A new agreement between PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong telecommunications service provider HKT, and SAP Digital Interconnect (formerly SAP Mobile Services) will see the two companies’ Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) domains merged into a single domain.
The move comes in response to an increase and acceleration of subscriber demand in LTE and a broader range of mobile services, requiring service providers to adapt to the rapidly increasing rate of growth in data traffic.
By merging their services, PCCW and SAP will be better equipped to help mobile operators meet these challenges, with the offer of new services such as ENUM capabilities for cost-efficient routing of VoLTE traffic.
“By combining the strength of SAP Digital Interconnect, an industry leader in global roaming services, with PCCW Global’s voice footprint and extensive MPLS backbone, we aim to deliver customers unrivalled scale, quality and flexibility in mobile services. This collaboration has extensive future potential globally and is intended to benefit operators both in the short- and mid-term,” said Sethu Meenakshisundaram, president, SAP Digital Interconnect.
The new single IPX offering will enable the delivery of new and advanced services such as high-quality GRX, LTE data roaming, diameter, SCCP, Flex IPX (bandwidth on-demand), VoIPX, VoLTE and Globalview for advanced analytics and reporting.
Leading Hong Kong mobile network operator and an operating division of HKT, CSL, will use the combined IPX domain.
“We are delighted to be one of the first to benefit from this latest development. With PCCW Global and SAP Digital Interconnect, we can now access a broad range of services that support both our current and future needs,” said Richard Midgett, managing director, wireless business, HKT.
PCCW Global is headquartered in headquartered in Hong Kong, with regional centres in Belgium, China, France, Greece, Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
