BroadForward expanding in Asia – opens office in Singapore

BroadForward further investing in its international expansion strategy, appoints Samuel Lim to manage its expanding business across Asia

Amersfoort, October 23^rd, 2019

BroadForward, leader in intelligent signaling software for 2G/3G, 4G/LTE, 5G, IMS, Fixed, Wi-Fi, IPX and M2M networks, announced it has opened an office in Singapore and has appointed Telco veteran Samuel Lim to run BroadForward’s business in Asia. BroadForward’s Singapore office is located at Asia Square Tower in the downtown district of Marina Bay.

Dutch routing and interworking expert BroadForward delivers core network products for routing, interworking, security and number portability, designed for convergence across legacy and next generation networks. The BroadForward portfolio offers products such as the Diameter Signaling Controller (DRA, DEA, IWF), Signaling Transfer Point (STP), Equipment Identity Register (EIR), Diameter and SS7 Firewall (FW), Location Based Services (GMLC, LRF, RDF), Number Portability Gateway (INAP, MAP, ENUM, HTTP) and ENUM Server. BroadForward’s 5G signaling solutions include the Service Communication Proxy (SCP), Binding Support Function (BSF), Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP), 5G EIR and 4G-5G interworking.

Among BroadForward customers are some of the world’s largest IPX providers, the world’s largest operator group, leading MVNEs and MVNOs as well as the world’s largest Number Portability provider. BroadForward sees good traction in the Asia market and already works with leading service providers such as PCCW, DOCOMO, NTT Communications, Telkomsel, MobiFone, 2degrees and others.

Sales support hub in Singapore

Samuel Lim, Director BroadForward Asia commented “BroadForward brings powerful multi-protocol signaling solutions to Asia. From our base in Singapore, BroadForward will be close to our Asian customers which is important to us. In the coming years we expect complexity in networks to increase as operators implement 5G. We have the unique ability to support operators in their network transition from legacy to the 5G Next Generation Core, with components that will bridge network technologies. This means operators can enable 5G services while optimally leveraging investments of existing networks and systems.”