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Nexign Joins SAMENA Council to Enhance Its Presence in

the MEA Region

in the era of the digital economy. We
are confident that this membership will
provide Nexign with a solid basis for
enhancing the company’s presence in MEA
over the next few years and enable us to
more effectively address the challenges
regional CSPs face.” Bocar BA, CEO &
Member of the Board of SAMENA Council,
congratulated Nexign on the decision
to become a member of the Council. BA
stated: “We warmly welcome Nexign as a
new member of the SAMENA Council. With
Nexign (a part of ICS Holding), a leading support Nexign’s regional expansion, a cloud-ready, integrated BSS solution
Business Support System (BSS) and providing the company with opportunities serving the needs of Tier 1 and smaller
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for executive networking and participation CSPs, MVNOs and niche requirements,
provider for communications service in working groups, access to exclusive and over 28 years of successful
providers (CSPs),announced that it has industry-focused studies, and assistance implementation experience in the Russian,
joined SAMENA Telecommunications in generating business leads. SAMENA CIS and MENA markets, Nexign is perfectly
Council, the South Asia - Middle East - Council's membership will also open placed to support SAMENA Council in the
North Africa (SAMENA) region’s premier up collaboration opportunities with region’s digital transformation journey and
industry association of telecom operators, the International Telecommunication in building a knowledge base as well as
service providers, telecoms technology Union (ITU), of which SAMENA Council providing insights as a part of our sector-
providers, and digital space players. As a is a Sector-D member. Commenting on development advocacy efforts, especially
member of SAMENA Council, Nexign will Nexign’s membership of SAMENA Council, in the current 5G environment.” While
be getting even more closely involved Igor Gorkov, CEO at Nexign, said: “We representing telecom operators and the
in local discussions and will gain more are extremely proud and excited to join private sector, SAMENA Council closely
opportunities to share its outlook on SAMENA Telecommunications Council, engages with regional regulators as well
global and regional telecommunication and look forward to working closely with as other relevant government bodies,
industry trends and developments. Nexign this community of ICT industry players in order to jointly create a flourishing
entered the Middle East and Africa (MEA) which is enabling telecom operators and sustainable ICT environment that
market in 2018, following the confirmation across the Middle East and Africa region could aid sustainable growth, incentivize
and official announcement of its new to make the most of their infrastructure investments, and broaden value-creation
corporate business strategy focusing on investments. SAMENA Council’s mission via the adoption of new collaboration-
international expansion. Since then, the is fully aligned with Nexign’s vision, as driven approaches in the areas of digital
company has been growing its regional we also emphasize the importance of services, data regulation, spectrum
forces and expanding its network of collaboration in the telecommunications management, and industry fees and
partners. Joining SAMENA Council will sector, believing it to be a key to success taxation.

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