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CTech Group appoints new CEO, Peter Scott, as it sets eyes on European

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CTech Group announces the appointment of Peter Scott as CEO. Peter assumes his role from today and will lead the company strategy to increase the number of in-store and online retailers it works with in the UK and Europe. CTech’s unique API helps device retailers generate recurring revenue streams by selling a connected SIM at the same time as a device.  

Peter’s first priority will be to oversee the expansion into Ireland in 2021 followed by Germany, Spain and the Nordics through partnerships with operators, service providers and retailers. 

In Ireland, CTech will focus on the multiple electronics retail sector providing connectivity with a selection of operators, with whom C-Tech already has agreements. In the UK, CTech has agreements with Three, Vodafone, Virgin Mobile, Lebara, O2 and Virgin Media.

Ashley Bailey, founder of CTech Group, will move to become the chief innovation officer, responsible for developing CTech’s API technology, and the launch of an equivalent broadband service. 

Earlier this year, CTech announced it had developed its API to include an Experian check as part of the process, helping electronics retailers credit check a customer in minutes and provide a connected SIM in a single transaction. This innovation is closing the gap left by Carphone Warehouse on the high street, disrupting where and how people select and connect a SIM and proving vital in lockdowns.

Argos was among the first retailers to adopt the new service and can now offer people a choice of operator SIM when they buy their mobile device. By using the model Argos now benefits from a share of the mobile operator revenue. 

Peter joins with12 years telco experience in Europe and the USA having been CEO of Carphone Warehouse in Ireland for six years and Sprint Connect, a joint venture between US telco Sprint and Dixons Carphone. Peter also launched iD Mobile in Ireland and was responsible for the UK and Ireland launch of Dixon Carphone’s multi-play proposition, which opened up the market for SKY, BT and Virgin Media to sell broadband and TV in store. More recently Peter’s provided consultancy to BT, Tele2 and telco scale ups.

“I am excited to be joining CTech Group at this time in its growth,” says Peter Scott. “The team has done an incredible job of agreeing commercial partnerships with some of the world’s largest mobile networks and online retailers and is shaking up the ways consumers select and buy mobile SIMs. I am looking forward to helping the team build on this success and extend its reach into Europe, as well as disrupt other areas of the market with connectivity solutions for new services including broadband and multi-media.”

Ashley Bailey welcomes Peter to the company: “CTech has grown rapidly in the last 12 months. Our disruptive business model has attracted investment and allowed us to grow the number of agreements we have in Ireland, the UK, Germany and Spain despite the pandemic. In the UK, we now have 63% of the UK operator market covered by our service and we expect this to grow to over 90% in 2021.” 

“Now is the right time to begin our expansion into European markets and grow new services like broadband and TV. Peter’s wealth of experience in the industry and expertise in growing scale-ups like ours makes him the best candidate to deliver our ambition to strengthen our line-up of products and services, and ultimately replicate our UK success overseas.”

About CTech Group

Founded in 2017, and operating in the UK and Europe, CTech Group has developed a software as a service platform that lets retailers sell SIM only and broadband service provided by the major networks and operators, without the need for complex integration projects. 

By using CTech’s APIs, retailers can sell SIM only or broadband, perform credit checking, reduce fraud and activate a SIM or broadband connection without the need to integrate their e-commerce systems with each individual operator or network. It means retailers can make margin over and above the hardware they sell and offer a seamless customer experience online. 

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Monty Mobile: The First Company in the Middle East & Africa to Provide 5G End-to-End Solutions for Telcos

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5G End-to-End Solutions for Telcos

Monty Mobile provides an in-house, cost-effective, well-optimized 4G+ and 5G end-to-end wireless solution serving both small and large-scale mobile and fixed operators targeting both urban and rural areas.

Moreover, operators are offered flexible payment plans for up to 5 years, first payment after 3 years, helping them stay ahead of their competitors.

This on- cloud solution guarantees improved scalability, mobility and security in addition to great savings on both CapEx and OpEx.

With this solution, Monty Mobile is introducing an alternative to Tier1 Telecom Suppliers such as Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE.

“The best is yet to come; stay connected!”, says Mountasser Hachem, Founder & Chairman of Monty Mobile.

More details regarding this full end-to-end solution will be disclosed in the Inside Telecom magazine next month in an exclusive interview.

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Africa’s Leading Independent Telecommunications Services Provider, Phase3 Telecom moves onto Digital Connectivity Enterprise in Nigeria and West African Sub-region

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The upgrades will cover security features, performance enhancements. agile update capacity and quality delivery mechanisms.

ABUJA, Nigeria, March 10, 2022: Africa’s leading independent aerial fiber optic network infrastructure and telecommunications services provider, Phase3 Telecom, is enabling advanced digital connectivity, improved performance and enhanced network security for enterprise. This drive is targeted at cost efficient and unified network endpoint management for businesses in Nigeria and the West African sub-region.

This development is also designed to amplify Phase3 enterprise value active network deployments for MSMEs, large scale corporates and institutions.

According to the company’s executive chairman – Stanley Jegede, “this expansive service optimization is targeted at improved coverage on Phase3 network routes through Africa as well as to assure solutions that help businesses  transform and scale seamlessly.

He says, “Phase3 current network upgrades is an ongoing exercise and will cover security features, performance enhancements, agile update capacity, and quality delivery mechanisms for enterprise segments. Especially in the areas of productive work-from-anywhere or do-business-from-anywhere and digitized remote connectivity solutions”.

In addition to the company’s focus to increase enterprise based networks data handling capacity and their capability to access data within dissimilar sources faster vis-a-vis smarter, as today’s global clime demands.

Jegede, in his concluding statement says, “Phase3 layered digital capabilities will both enhance Phase3 network architecture and compliment legacy connectivity service experience in remote locations with significant Phase3 presence and network access points.

About Phase3 telecom

Phase3 Telecom is a leading independent fiber optic infrastructure with Points-of-Presence (POPs), colocation, and NOCs in Nigeria. Issued a National Long Distance Operator (NLDO) license in 2003 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and with a vibrant as well as a dedicated team of experienced professionals, we are the network of choice for high-performance, data-intensive and low latency connectivity that span dedicated internet access, MPLS VPN, metro ethernet, wide area network solutions etc. We currently operate across the ECOWAS region and international markets through strategic partnerships that allow us to connect our clients across 400 cities worldwide. And ours is an extensive and secure network with end-to-end capabilities that service providers and businesses can rely on to scale, manage costs and assure efficiency. As our network continues to evolve into other layered service streams, including cloud-based and network security solutions – our invaluable clients will continue to remain the core of every investment that we make; innovation that we create; and technology that we adopt during the 4th industrial revolution to position us as the network of the future.

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Digital Therapeutics Revenue from Health Insurers to Reach $8 Billion Globally by 2026

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Hampshire, UK – 14th March 2022: A new study from Juniper Research has found that digital therapeutics revenue from health insurers will increase to $8 billion by 2026, up from $1.1 billion in 2022; representing a growth of 610 percent over the next four years. Digital therapeutics are clinically validated software programs for the treatment of chronic medical conditions, either independently or in conjunction with other therapies.

The report found that digital therapeutics facilitate the proactive mitigation of chronic medical conditions before they require costly interventions; enabling health insurers to reduce long-term costs per patient. However, it highlighted that these savings will be limited to health insurers in developed regions, where consumer devices and digitalized health infrastructure are ubiquitous. As such, it noted that health insurers in Africa and Latin America will contribute less than 2 percent towards health insurer-led digital therapeutics revenue in 2026.

A new research, Digital Therapeutics & Wellness: Key Trends, Business Models & Market Forecasts 2022-2026, identified that insurers will also benefit from an ongoing shift among digital therapeutics vendors towards engagement- and results-based payments. It recommends that therapeutics providers looking to leverage this trend prioritize the development of performance benchmarks, as demonstrating improvement and preventing patient abandonment will become a direct monetary issue.

Machine Learning to Move into Advisory Role as Liability Issues Emerge

The report forecasts that the number of people using digital therapeutics will increase by 381% over the next four years, and recognizes that machine learning will be key to this growth by facilitating advanced data analytics, remote patient monitoring, and real-time conversational coaching. However, it cautioned that an ongoing lack of standards surrounding the use of machine learning within digital therapeutics will result in vendors limiting its role in their offerings.

Research author Adam Wears explained: “As developers and healthcare providers increasingly grapple with issues of liability and malpractice, machine learning will transition from a patient-facing role to a diagnostic tool offered through provider-facing dashboards; to be used by clinicians and specialists in a manner akin to traditional computer-aided diagnostics.”

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