, MADA®’s footprint currently expands further within Europe, America and Asia.
MADA® has points of presence (POPs) in international tele-houses in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Jordan, along with offices in Lebanon, USA, Hong Kong and Dubai.
For more information, please visit www.mymada.com
Maximising opportunities, driving optimisation.
CKH IOD’s International Carrier Services (ICS) team is a single point of contact for the global mobile community, negotiating wholesale roaming and carrier business with CK Hutchison’s mobile networks across Europe and Asia.
We represent CK Hutchison’s telecommunications footprint which spans 11 countries with the Three, Vietnamobile and Hutch brands, as well as our partnerships in an additional 200 countries with 500+ mobile networks.
By leveraging the expertise and knowledge from our internal mobile operations and active involvement with the GSMA, we are the partner of choice for your wholesale roaming business.
Mobileum has been delivering innovative roaming and interconnect solutions for 20 years, supporting more than 600 operator networks globally. The company is at the forefront of delivering clear ROI-oriented solutions that address opportunities and needs across retail and wholesale roaming, while managing risks. Mobileum’s solutions generate revenue, lower costs, enhance customer experience, and drive overall efficiencies and margins.
Mobileum is at the vanguard of transformation led by the adoption of technologies like NFV, Blockchain, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and 5G. Mobileum solutions offer compelling propositions in Wholesale and Retail Roaming, Digital Roaming, Monetization, Roaming and Interconnect Fraud and Security.”
WeDo Technologies is the market leader in Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management software to Telecom, Media and Technology organizations worldwide. It has also 15 years of experience in managing and supporting different roaming business across five continents.
WeDo Technologies’ software analyzes large quantities of data allowing to monitor, control, manage and optimize processes, ensuring revenue protection and risk mitigation. With over 200 customers across +108 countries – including some of the world’s leading blue chip companies – it has a +600 network of highly-skilled professional experts, present in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Central and South America.
iBASIS is the leading communications solutions provider enabling operators and digital players worldwide to perform and transform. Powered by Tofane Global, iBASIS represents an estimated USD 1+ billion in annual revenue, is the third largest wholesale voice operator, ranks as the Top 3 LTE IPX vendor with +660 LTE destinations and serves 1,000+ customers across 18 offices worldwide.
iBASIS optimizes access, connectivity, and value-added solutions, so customers achieve high return on voice, mobile data, and IoT requirements to be first in their respective markets and in the digital era.
SAP Digital Interconnect links organizations, people, and things simply and without layers of complexity to enable developers, enterprises, and mobile network operators of all kinds and sizes to easily drive digital transformation with intelligent, interconnected mobile engagements.
Our interconnection services help mobile network operators worldwide simplify and optimize connectivity, better monetize the Internet of Things and messaging services, and reduce network costs without additional capital expenditure.
Visit www.sap.com/digital-interconnect
Join the SAP Digital Interconnect Community at https://community.sapdigitalinterconnect.com
Follow us on Twitter at @SAPInterconnect.
Etisalat Group is the UAE’s leading telecom operator and one of the largest telecom groups in emerging markets. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Etisalat serves 140 million customers in 16 countries across Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Etisalat Carrier and Wholesale (C&WS) is dedicated to delivering a comprehensive portfolio of high quality wholesale services focused on customer experience and innovation. As one of the biggest voice carriers globally carrying around 16 billion minutes Etisalat also supports the widest LTE roaming coverage, offering its customer a universal roaming footprint across 317 networks in more than 120 countries. The extensive roaming network today covers 790 operators across 212 countries.
Infobip is a global communication platform, a leader in omnichannel engagement and telco solutions. Infobip’s enterprise portfolio covers a broad range of communication channels and security solutions for enterprises, while the mobile operator portfolio boosts MNOs’ messaging revenue and security.
In-house developed, machine learning-powered sGate SMS firewall monitors messaging traffic and blocks suspicious, spam or grey route traffic, while monetization experts help operators identify and expand areas for messaging revenue generations. Enterprise Partnership and BaaS are innovative business models geared towards enterprise and wholesale services, and RCS is a core capacity of Infobip’s platform, both for enterprises and mobile operators.
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier is the international wholesale division of Deutsche Telekom. We offer a comprehensive portfolio for all the needs of a rapidly transforming telco industry. One that is continually updated to provide fast, innovative solutions for future technologies and challenges. As one of the world’s leading carriers, we are able to satisfy the requirements of Deutsche Telekom Group’s international affiliates and more than 900 external customers worldwide.
With more than 20 years of experience in the international wholesale communication market, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier offers next-generation platforms, extensive networks, a global backbone, 360 degrees of security, tailor-made solutions, worldwide connectivity, and much more.
Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) provides world-class wholesale services to fixed and mobile operators, service providers, carriers and OTT-Media companies. Our comprehensive global portfolio includes Voice, Carrier Enterprise, Mobile and Satellite services, innovative Digital solutions and end-to-end solutions for enterprises. Our Mobile services include IPX Transport, Signalling, Messaging, IoT and Roaming services, and new value-added solutions like Marketing Campaigns Manager and Data Optimization. As a leading global provider of integrated communication solutions, Telefónica has a global footprint, with presence in over 40 countries (particularly strong in Latin America & Europe) and service reach in more than 170 countries.
For more information please visit www.wholesale.telefonica.com
GMS is a global messaging provider offering services for mobile operators and enterprises.
Pioneers in A2P, P2P and P2A monetization and leaders in the CIS market since 2006, GMS has expanded globally with a current reach of 900 mobile operators, more than 240 of them directly connected, all over the world.
GMS Monetization solution for Mobile Operators enhances operator`s SMS business by addressing technical issues, as well as commercial and legal. A step-by-step project plan will heighten the security and overhaul the business processes to put the operator in complete control of his network and increase revenue.
Nextgen Clearing offers a full suite of roaming services to the global mobile operator community. Nextgen Clearing was founded by a highly-experienced team drawn from the mobile roaming and financial services industries.
The key services Nextgen Clearing provides are; Data Clearing, Financial Clearing, Fusion (Financial Clearing & IOT Discount Management), Fraud Protection, Data Visualisation (INSIGHT), Identification Analytics and Business Intelligence services.
The full suite of Nextgen’s products is used by many leading T1 operators. Nextgen Clearing’s holistic approach to clearing services provides a seamless end-to-end process for our customers.
www.nextgenclearing.com
The A1 Telekom Austria Group Wholesale is Austria’s leading provider of telecommunication services. It is an integrated, convergent provider of intelligent information and communications services and a leader in CEE. The portfolio covers voice, data, IP services, global satellite communications and mobile solutions. The A1 Group also provides long-time expert know-how, flexible and tailor-made solutions and prompt troubleshooting for Roaming, Signaling Solutions, GRX/IPX Service and Fraud Detection. It offers a global infrastructure for Signaling, the smartest SIM Box Detection Service and a state-of-the-art IPX Service.
More information at www.a1.group/en/wholesale
The A1 Group is currently operating in seven countries in CEE: in Austria (A1 Austria), Slovenia (A1 Slovenia), Croatia (A1 Croatia), the Republics of Serbia (Vip mobile) and Macedonia (one.Vip), Bulgaria (A1 Bulgaria) and Belarus (Velcom).
Orange International Carriers brings its customers a true digital experience and makes technology accessible to everyone. With a focus on quality, global connectivity, regional platforms and hubs Orange International Carriers offers a comprehensive set of solutions for security and anti fraud, Internet and bandwidth, mobile services and voice. Orange International Carriers is the wholesale arm of Orange Group, which has retail operations in 28 countries and provides business services in 220 countries and territories. Its mission is to provide the best digital customer experience tailored to specific needs in today’s increasingly demanding environment. Offering a network of global connectivity via 40 submarine cables stretching 450,000km, Orange is actively involved in the deployment of smart connectivity to support today’s fast-moving, telecoms landscape.
Founded in 1998 as a subsidiary to Monty Holding, Monty Mobile is a GSMA-certified Open Connectivity SMS and Roaming Hub, and VAS provider, working closely with worldwide mobile operators and service providers to facilitate the international flow of Data, Voice and SMS across global markets.
With its innovative solutions, ranging from A2P SMS Monetization, SMS Firewall and Roaming services, to Mobile VAS, Mobile Advertising and Enterprise solutions, Monty Mobile has grown into a key regional player in the telecommunications business, gathering under its portfolio the top mobile operators and service providers around the world.
For more info please check: www.montymobile.com
BICS is recognized in the wholesale communications market as a top global Voice carrier and the leading provider of Mobile Data services. Our innovative suite of solutions for Voice, Messaging, Data & Connectivity, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Fraud & Authentication, Roaming, Global IoT and Asset Monetization bring value to our customers’ businesses by enabling them to offer state-of-the-art communication services. Our HQ is in Brussels and we offer global connectivity with strong presence in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Middle East.
Syniverse is the world’s most connected company—we pioneer innovations that take businesses further. Our secure, global network reaches billions of people and devices. Our engagement platform powers the customized experiences of the future. And the millions of secure transactions we drive every minute are revolutionizing how goods and services are exchanged. We have always led companies to reimagine the boundaries of possibility. Today we’re delivering on opportunities with the power to change the world. www.syniverse.com