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300 Repeat Clients Across a

Range of Sectors

Investors, service providers, corporates and innovators

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Partners & Principals Hailing from Industry

Due diligence, feasibility studies, tech strategy & design

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Years of Global Operation

Delivering disruptive tech innovation and value creation

Clients & Services

NeoClouds

NeoCloud Design and Implementation

GPUaaS engineering deployment and integration
Intra-DC and Inter-DC GPU Cluster design
Devise, design and execution of AI use cases for cost optimization and new revenue generation
Development of intelligent data processing models
Implementation of Machine Learning solutions
AI technology selection and integration
Business case for AI project deployment
Integration of data analytics models over big data

GPUaaS Data Center Assessment

Assessment of data center site's suitability for the development of GPUaaS DC in terms of power supply, telecom infrastructure, and network latency
Evaluation of the liquid cooling system's infrastructure and design, including Cold Plates, Manifolds, Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), Piping Systems and Heat Exchangers.

GPU Cluster Technical Analysis

Assessment of GPUs/servers, technical life, technological obsolescence risk
GPU cluster design / architecture and ability to remarket, data halls configuration flexibility / fungibility, compute, networking, storage, & software, and technical analysis
Assessment of connectivity model and scalability of the GPU clusters, storage throughput, Quality of Service (QoS) expected, software stack, and ecosystem of applications
Assess compute reliability, SLA, and development roadmap

Quantum Technology

Quantum Resistant Cybersecurity

Quantum Key Distribution to Overcome Quantum Computers Hacking - leveraging quantum centric algorithms and chipsets on both ends of the key exchange process to ensure that any such action is detected, and the key exchange process taking appropriate actions
Securing connectivity from the hosted enterprise / hosted DC / Workloads to third-party Data Centers and/or Enterprise premises, by enabling Quantum-Resistant/Quantum-Proof encryption techniques, including new NIST certified algorithms to secure communications

Quantum Compute and Cloud Infra

Offering of Quantum Compute as a service from the Data Center, including putting together the partnership ecosystem, and enabling the optimal connectivity into the Quantum/Public/Private cloud for enterprises
Advisory related to specialized Quantum enabled/hybrid High Performance Compute (HPC) applications for targeted industry verticals, including quantum optimized hardware, software and algorithms

Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and ERM

Customized offensive and defensive services with a proactive approach to security

Proactive awareness and continuous assessment of vulnerabilities

Comprehensive review of:

Security architecture and existing protection mechanisms
Analysis of evolving security threats and vulnerabilities
Network/application/cloud security roadmap

Data Privacy

Policy frameworks for data privacy
Data privacy laws for data centers and telecom sector

Assist organizations within a vast range of verticals to create innovative resilient solutions to:

Cyber-attacks
Advanced threats
Malware.

Managed services

On-demand, proactive reviews of clients’ assets
Rapid scale-up of security, compliance operations
Minimize risks of digital disruptions caused by cyber threats
Comprehensive review of current security architecture
Cyber fraud investigation
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

Information and asset protection, cybersecurity governance
Formulation and implementation of IT-centric ERM framework

AI & Digital Services

AI solutions design

Assessment and benchmarking of latest AI ecosystem
Devise, design and execution of AI use cases for cost optimization and new revenue generation
Development of intelligent data processing models
Implementation of Machine Learning solutions
AI technology selection and integration
Business case for AI project deployment
Integration of data analytics models over big data

Digital services design & implementation

Implementation and deployment of digital services for public and private sectors
Design and specifications on integrated digital cross-media platforms including content strategy

Hyperscalers

Hyperscale Data Centers

Advisory on evolving cloud and DC managed services providers to scale across cloud technologies and DevOps environment
Strategic market entry advisory and go-to market approach for multiple data center and telecom service providers seeking entry into greenfield markets
Market and techno-commercial DD advisory to large PE and investment funds into hyperscale DCs
Strategic M&A advisory for hyperscale data center operators, included ROI modeling and ecosystem building
Evolution of hyperscale DC architectures to offer cloud exchange platforms

Hyperscaler Market and Service Assessment

Assessment of cloud services provided in the market
Hyperscaler market entry assessment - government regulatory matters, competitive landscape assessment, etc.
Assessment of hyperscalers’ DC operating models (e.g., colo vs build-to-suit)
Analysis of hyperscalers’ respective Availability Zones / Local Zones in the market, and their scale/capacity

Submarine Networks

Submarine Networks Market & Strategy Advisory

Current and projected demand for international connectivity, from various segments including AI-cloud, data centers, hyperscalers, telcos, government, R&D and enterprises
Demand drivers assessment - assess key drivers of digital infrastructure demand growth such as power supply (both conventional and renewable), resiliency requirements, AI/DC growth, and satellite ground station backhauling
Supply and competitive assessment - Assess existing capacity along similar routes, including subsea cables, terrestrial cables, and satellite connectivity
Regulatory dynamics assessment - assess permitting requirements for submarine cable landing and its potential impact on scheduling/costs

Submarine Cable Design & Deployment Advisory

Operating Model - Provide advisory on operating model options (e.g., single-operator led, multi-operators consortium led, Operator led with government funding involved)
Technology Options - Assess opportunities to utilize latest submarine cable technologies, such as SMART cable sensing (for R&D, scientific purposes), remote sensing (for security, defense purposes) and the latest fiber technologies (MCF, HCF) enabling petabit capacity
Route Planning/Assessment - assess differentiators and competitive advantages of the proposed routes, in terms of path latency, capacity, landing locations, etc.
Assess availability of resources such as cables, cable laying vessels, etc. and the corresponding impact on project schedule/costs
Provide advisory on establishing Open-Access Cable Landing Stations to optimize engagement from ecosystem partners and submarine cable customers

Corporates

IT architecture, gap analysis, recommendations, benchmarking, and roadmap evolution

Computing and storage architectures evolution
IT transformation
Network virtualization
Application development, Cloud migration, DevOps, CI/CD Security Roadmaps

Compute/storage/network architectures and target deployment environments

Multi-dimensional analysis mapping of design, platforms, software, and security, with:

Availability
Scalability
Management
Performance

Virtualization and resource optimization models

Evaluation of the use of different forms of private/hybrid clouds

Methodology for multi-criteria evaluation of alternatives: cost, agility, security, portability, complexity, etc.; and governance, technology, and operational issues
Plan an on-demand service model that eliminates unnecessary IT investment

Private Wireless Services Recommendations, with the following considerations:

Considerations on categories of enterprise networks (independent/dependent), and types of enterprise wireless networks (stand-alone, RAN sharing, network slicing, etc)
Spectrum considerations
Device Ecosystem considerations
Core network considerations
Radio network considerations
Security Considerations
IoT use cases and multi-radio/WIFI considerations

Evolution alignment with design requirement

Architecting alternative application development environments

Cloud related services

Virtualization architecture
Cloud assessment and strategy
Cloud planning, design, and implementation
Cloud migration
Design of services (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS)
Integration of applications for cloud solutions
Design and development of cloud operation models - commercial and open source
Specification of monitoring tools for SLA management

Digital Infrastructure Service Providers

Data Centers strategy, planning, and design

End to End Architecture evolution
Feasibility studies and project cost budgeting Availability and capacity assessment
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
Strategy for carbon transition and sustainability

Virtualization and automation design and deployment

SDN/NFV evolution for transport, core, OSS/BSS and LTE networks
Benchmarking and go-to-market strategies for NFV vendors
Large-scale cloud clusters SDN/NFV networking optimization
SDN/NFV-based EPC/IMS and Cloud RAN solutions
Virtual Radio Access Networks

Cloud and managed services

Advanced data management and disaster recovery
Advanced computing and data analysis Inter-cloud services
End to end cloud enablement
Security managed services

Edge Data Center and Edge Compute

Edge computing/cloud for Telecom operators , Cloud operators and Enterprises
Advisory on edge software (from OS to application level), hardware (from silicon to systems), and standards evolution and relevant trends
Assess how DC and telco requirements should be evolved to address changing edge development and edge use cases requirements

Small cells, DAS and neutral host

Neutral host enablement for mobile networks through analysis of ownership and business models
Technology evaluation - e.g., DAS, VRAN/CRAN, small cells

New market entry strategy

Competitive market analysis
Benchmarking and gap analysis
Feasibility study and business case
Disruption play
Ecosystem considerations

5G core and new services deployments

RAN evolution
IP mobile core network evolution
Mobile, traffic, video, and impact on network architecture
Analytics evolution, M2M, and impact on network architecture
IMS, 5G for voice and messaging
Offload solutions and impact on network architecture
Third party driven new business models

Fiber connectivity

Fiber network design and architecture evaluation, Single-Point-of-Failure analysis
Market bandwidth demand analysis
Partnership strategy development and engagement
Construction cost estimation and financial modeling

Subsea cables

Assess international bandwidth demand
Evaluate capacity of competing subsea cables and forecast price-erosion
Perform financial valuation of subsea assets based on market dynamics, cable capacity, technology, and current customer contracts

Satellite connectivity

Satellite applications and use cases
Satellite strategies and solutions from various sectors' perspectives - e.g., telcos, CSPs, ISPs, SIs
Regulatory considerations - international and local

Wi-Fi architecture and offload

SDN/NFV implementation
Cost optimization through detailed review of technical domains such as vEPC, vIMS, BSS/OSS, NFV

Private Equity & Tech/Infrastructure Funds

M&A due diligence

Review of technical and commercial modeling assumptions as a baseline for investment and financial analysis
Techno/commercial due diligence, as technology correlates and impacts existing and future product strategies, commercials and value creation
Retention rates, SLA performance, and related KPI's
Competitive positioning
Synergy analysis, includes overlap, complement, tech leverage, sales leverage, partnerships leverage, etc.
Gap, concern, and mitigation risk rating

Value creation

Operational improvements
Digital/IT transformation
Virtualization and automation
Product development and identification of suitable new sources of revenue generation
Big data analytics and AI

Financial modeling and valuation analysis

Scenario analysis and forecasted P&L
Cash flows and profitability projection
Estimation of future profits, cash flows, and profitability projection measures (ROI, ROE, ROCE, IRR, etc.)
Estimation of sales and expense projections (CAPEX, OPEX, EBITDA, etc.)
Evaluation of past financials including quality of earnings
Detailed review of capital structure (WACC, DCF, etc.)

Investor services

Bid book preparation
Market consolidation
Technology assets restructuring and carving strategies
Deal flow ecosystem building
Incorporation into post investment strategy implementation task force

Feasibility studies and market assessment

Market analysis, competitive analysis and business case building
Benchmarking covering current services, pricing, vendors, infrastructure, standards compliance, KPI’s, security, market size/forecast, differentiators, roadmaps, etc.
Operating model determination
Financial modeling to estimate P&L metrics such as IRR, NPV, Payback Period, etc.

Client

Consultants

Strategic technology advisory. Technical and commercial Due Diligence for M&A. Feasibility studies. Operating and financial modeling. Market studies. Business plans and technology roadmaps for corporates, telecoms, Data Centers, innovators， and PE/VC backers.

Claude Achcar

Mobile network architectures, data analytics, optimization, network security, disaster recovery network, technical due diligence, Internet of Things, heat management, data center operation

Dr Stephen Lee

Strategic advisory, go-to-market plans for IT corporates, telecoms, data centers, and innovators, cloud and managed services, consulting and advisory for intrapreneurship, JV/multi-vendor projects evaluation.

Maan El-Rayes

Telecommunication and digital infrastructure. Expert knowledge in ICT regulations and public policies. Competency on the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data analytic and blockchain

Heru Sutadi

Technology, market and economics of wireless networks, spectrum, and infrastructure solutions, product definition; financial modeling and strategic planning, due diligence, telecom operators and regulators

Frank Rayal

Threat and vulnerability assessments, risk management framework development, design and implementation of technological, physical, and operational asset protection controls, incident management, resilience assessment and training, asset protection

Ilya Umanskiy

Fintech, Digital Transformation, Open Banking, Payments, WealthTech, Web 3.0/Crypto. Extensive experience in startup positioning and scaling, corporate innovation in financial services.

Paddy Ramanathan

Mobile internet architectures, analytics, optimization, cloud networking, strategy advisory, TMT investment and M&A, virtualization, data center and networking architectures and design, information security

Dr Riad Hartani

NOC management, project and service management, bid management for nationwide mega projects, technical alliances and technology advisory especially in Packet Optical Networking, Data Center Interconnect, Outside Plant Fiber Optic Network, Mobile Backhaul.

Keith Chan

Mission critical electrical and mechanical systems design, building services management. Data center design, architecture, due diligence, test and commissioning. Power networks design and optimization.

Andrew Shute

Strategy & technology marketing in telecom systems, energy management, IT and mobility systems, setting up local operations from green-field, start-ups & negotiating participation of venture capitalists, private equity players.

Dr Dipankar Sengupta

Technology and network evolution strategy, cloud computing, storage, information security management and compliance, network and data center virtualization, SDN and NFV trends, IMS, LTE network and services, M2M

Trinh Ngo

Data Center design consultancy, M&E consultancy, technical due diligence, SPoF audits, condition surveys, feasibility studies, data center facilities management, project and program management

Malcolm Harris

IT Infrastructure and Telecom Networks, Data Centers, technology solutions design and implementation; Optical and transport networks, mobile core; Business development, project and program management.

Kokichi Kato

Technology advisory and due diligence, IT Service Management, telecom networks, BSS/OSS, network management, data center design and assessment, cybersecurity, enterprise security and risk management

Romney Ng

More than 20 years of transport networks experiences. Network design concept. P&L in network design. Strong relationships with carrier of carrier (CoC) especially in Thailand. Possesses industrial IOT knowledge.

Thanathip Moolvong

Banking & financial services, corporate finance & capital markets, business process mapping & re-engineering, change management, MIS, dashboards & balanced scorecards & compliance, market studies & due-diligence

Raja Abdallah

Cloud-based hosted models, core infrastructure networking, access and mobile applications, networking and security strategy, OTT applications, digital transformation and enterprise architecture

Michael Li

Policy frameworks for data privacy, classification and security for regulatory compliance, IT infrastructure and telecom regulations &policy analysis, trade agreements and policy for digital trade, technical standards (ISO expert)

Michael Mudd

Consultants

Our Partner-level consultants hail from industry and have a deep understanding of the business, market, competitive pressures, regulation, standards, dynamics, and of the guts of the technology and its roadmap. We excel at execution, the result of decades of tech work, designing, building, marketing, and maintaining tech infra, applications and services globally

Sectors

We provide detailed and pragmatic advisory to a wide range of sectors
We are often invited by other consultants and partners to contribute specialized tech know-how to client projects