Plover Bay is Top 5 Nominee to Win Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
(IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6th February 2017, Hong Kong) Plover Bay Technologies Limited (‘Plover Bay’ or the ‘Group’; stock code: 1523), a world-leading Internet connectivity technology company and the world’s fifth largest SD-WAN (Software-defined WAN) vendor (in terms of revenue in 2015), is thrilled to announce that its SpeedFusion™ SD-WAN Multi-Cellular Bonding Technology has been nominated by GSM Association (GSMA) for the Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough award in the 2017 Global Mobile (Glomo) Awards. The prestigious award celebrates the greatest achievements and innovations across the mobile industry.
Mr. Keith Chau, Chief Executive Officer of the Group, said, “We are honoured to be a top 5 nominee at the Glomo Awards. We are proud that our team has received such important industry recognition for the breakthrough and are really looking forward to the final announcement.”
Breakthrough in Mobile Environments
Plover Bay’s breakthrough technology means that network deployment in locations that were previously impossible are now possible. The technology also provides opportunities for channel partners to build peripheral hardware to facilitate the creation of brand new industries and fulfill a great demand for rapidly-deployable connectivity in harsh, remote areas. To date, solutions based on Plover Bay’s SpeedFusion™ SD-WAN technology has helped many customers such as Osborne Construction in deploying instant network connectivity in remote construction sites across Britain. Osborne was able to drastically reduce setup time from months to days while maintaining a fast, reliable network and won Computer Weekly’s European User Awards for the innovation. SpeedFusion™ SD-WAN is capable of intelligently routing network traffic through healthy connections. Primarily it combines multiple connections simultaneously so that connection speed can be greatly increased and crucial traffic such as video streams and VoIP calls remain available and uninterrupted.
“The Glomo Awards recognise companies that are driving innovation in the rapidly evolving mobile industry,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA.
Held in Barcelona, results will be announced during the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress on 28 February – the world’s largest exhibition and conference for the mobile industry.
For more information about the 2017 Glomo Awards including the finalists, awards ceremony and Mobile World Live TV presentations, please visit www.globalmobileawards.com.
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About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with almost 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors.
About Plover Bay Technologies Limited
Plover Bay Technologies (stock code: 1523) is a world leading Internet connectivity technology company and the world’s fifth largest SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN) technology vendor (in terms of revenue value in 2015). Primarily engaged in developing and commercializing SD-WAN solutions under its own brands – “Peplink” and “Pepwave”, the Group also grants software licenses and provides warranty as well as support services in connection with its SD-WAN solutions. The Group sells its own branded products to an extensive network of more than 400 distributors in approximately 70 countries. For more details, please visit: www.ploverbay.com.
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