Approximately one month from now, the city of Barcelona hosts the 12th edition of the most renowned event in the telecommunication industry: The Mobile World Congress 2020.  

With an expected attendance of 60k + participants (among visitors, speakers, and exhibitors), this years’ edition theme is “Limitless Intelligent Connectivity”. The event will focus on 7 main topics, namely: Artificial Intelligence, Connectivity: The 5G Era, Media & Entertainment, Our Planet, Security & Privacy.

As a trusted partner for Tier 1 operators in addressing networks’ growing complexity, CELFINET will be part of this initiative and explore how Limitless Intelligent Connectivity will shape the future of our digital experiences, industry and our world.

We’ll take this opportunity to describe how VISMON – a state of the art and powerful automation product – is geared up with machine learning algorithms and AI-powered outputs to support all technologies and major OEMs. Likewise, how VISMON allows implementing streamlined automated processes for end-to-end networks management, combined with embedded orchestration capabilities for operational efficiency.

Join us at MWC 2020 and be part of this thriving journey to the future. Our team will be located  in  room SV123Ex  to discuss how CELFINET’s products and solutions can add value to your network. We are also available to discuss other exciting industry topics.

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We are very excited to announce the hiring of Sérgio Quiroga da Cunha as CELFINET’s Chairman.

During a 28 years tenure at Ericsson, Sérgio held different Senior Executive Management positions on national, regional and global levels: Sérgio led teams in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Sweden; he was Latin America CEO for 7 consecutive years and, finally, was responsible for Ericsson’s Global Sales and Commercial Management, from Sweden.

His academic background comprehends a graduation in Telecom Engineering from INATEL, an MBA in General Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and extensive executive education from institutions such as the Columbia Business School, IMD, and Insead.

Sérgio Quiroga is currently the Board’s Chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Brazil.
We, therefore, believe that Sérgio’s business acumen, industry insight, and technical command will be promising to CELFINET’s positioning and success.

“We are extremely satisfied on the decision to have a highly respected professional like Sérgio Quiroga da Cunha as CELFINET’s Chairman. His knowledge and unparalleled experience will have a key role in the years to come, addressing our customer’s needs with forthcoming technical challenges.”

– Nuno Ribeiro, Founder & Co-CEO

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Digital Transformation World 2019 is an established telecommunications event that counted with the presence of more than 3,000 visitors and over 150 decision-makers.

Also known as DTW and TM Forum, the event sets the pace for new technologies that will support the Fifth Generation (5G) network.

Organized in Nice, France, Digital Transformation World took place last week from May 14 to 16. An extensive 3-day agenda with speakers such as Peter Leukert, Global CIO at the Deutsche Telecom.

In this year’s edition, CELFINET joined the Catalyst Program. An initiative that encourages collaboration between multiple companies to increase end-to-end coverage.

The program brought together proofs of concepts from several TMF members and showcased those as a step towards commercialization.

In partnership with O2 Telefónica (UK), Mercato, Cognizant, Vlocity, and Software AG, CELFINET developed a proof of concept named 5G Profitable Lifecycle. Whose vision is to efficiently monetize 5G services across the complete lifecycle.

It consists of an integrated digital platform that configures digital products, services, and machines from any industry vertical.  A 5G thematic map showing the predicted coverage of 3 network ‘slices’, with an API that provided location (postcode based) querying of the service capability.

The platform acts as a cross-industry marketplace for CSPs to monetize new 5G related products and services. In addition, optimize in real-time, the performance of each journey touch-point by customer, industry, product, IoT device and the 5G network.

In the end, our entry – 5G Profitable Lifecycle – made the shortlist in the following categories:

• ‘Best New Catalyst in Show’
• ‘Outstanding use of TM Forum assets’.

Special thanks to our partners O2 Telefónica (UK), Mercato, Cognizant, Vlocity, and Software AG for collaborating with us on the Catalyst Project. It was a pleasure to work with you!

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We’re  happy to announce that, in addition to the SME Leader title,  CELFINET is honored with the title of SME Excellence by IAPMEI.

In partnership with Turismo de Portugal and major Portuguese banks, the IAPMEI initiative distinguishes, every year, companies that mark the competitive landscape of the country.

This statute, recognizes CELFINET as a company with high influence in the Portuguese economy due to its superior performance and management indicators.

With the purpose of honoring the winning SMEs, IAPMEI invited CELFINET to attend a public cerimony held on April 17 at the Altice Fórum Braga.

A prestigious event that counted with the presence of the Prime Minister, António Costa and the Deputy Minister and Economy, Pedro Siza Vieira.

Our CEO & Founder, Nuno Ribeiro states:

“It’s a great honor to hold two influential titles such as SME Leader and SME Excellence. Our team’s dedication and eager for knowledge made everything possible, and we are indeed thankful to IAPMEI for this recognition.”

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One week from now, the exciting city of Barcelona welcomes one of the largest mobile events in the world: Mobile World Congress. This year’s edition counts with the presence of 2,400 international technology companies and over 10,000 attendees!

Known for its highly-rated conferences, MWC Barcelona 2019 is a great opportunity to explore the industry’s hottest topics. Furthermore, meet decision-makers and technology visionaries such as Huawei’s chairman, Guo Ping.

This year’s edition will address challenges and showcase solutions ranging from IOT, 5G to AI and Fintech. The theme of the event is “Intelligent Connectivity”, a term used to describe a blend between all these innovations, including big data.

CELFINET will be part of the initiative and help shape the future of telecommunications.

With the rise of 5G communications, operators are facing several challenges with the transition from current networks.  For that reason, we will bring innovative approaches towards Network Transformation that can simplify existing complexity and lower costs.

VISMON will be a key part of the process. Supporting mobile operators through consistent network configuration and task automation. A 5G-ready software that evolves with machine learning algorithms, providing accurate outputs for critical decision-making processes.

Our team will be located in room 2C48MR to discuss future projects and share insights regarding the industry’s most demanding topics.

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Within the scope of FINCRESCE Program, the PME Líder position (in English, SME Leader) was launched by IAPMEI ten years ago to distinguish companies with superior performance profiles. The title not only delivers notoriety but also optimized financing conditions to boost growth and develop strategies to the selected projects.

Furthermore, within the leading SME group, companies that present the best performance results are annually distinguished with the SME Excellence title. Taking advantage of added conditions, partnership opportunities, and visibility.

On this year’s edition, CELFINET was distinguished with the SME Leader title by IAPMEI in collaboration with Turismo de Portugal, Banca, and Sociedades de Garantia Mútua.

Having won the SME Leader 2018 title, CELFINET’s performance, successful business strategy, and contribution to the Portuguese economy are publicly recognized.

With the SME leader statue, CELFINET will benefit from additional notoriety as well as a special network of partnerships. Such collaboration will allow us to enhance our range of Network Management solutions and expand to new markets.

We at CELFINET are extremely proud of this achievement and want to thank all the organizations involved in the Program. Also, a special highlight to our employees, as this recognition wouldn’t be possible without the daily contribution of our team.

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At present, COTEC is recognized as the leading business association responsible for promoting innovation and technological business cooperation within the Portuguese Market.

Every year, the COTEC-BPI SME Innovation award recognizes small and medium-sized enterprises that stood out on the Portuguese landscape due to its innovative activity and fierce attitude.

The awards ceremony took place on November 20, at the 8th SME Innovation Meeting, in Benedita, Alcobaça. On the jury, important figures such as Artur Santos Silva from BPI (Portuguese Investment Bank), António Portela from Bial, and Isabel Mota from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Attributed by a jury mainly composed of directors from the largest economic groups in Portugal, the SME innovation Award distinguishes above all, excellence and rigor in the Portuguese industry.

With that in mind we’re proud to say that, due to our efforts in crafting these values over the past 12 years, CELFINET was able to place itself among the six finalists on this year’s edition.

Below you can see our presentation at the COTEC Awards Ceremony, which was hosted by our CEO & Founder, Nuno Ribeiro.

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As a user, how often do you struggle to get access to mobile services at parking lots, elevators or large-scale buildings? Too often.

Not to mention, most of our time is spent indoors. Putting a tremendous weight in mobile operators’ shoulders. After all, they need to provide a first-rate mobile experience in areas with difficult access to mobile signals.

With that said, the process of planning and optimizing cell tower locations for indoor coverage can be a challenge. Considering that the registration of signal variations is done by car, most of the data that is collected corresponds only to areas where vehicles can operate. Which doesn’t include indoor spaces.

To address this issue, CELFINET is developing GARMIO. A software library that can be integrated into the operator’s own mobile apps. A powerful web-based solution that centralizes and tracks data from different settings.

GARMIO will allow a precise georeferentiation for cell signal data from mobile devices in both indoor and outdoor spaces. Without requiring any GPS data!

Taking advantage of smartphone sensors, GARMIO can estimate the user’s location and even define mobility patterns. As it can have a huge influence on optimizing user experience. Using these sensors, GARMIO will register mobile signals with higher accuracy, linking coordinates and activities to signal strength indicators.

We strongly believe that, in the near future, this technology will also be useful in targeted advertising and indoor navigation systems.

In partnership with Fraunhofer AICOS, we aim to deliver a solution that can simplify the process of tracking indoor mobile signals. In the end, protecting the quality of mobile user experience while reducing costs.

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One of the biggest and most influential tech events in South Africa – AfricaCom – took place last week at Cape Town International Convention Centre. This year’s edition brought together 400 exhibitors introducing 5G, AI and IOT solutions, 14.000 attendees and 450 incredible speakers from across the globe.

AfricaCom is an energetic place where Telecom operators look for inspiration and revamp Africa’s digital strategy with creative technologies. For that reason, we believed to be a great opportunity for CELFINET to introduce VISMON, our Network Management and Automation platform.

“We really wanted to be part of this initiative. One of our upcoming goals is to expand CELFINET’s presence in Africa, offering a virtualized platform that supports digital transformation and revolutionizes mobile networks. AfricaCom is the gateway.”
– Nuno Ribeiro, CEO

Africa’s mobile telecom infrastructure is complex due to the diversity in its availability and capability.

Nowadays, with m-commerce and m-banking services becoming increasingly popular,  Africa’s telecom operators are investing in the spectrum of the mobile infrastructure. Especially on the 700Mhz band and migration from 3G to LTE.

With this challenge in mind, CELFINET devoted four days to introducing VISMON’s virtualized solutions to visitors at AfricaCom. Our multi-vendor and multi-technology solutions address RAN management complexity, organizing network information from several geographic areas.

Africa’s telecom operators can quickly design, audit and implement network policies. In the end, ensuring QoS while reducing costs and hours of manual work through automated processes.

Furthermore, benchmark against competitors and troubleshoot using a top-notch GIS platform that highlights which areas need improvement. VISMON provides detailed analytics and intelligence dashboards which will support better decisions and ensure an easy migration between technologies.

Next year, we plan to grow collaborations with Africa’s telecom operators and research centers. Our primary goal is to achieve optimal mobile user experience throughout the various African countries and support overall digital transformation.

We want to thank all visitors for coming to our stand.

See you next year!

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On its 10th edition, the DIT Business Awards acknowledged 15 Portuguese companies that have chosen the UK as an investment destination. As well as British companies in Portugal, some of which are direct investors. In the end, celebrating the commercial relationship between the two markets and awarding the entrepreneurial effort of all participants.

The event took place at the British Ambassador’s Official Residence in Lisbon with the presence of some of the biggest company’s representatives. On behalf of the British Government, Andrew Mitchell, Commissioner for Trade in Europe and Christopher Sainty, British Ambassador in Portugal held the awards ceremony.

This year’s edition highlighted Barclays, Colt and Severn Lamb on the New to Market category. Meanwhile, the technology group Cohort stood out with the Overseas Investment award.

On the Overseas Investment and Export Growth category – Claranet and WElink Group – were the final title-holders.

Regarding the International Expansion category, some of the Portuguese winners include Bial, Glintt and Novabase.

Proudly, CELFINET, due to its ongoing investments in the UK, was awarded with the Investment Growth title on this year’s edition. Along with Critical Software, Group Petrotec and Telcabo.

The past few years, CELFINET has strongly contributed to the British landscape with a growing office in London. CELFINET is enrolled in continuous collaborations with UK tier-1 Telecom companies, universities and research centers. Likewise, participating in local industry events, always sharing its knowledge and innovative solutions.

Nuno Ribeiro, our CEO, stated:

“We’re beyond honored to hold the Investment Growth title attributed by the British Government, as our efforts in the United Kingdom have been resourceful the past few years. Our growing team has been extremely active on the British market introducing solutions to mobile networks and participating in local technology events. The return of such investment has been positive and today acknowledged.”

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