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BroadForward SEPP trial program for 5G Roaming reaping rewards for participating service providers

Amersfoort, 2nd June 2023 - BroadForward, leader in intelligent signaling software, has announced that multiple service providers have joined its Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP) trial program, designed to enable IPX providers and mobile operators to efficiently test the SEPP functionality for various 5G roaming scenarios within their lab environments. This program allows participating service providers to gain valuable experience with this essential network function for 5G roaming. The SEPP trial program includes prepared test sets, providing a comprehensive testing framework for evaluating the SEPP's capabilities in different 5G roaming scenarios. As participants in the program, IPX providers and mobile operators can assess the SEPP's features and capabilities, and compatibility with their existing infrastructure. The BroadForward SEPP has gained recognition as enabler of the world's first live 5G Standalone Roaming solution in November 2022. Since then, BroadForward has taken a leading position in the emerging SEPP market, with various trials and commercial contracts. "The SEPP trial program is an opportunity for service providers to experience first-hand the advanced capabilities of our SEPP product," said Taco Schoute, CEO of BroadForward. "We understand the importance of seamless and secure roaming in the 5G era, and our SEPP solution is designed to meet the evolving demands of the industry. Analysts have indicated that the tipping point for 5G Standalone will be this year – which is in line with the increasing demand for our SEPP. Although it is still unclear when exactly 5G roaming will take off on a large scale, we see that service providers want to be prepared and have the necessary network function for 5G interconnect in their network in time." The SEPP trial program has now been running for a few months and offers participants access to BroadForward’s SEPP software and technical support throughout the testing process. BroadForward remains committed to delivering innovative solutions that enable secure and efficient connectivity in the rapidly evolving telecommunications landscape. The SEPP trial program signifies another milestone in BroadForward's dedication to empowering service providers with world-class signaling products. → Read more

BroadForward and 1NCE cooperate to meet future demands of 5G and beyond

1NCE is utilizing BroadForward’s containerized signaling platform, supporting its own IoT network to become more cost-effective, flexible, and future proof Cologne, February 8th 2022 1NCE selects BroadForward for DRA and STP, 5GBroadForward, provider of intelligent signaling software, today announced it has successfully deployed multiple core network routing functions at 1NCE, the first provider of connectivity and software for IoT at a global flat rate. 1NCE is utilizing the BroadForward solution, enabling it to deliver cost-effective and flexible routing services for their worldwide cellular IoT network, and making its network ready for future demands of 5G and beyond. According to analysts GSMA Intelligence, the global Internet of Things (IoT) market will be worth $900 billion in revenue by 2025. 1NCE is a market leader with over 7,000 customers and 10 million managed connections. They are a market disruptor, not only providing direct access to its networks and roaming partners via 2G, 3G, 4G/LTE, NB-IoT and LTE-M in over 100 countries worldwide, but also by offering a highly competitive flat rate IoT data plan. Also see: Transforma Insights study identifies market leaders and key trends in IoT connectivity The routing functions that run on BroadForward’s converged signaling solution, support on-the-fly management of signaling scenarios across all SS7, Diameter and HTTP/2 IoT traffic. The solution supports combining these network functions on the same platform with other BroadForward network products, such as the SS7 and Diameter Firewall as well as the 5G SCP and SEPP. BroadForward has seen a major increase in demand for their solution. Operators cite various reasons for replacement of their legacy equipment, such as products declared End of Life (EOL), network rationalization and cost reduction, as well as High Risk Vendor (HRV) programs enforced by governments and regulators. Younes Allaki, Chief Technology Officer at 1NCE, commented “Although 5G is growing fast, most of our cellular IoT business is still on 3G and 4G. However, BroadForward helps us to meet future demands by allowing us to easily shift the traffic where it is needed. The cooperation is giving us more flexibility and enables us to rationalize and modernize at the same time – providing us with a converged solution that is future proof towards 5G and beyond.” BroadForward CEO, Taco Schoute added: “1NCE runs a completely virtualized core network and prides itself on being able to support customers swiftly on all supported network technologies. Whereas the life cycle of legacy products that are designed for specific technologies and use cases are by nature limited, the development of the BroadForward converged signaling solution is open-ended and continuous. Next to support for 2G, 3G and 4G containerized network functions, our solution already supports 5G and will continue to evolve to meet subsequent technology requirements. This approach also won us the 2021 GSMA Award for Best Mobile & Network Software Breakthrough.” About 1NCE 1NCE is the first provider of connectivity and software for IoT at a global flat rate – offering fast, secure, and reliable cellular connectivity and software services in more than 100 countries worldwide. 1NCE cooperates with Deutsche Telekom AG and its roaming partners to support all common mobile communication standards such as 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NB-IoT and LTE-M. The 1NCE IoT Flat Rate is designed to last over the entire lifetime of an IoT device with a one-off payment. This makes IoT applications affordable and scalable for use cases like smart metering, asset tracking or vehicle telematics. The company – founded in 2017 by our CEO Alexander P. Sator together with Deutsche Telekom AG – is headquartered in Cologne, Germany and has 200 staff in Cologne, Hamburg, Amsterdam, London, Miami, Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Hong Kong, and Riga. → Read more

Converged signaling solution – BFX Unified Signaling Core (USC)

The award winning BroadForward BFX Unified Signaling Core (USC) is a converged signaling solution enabling operators to combine and integrate multiple generations of core network functions to support a 4G-5G Hybrid Core. The productized solution provides operators with the ability to simultaneously invest in future proof technology while retaining and incorporating legacy network functions as part of its network transition strategy. → Read more → Read more

IoT Enterprise Network Operator Pod Group goes live with multi-technology routing solution from BroadForward

Pod Group has deployed BroadForward’s multi-technology signaling platform, enabling converged, central routing for all 2G, 3G, 4G and future 5G IoT signaling traffic San Francisco, March 2nd, 2021 Pod GroupIoT 5G Podgroup BroadForward, the world’s first IoT Enterprise Network Operator (ENO), today announced it has deployed the BroadForward Next Generation Signaling Transfer Point (STP) and Next Generation Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC) to enable advanced signaling control in its worldwide IoT services network. The converged signaling platform enables Pod Group to achieve fast deployment of customer specific IoT signaling scenarios across network technologies. The virtualized software solution enables operators to combine network functions on the same single engine platform with other BroadForward network products, such as the SS7 and Diameter Firewall, 5G SEPP and SCP. Both routing functions (STP and DSC) run on BroadForward’s single engine solution enabling converged 2G/3G, 4G and 5G routing and interworking functions across an extensive range of network protocols. The unique design of the software solution enables Pod Group to unify and simplify routing configuration, management and provisioning across all SS7, Diameter and later HTTP/2 IoT traffic. Pod Group specializes in IoT SIM cards and advanced connectivity solutions for IoT applications, with 20+ years of experience, research and innovation in mobile connectivity. Pod Group provides enterprises, manufacturers and systems integrators with a complete suite of IoT connectivity technologies to enable those enterprises that do not have the in-house capabilities to build, manage, and run their own network by offering a range of managed services (Network as a service - NaaS). As an Enterprise Network Operator (ENO), Pod Group is a new class of connectivity service provider in the IoT market which combines the network control and visibility of an MNO with the global reach, flexibility, and rapid innovation of an MVNO. It is an enabler for the infrastructure and related services that enterprises need in order to own and control their IoT networks.  Alistair Elliott - CTO Networks Pod Group, commented “When the underlying signaling technology provides intelligent cross-technology control there are clear benefits for enterprises to run their own network. The flexibility of the BroadForward multi-technology signaling solution does exactly that: it allows us to enable advanced SS7 and Diameter signaling scenarios that we can tailor on demand. The new signaling platform gives us comprehensive control, full access and a single view on 2G, 3G, 4G and later 5G IoT signaling traffic. This allows us to achieve a much faster time to market for network configuration and security policies in different IoT networks”. BroadForward CEO, Taco Schoute added: “IoT is one of the fastest growing market segments in telecommunications with over 125 billion connected IoT devices predicted by 2030. Being at the forefront of developments in the IoT market, Pod Group will benefit tremendously from the BroadForward Next generation STP and DRA. Our converged software design provides unrivalled flexibility to match specific enterprise requirements and demands for fast deployment across 2G, 3G and 4G while able to support 5G IoT services as well”.     → Read more

AinaCom adopts the BroadForward Next Generation Diameter Signaling Controller

Finland’s largest virtual network operator AinaCom deploys the BroadForward Diameter router (DRA) to enable a multi HSS/HLR environment. Amersfoort, November 13th 2018 AinaCom, a leading Finnish service provider and innovator of enterprise ICT solutions, today announced it has deployed the BroadForward Diameter router to enable a multi HSS/HLR environment. Ainacom is Finland’s largest virtual operator (xVNO) and also serves as a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE). It offers voice, mobile, network and IT solutions for Finnish enterprise customers. The BroadForward DSC provides a software designed, multi-protocol routing and interworking solution supporting Diameter, SS7, SIP, ENUM, RADIUS and HTTP. The BroadForward DSC is widely adopted by leading global Mobile Network Operators, MVNOs and IPX providers. The DSC solution empowers BroadForward’s customers to independently orchestrate converged signaling scenarios across 2G/3G, 4G/LTE, Fixed/Wi-Fi networks and ultimately 5G. AinaCom has deployed the BroadForward DSC to enable Diameter routing (DRA), Diameter Edge Agent (DEA) and HSS front-end services. Tomi Saario, CEO at AinaCom, commented “The BroadForward DSC provides AinaCom with intelligent routing and interworking capabilities. Our team is now able create advanced signaling scenarios for our services.” Taco Schoute, CEO BroadForward added “The BroadForward DSC is designed to empower service providers such as AinaCom to focus on innovation without being held back because of typical vendor dependencies. With the BroadForward DSC in place, AinaCom has already enabled routing and interworking scenarios that go far beyond what a typical Diameter router can support. The unique flexibility of the BroadForward DSC enables AinaCom to create advanced services for their customers, independently and out-of-the-box.” About AinaCom AinaCom Oy is the largest virtual operator in Finland and an innovator of business ICT solutions. AinaCom provides optimally tailored IT and communications solutions, such as voice, mobile, network and IT solutions. AinaCom is part of Aina Group, whose business areas are media and ICT. For more information visit www.ainacom.fi   → Read more

Telecom26 implements BroadForward’s intelligent routing and interworking technology to enable global multi-network connectivity

Global connectivity mobile operator Telecom26 adopts the BroadForward Next Generation Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC), providing a single software solution to enable cross-border, multi-network, multi-operator telecom services Zug, September 4th, 2018 Telecom26, Swiss based single source provider of multi-network global connectivity, today announced it has implemented the BroadForward Next Generation Diameter Signaling Controller (BroadForward DSC) as a pivotal part of their Next Generation Mobile Services Platform. The solution enables advanced multi-protocol routing and interworking for roaming and data services across different types of access networks (Mobile, Fixed, Wi-Fi and satellite) and across signaling technology borders (SS7, Diameter, RADIUS, SIP, HTTP). The BroadForward solution empowers Telecom26 to provide multi-IMSI services such as Profile Management, Device Authentication, Network Steering and Global Roaming across industries, with a primary focus on enabling the Internet of Things (IoT) for Healthcare. Example is the recent launch by Telecom26 of a digital connectivity service for the global health community with the non-profit Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). This first-of-its-kind service, named SIMplicity, is aimed at reducing the burden of sourcing and managing SIM cards for use in connected healthcare devices, including diagnostics equipment, in under served and low resource settings. The BroadForward Next Generation DSC provides Telecom26 with a multi-protocol routing and interworking solution that is easy to use and configure. The software solution is designed to orchestrate converged signaling services across 2G/3G, 4G/LTE, 5G, satellite and Wi-Fi networks. The BroadForward DSC enables Telecom26 to offer high availability services across technologies and ensure geographic redundant operations. Mike Ashdown, CEO of Telecom26 commented: “We required a signaling software solution that is designed to enable integration and resolve interoperability issues across multiple technologies, vendors, and service providers. The BroadForward DSC uniquely empowers Telecom26 to create services on networks that other operators struggle to achieve, resulting in further innovation and faster implementation of services.” “Telecom26 provides a unique service, enabling connectivity in some of the most remote and isolated places in the world. The BroadForward Next Generation DSC ensures Telecom26 can achieve reliable and seamless connectivity for its customers, making it possible to deliver converged services in the hyper-connected IoT world.” added Taco Schoute, CEO of BroadForward. About Telecom26 Telecom26 is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, and is a cross border mobile network operator providing connectivity solutions to global corporations, manufacturers and maritime customers worldwide. Telecom26 leverages a vast global network of over 900 roaming partners to enable unique mobile services powered by a fully owned and managed mobile network core. Through the utilization of its Next Generation Mobile Services Platform and accompanying APIs, Telecom26 has become an innovator in the enablement of the Internet of Things and the preferred customer’s choice for global IoT connectivity.  For more information please contact Tanja Butler Marketing Manager tanjab@telecom26.ch T +41 43 500 4244 www.telecom26.ch   → Read more

Diameter routing (DSC-DRA-DEA-IWF)

The BroadForward Diameter Signaling Controller (BroadForward DSC) is the world’s leading product for Diameter Routing Agent (DRA), Diameter Edge Agent (DEA) and Interworking. It enables operators to create signaling scenarios across 2G/3G, 4G/LTE, 5G, IMS, Fixed, Wi-Fi, IT and M2M/IoT networks without the need for (proprietary) scripting or development. The BroadForward DSC can run as a standalone solution or combined on a single-engine platform with other BroadForward products, such as the BroadForward Signaling Transfer Point (STP). → Read more → Read more

Signaling Transfer Point (STP)

The BroadForward Next Generation Signaling Transfer Point (STP) is a award winning solution for intelligent routing of SS7 signaling traffic in 2G and 3G networks. It can be deployed on bare metal, virtual machines, containers, and cloud environments, either standalone or combined on a single-engine platform with other products, such as the BroadForward Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC) and BroadForward Firewall.

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