Official Networking Evening Drink Reception with drinks, canapés, DJ and Show
Carrier Community (CC), a global telecom club established 2008. CC is organising its 7th annual CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE 2020 GCCM – Berlin 12th & 13th May 2020 at the Berlin Marriott Hotel for its members with the below features and activities. Five hundred+ member executives representing decision makers from 250+ telco operators in 50+ countries will convene in Berlin to network and do business.
CC has brought together members and Telco Eco-Partners from various segments such as Data, Cloud, Application Providers, Voice, SMS Messaging , Mobile, OTT/ Content Providers, VAS, Submarine Cable, Enterprise, Satellite, ISP, Data Centers and other related segments while enabling them all to meet, network with peers and explore new business opportunities, discuss latest market trends at the knowledge sharing/executive panel sessions and showcase their latest product launches. Members can also use the online meeting portal to directly schedule individual meetings with attendees.
The CC team is also organizing its 3rd annual CC-SMS Messaging Summit – Germany, Berlin to be held the 11th and 12th of May 2020 at the Berlin Marriott Hotel in a different ballroom (please view here the past event highlights and contact our team for more information on registration at [email protected]). The 4th annual CC Global 2020 Awards (CCGA) Berlin will take place on 12th May 2020. To view more details, please click here. The annual CDO-Breakfast Summit will take place on 13th May 2020, please click here to view the past event highlights.
All CEE 2020 GCCM registered members and partners have full access to the below highlighted features and activities in Berlin:
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Berlin Marriott Hotel for 237 EUR / 257 EUR per night incl. VAT & Breakfast Buffet at Midtown Grill restaurant
Based at Lago di Como in Italy, VSC provides strategic advisory services in M&A, Business Development & Media for the telecommunication industry. Over the last 25 years, Erik developed extensive expertise and deep domain knowledge working at major telecom companies. His international career includes senior & executive level positions. Over the years, Erik has been a regular speaker & moderator at major international telecom conferences.
An expert in wholesale voice and SMS messaging with over 20 years’ experience in the telecom industry as former VP of Sales & Carrier Relations at tyntec, one of the largest A2P SMS service providers globally and as Regional Manager at Verizon where he headed up a team responsible for international voice services in Europe. José also previously managed operator relations in Central and Southern Europe for Netsize, a Gemalto company. José holds a degree in business administration from the Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt a. M.
Specialties:
Launch SMS services / Shift from Voice to Messaging / A2P SMS Monetization / MNO revenue assurance / SMS platforms / P2P SMS Cost optimization / Training Sales and Carrier Relations / Wholesale Voice / VoIP / Integration of Operators, Carriers, Aggregators into value chain of OTT services / Off-net connectivity for OTT services.
Andreas Constantinides is a messaging consultant with expertise in SMS & OTT messaging. He is a sales-oriented person, passionate for high value customer service performance, with significant distinctions in training, marketing and customer service. He is a qualified Professional Business Trainer of National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance and author of numerous best-seller Sales books and manuals.
Mrs. Schönborn studied Computer Science at the Berlin Technical University and worked as a businesswoman since being a student. She founded and raised an IT-Consulting Company in 1994, a town-planning and smart city company in 1999 and an innovation and digital transformation consultancy in 2012.
After working with the newest technology trends for over 25 years, now Mrs. Schönborns focus is on empowering the digital readiness. She works as a consultant for the Management to find new Business Models and empower the employees for the change process. She leads towards a new vision, sets up the Digital Office and she is one of the few experts that train the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) in leading the digital transformation. Mrs Schoönborn loves to think different, out-of-the-box, unconventional and lateral to find new insights and solutions for processes and the way people collaborate. easily, agile and successful.
Melvin de Jonge is senior product manager in the Marketing division, dealing with the development and go-to-market of wholesale services for Mobile Operators worldwide, that vary from pure connectivity to disruptive solutions as Big Data reporting tools and security/protection services.
Prior to joining Sparkle, he worked for TIM Group from 1998 to 2009 gaining a deep experience in mobile value added services for retail markets in Italy and abroad. He was appointed in several marketing roles as innovation specialist, product manager and customer base analyst.
He started his career as an ICT consultant at KPN in The Netherlands.
Melvin holds an MSc in Econometrics & Operations Research from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands).
Sigma Telecom was founded in 2003 to provide high-quality telecommunication infrastructure services including; optimization, planning and drive testing. In 2014 Sigma made the transition to begin providing high-quality VoIP services to telecommunication operators, suppliers and vendors worldwide.
Sigma Telecom’s aim is to deliver communication products that convert communication networks via progressions in capacity.
Whether the subject is improving network quality or reach, Sigma Telecom grows with a commitment toward innovation to provide its customers with the benefits of the best quality phone calls, lowest costs and flexible services.
Being a trusted partner to global clients is as important to Sigma Telecom as growing the company and developing new products.
Sigma Telecom always utilizes the highest quality routes available in order to provide the most efficient services to its partners.
Sigma Telecom has developed an impeccable reputation in 13 years with its global clients.
It has been a source of pride for Sigma Telecom to work with industry leaders such as China Telecom, BICS, Etisalat, TATA, Korea Telecom, iBasis, Telecom Italia, Deutsche Telecom, Turkcell, Turk Telekom and other communication services, equipment providers, governmental agencies and industry associations worldwide.
As a company, Sigma Telecom has a firm global footprint in the Telecommunications industry working with clients in over 170 countries from around the world. Our largest footprints can be seen in the Middle East and the African continent.
At Sigma Telecom we understand our clients’ business challenges, this allows us to provide advanced services and custom solutions which enables the highest quality of communication while also creating new platforms for us and our clients to grow and improve.
Our success can be attributed to a strong dedication towards the satisfaction of our partners whether we’re building a new network or extending and improving an existing one, Sigma’s commitment to it will show. In 2018, we took our place in the list of ITU (International Telecommunication Union) sector members along with other major operators of the world.
Established in the UK in 2012, Internet Mobile Communications Ltd (‘IMC’) is a FinTech and international telecommunications business. IMC has three divisions comprising International Settlements, Wholesale Carrier Services and Retail Business Solutions with presence in UK, Moldova, Chile, India and Malta. Trading under the Bank of Telecom® brand, IMC provides a rich portfolio of voice and SMS services to the global carrier community. IMC developed, owns and operates the Bank of Telecom® an automated, online trading platform with same day settlements, that is leveraged by over 1300 in international voice telecom suppliers, with 100s of routes across over 130 markets, and over 230 SMS interconnects. Bank of Telecom Members include many major PTT, MNO, MVNO and Tier1 carriers as well as hundreds of small niche telecom suppliers. Bank of Telecom is a trademark of Internet Mobile Communications Ltd. IMC also introduced in 2018 the telco industry’s first blockchain-powered International Settlements service – BoTCoin® Market – allowing telcos to take advantage to Blockchain technology to settle at a fraction of the cost and speed of Banks. IMC was named a technology provider in the Global Leaders Forum’s Communications Business Automation Network (CBAN).
Expereo is a provider of managed Internet network services, SD-WAN and Cloud Connectivity optimisation solutions. Expereo’s portfolio provides Global Internet Connectivity (GIaaS), Global Cloud Acceleration (XCA), SD-WAN Managed Services, Security and Xpertise – global professional, managed and field services for network connectivity solutions. With an unmatched global reach, Expereo powers 12,000 enterprise and government sites in 190+ countries, helping customers improve productivity and empowering their networks and cloud services with the agility, flexibility and value of the Internet, with optimal performance.
Brilliant Telecom is the provider of communications enabling Telecom operators worldwide to focus on their core strategies, performance, and growth. We carve-out and outsource the non-core International Voice & SMS business of telecom operators, boosting profits through the economy of scale.
Brilliant Telecom represents a group founded in 2006 with USD $100+ million in revenues, delivering over 3 billion minutes in 2019, present in 15 countries, and serving over 1,000 operators.
More than 50% of Mobile and National Operators in Europe and CIS countries trust Brilliant Telecom and use us as the leading hub for Russia, CIS, and European traffic.
To learn more, please visit: http://br-tel.com
Alaris Labs is an innovative dynamically growing company focused on creating advanced solutions for telecom carriers and service providers. Our expertise is based on more than 10 year experience in the telecom market accumulated by our staff and is backed by extensive knowledge of the leading-edge technology and deep insight into clients’ needs. Alaris Labs has successfully developed and implemented more than 100 projects all over the world.
Alaris SMS Platform is a multifunctional platform (SMS application server) for comprehensive SMS traffic management. It integrates various modules, i.e. routing and billing ones, with the in-house switch on top of it.
Alaris inVoice solution offers an unprecedented combination of full featured billing, flexible routing and user-friendly business process automation tools.
Telefónica International Wholesale Services provides world-class wholesale services to fixed and mobile operators, service providers, carriers and OTT-Media companies. Our global portfolio includes Voice, Carrier Enterprise, Mobile and Satellite services, innovative Digital solutions (Security, Cloud, IoT, Big Data) and end-to-end solutions for enterprises. As a leading global provider of a wide range 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
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