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It used to be said that human resources are an organisation’s greatest asset. Today, some argue that data is number one. It doesn’t matter which camp you fall into, says Jeremy Cowan, it’s time to blend the two at TM Forum’s 3-day event Digital Transformation World, held in Copenhagen, Denmark from September 20-22. 

Global IoT connectivity provider, Eseye, has now added India’s national virtual network operator (VNO) Plintron , to its AnyNet Federation. This means Internet of Things (IoT) devices using Eseye’s advanced AnyNet+ eSIM can connect and localise in India with full compliance.

International communications enabler BICS announced that Proximus has acquired MTN and Swisscom’s shares in the company (20% and 22.4% of issued shares respectively). This makes Proximus the sole shareholder in BICS and TeleSign, for a total transaction value of €569 million.

The board of directors of BICS (Belgacom International Carrier Services) and CEO, Daniel Kurgan have come to the mutual conclusion to end their collaboration. The board of directors has approved the appointment of Matteo Gatta as new CEO of the company.

With 17 mobile networks across Africa, operator MTN has been partnering with Eseye for a few years. This has now led MTN to join the AnyNet Federation, created by Eseye to grow cellular services scalably on AWS Cloud.

Eseye, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) services, is partnering with African mobile network operator (MNO) MTN. MTN has joined forces with Eseye and the AnyNet Federation, a new association of MNOs established to meet the complex management and enhanced resilience requirements of the rapidly expanding global M2M IoT customer base.

Intelsat S.A., operator of the Globalised Network and integrated satellite solutions, announced that Uganda’s Communications Commission (UCC) will utilise Intelsat satellite services and Gilat Satellite Network’s ground infrastructure to advance the deployment of 3G wireless communications infrastructure and expand high quality, affordable broadband access for businesses and communities in rural areas of Uganda.

MTN announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable their business customers throughout South Africa to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) services worldwide. MTN will be the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper Control Centre,

ZTE Corporation, a provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology products for mobile internet, has jointly launched an Internet of Things (IoT) platform in Africa with ICT provider, MTN Group.