MEO , through its Altice Wholesale Solutions business unit, and iBASIS, a leader in providing international communications solutions for operators and digital players around the world, renewed their strategic partnership.
iBASIS will continue to be MEO's preferred international partner for international voice services and mobile data services, now being extended to the text international and 5G mobile services. Both companies are also collaborating to allow iBASIS to open an IPX point of presence (PoP) in the MEO Network Center, an open and neutral center in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, taking advantage of its strategic geographic location between Europe and the Americas or West Africa and the fact that it is a hub for mooring submarine cables from all continents.
“This successful collaboration is the result of our shared focus on innovation and offering the best communications experience globally," said Alexander Freese, Chief Operations Officer at Altice. "We have been working closely with iBASIS for many years and, together, we establish strong relationships between the various teams to better respond to our operational needs. We intend to continue the growth momentum and ensure a fast and reliable service to millions of users and also enrich their roaming experience with 5G." “We are very pleased to renew our partnership with MEO. Its success allows us to expand collaboration to provide the full range of global services - voice, data, signaling, text and 5G, leveraging our IPX network to support their impressive growth," said Edwin van Ierland, CEO of iBASIS Voice & Mobile Data.
“It’s a truly winning partnership for both parties, leveraging our complementary capabilities and know-how to create new revenue opportunities.” "This partnership with MEO is a great achievement and a clear reflection of our company's strategic focus and commitment to innovations at the Wholesale level to drive the international growth of our Customers. Furthermore, we are excited about the opportunity to bring iBASIS to the Center of Lindaa-Velha, allowing greater diversity and more international connection opportunities to our network" stated Alexandre Pébereau, Group CEO and Founder of Tofane Global. "Together we invest , we were able to go further by strengthening the international communications ecosystem."
About iBASIS
iBASIS is the leading global provider of international communications solutions, enabling operators and digital players around the world to achieve better performance and greater digital transformation capabilities. With the support of Tofane Global, iBASIS is the largest independent international communications specialist and provider of Tier One IPX in more than 800 LTE destinations. Currently, iBASIS serves more than 1,000 clients from 28 offices around the world. iBASIS optimizes global connectivity, quality and security so customers get high return on voice, messaging text A2P, mobile data, 5G roaming and IoT. For more information visit iBASIS.com.
About Altice Wholesale Solutions
Altice Wholesale Solutions, MEO's business unit, is responsible for the development and management of a set of services dedicated to the telecommunications industry, namely CSP, ISP, Content Providers or Pure Wholesalers. Its comprehensive infrastructure, national and international connectivity, through terrestrial and underwater fiber optic networks that connect the world to all relevant points in the country, and mobile network coverage make Altice the Enabler of the Portuguese ecosystem and the gateway to entry to Europe. For more information visit https://www.altice.pt/pt/wholesale-solutions