EMEA Telecom Engineering Centre of Excellence and Cellwize jointly agree to offer innovative mobile communications solutions and business transformation services

Deloitte Portugal and Cellwize are pleased to announce the celebration of a cooperation agreement between Cellwize and the EMEA Telecom Engineering Centre of Excellence of Deloitte located in Portugal.

The agreement combines the strength and market position in Engineering and Business Transformation Processes of Deloitte Portugal also supported by Deloitte Israel, and the renowned Self-Organizing Networks (“SON”) solution of Cellwize, to establish a distinctive joint offer aiming to transform the Telecom Engineering and Business Processes of mobile communications services providers, by implementing a tailored fit package comprising analytical tools, engineering consultancy and business process transformation.

Deloitte Portugal and Cellwize will change the way their clients perform Network Planning, Optimization and Operation of Radio Access Networks across all wireless technologies and form factors by deploying Cellwize solutions and tailor-fitting the operators’ business processes which are affected by new implemented technologies. The mentioned solutions also pave the path to new network realities such as Network Functions Virtualization (”NFV”) and Management and Orchestration (“MANO”) that will further change the infrastructure landscape and business processes within the communications services providers.

This agreement not only covers selected Cellwize software solutions and Deloitte’s complimentary Engineering Consulting and Strategy & Operations services for a large set of countries but also foresees a deeper cooperation in other areas like analytics and expansion to new markets.

António Lagartixo, partner of Deloitte Portugal and global sponsor of the EMEA Telecom Engineering Centre of Excellence (TEE) stated: “Deloitte Portugal and Cellwize joint capabilities are expected to enhance the business impact of SON and network automation in our clients, in addition to the technology benefits. Ultimately, we focus on adding value to our clients, and process optimization services are key to capitalize on todays’ network automated technologies and digital services. We are confident that the telecommunications industry will recognize the differentiated offer that this agreement brings to the market and we have been receiving excellent feedback from our clients(…).”

Pedro Tavares, Partner of Deloitte Portugal and Head of the EMEA Telecom Engineering Centre of Excellence (TEE) stated: “We focus on delivering value and transforming the operations of our clients to an upper level and these days, technology is only a part of the value equation of our clients. Business Transformation Services, an area where Deloitte Portugal is the market leader, can complement Cellwize solutions and bridge the world of technology and business transformation. We believe this offer to be a key component to improve business value, speed up deployment and enhanced a return on investment to our clients.”

Ofir Zemer, CEO of Cellwize stated: “Cellwize mission is to enable the digital transformation of our clients, mobile network operators and digital enterprises. By bridging the connectivity gap between the digital services and offerings and the wireless networks, we are facilitating the full alignment between the networks and each customers’ digital moment-of-truth.” He further commented “at Cellwize we are excited about this cooperation with Deloitte to realize this vision; bringing together the value and benefits of Cellwize’s innovative technology along with Deloitte’s deep understanding of the Digital Transformation and business processes are a win-win situation for clients worldwide.” 

About the EMEA Telecom Engineering Centre of Excellence (TEE)

The EMEA Telecom Engineering Centre of Excellence (TEE) is an operational area specialized in telecom engineering services, managed by Deloitte Portugal, that offers engineering services for mobile, fixed and convergent telecom networks, service platforms and operating support systems (“OSS”) for the Europe, Midle East, Africa region (“EMEA”).

About Deloitte Portugal

As used in this document “Deloitte Portugal” means Deloitte Consultores, S.A., an affiliate of Deloitte & Associados, SROC S.A.. Please see www.deloitte.com/pt/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte & Associados, SROC S.A. and its affiliates.

About Deloitte

“Deloitte” refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.

Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. Deloitte serves four out of five Fortune Global 500^® companies through a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries bringing world-class capabilities, insights, and high-quality service to address clients’ most complex business challenges. To learn more about how Deloitte’s approximately 255,000 professionals make an impact that matters, please connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.

About Cellwize

“Cellwize” means Cellwize Technologies Ltd., a company that develops innovative Management and Optimization solutions that enable mobile network operators and digital enterprises to deliver continuous digital service connectivity across wireless technologies. Founded by industry experts, Cellwize launched its 1st commercial offering in 2013. Cellwize is headquartered in Singapore with R&D and sales offices across the Americas, APAC and EMEA regions.

For more information visit www.cellwize.com or contact info@cellwize.com, and follow the company on Twitter.