Pacific Controls (PCS), an internet of things (IoT) managed services and cloud solutions provider, has collaborated with WSO2.Telco to launch a Digital Business Hub in the Middle East. The Digital Business Hub provides ‘API as a Service’ and is designed to enable enterprises and telecommunications companies (MNOs) to transform the way they engage and partner in the digital ecosystem.
The Digital Business Hub will also contribute towards the acceleration of the ongoing transformation of Dubai into the world’s most advanced and connected digital marketplace.
The launch of the Digital Business Hub follows WSO2.Telco hub deployments in Singapore and India which currently serve a combined total of over 1 billion mobile subscribers, according to company sources. The Digital Business Hub in Dubai will be jointly owned by PCS and WSO2.Telco and will be hosted in PCS’ Jabel Ali Data center.
The Digital Business Hub incorporates features similar to the other two hubs, and further provides the ability to connect with the other hubs, making it part of a global ecosystem. Notable features of the hub are built–in APIs for operator network services, monetization, and an identity gateway that is GSMA mobile connect compliant.
“We are delighted to partner with WSO2.Telco to accelerate delivery of digital services in the Middle East region. The hub will serve as the gateway for innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurial development. Users can experience access to various digital services in a new transformed engagement format which would enable quicker go-to-market strategy,” said Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman & CEO, PCS.
The Digital Business Hub will enable MNOs and enterprises in the Middle East to streamline the way they partner and do business by removing many of the barriers that have made provisioning of digital services a slow and expensive process.
“We are proud to have partnered with Pacific Controls to further a Digital Business Hub vision, designed to accelerate national and regional digital strategies for MNOs, enterprises and digital marketplace. The Digital Business Hub will facilitate exposing of multiple third party APIs to accelerate digital innovation,” added Kumi Thiruchelvam, CEO, WSO2.Telco.
