NEW DELHI, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fibocom (300638.SZ; 0638.HK), a leading global provider of wireless communication modules and AI solutions, presented its latest portfolio at India Mobile Congress 2026, as growing adoption of 5G, energy digitalization and connected mobility creates new demand for IoT deployment across India.

At the show, Fibocom highlighted applications spanning wireless broadband, energy, vehicle and asset management. Its FWA portfolio included 5G modules as well as CPE, ODU and MiFi solutions, while smart meters, vehicle tracking devices and EV battery trackers demonstrated how cellular connectivity is moving deeper into vertical applications. 

For smart metering, Fibocom provides 4G connectivity for GridCrest’s smart meter solution for the Indian market, enabling electricity consumption data and device event information to be transmitted over mobile networks to utility management platforms for remote meter reading and monitoring.

Products for the Indian market continue to strengthen support for local frequency bands and NavIC. The mass-produced MGB series of GNSS modules addresses different positioning needs, with dual-frequency products supporting capabilities such as NavIC and RTK.

As IoT projects move toward deployment at scale, customers increasingly need device solutions tailored to specific applications. At IMC, Fibocom and Indian IoT ODM Grid-OS jointly showcased devices for payment and vehicle tracking applications, combining Fibocom’s wireless connectivity with Grid-OS’s local product development capabilities.

Fibocom’s AI companion solution MagiCore and AI Dongle were also on display, extending Fibocom’s portfolio from connectivity to edge AI.

“Fibocom has built a strong presence in India, working closely with local partners across payments, energy and asset tracking. Together, we support customers in taking IoT devices from product development and pilot validation to volume production and large-scale deployment,” said Thales Zhang, Vice President and Head of the Global Marketing and Computing Solutions Business Group at Fibocom.

About Fibocom

Founded in 1999, Fibocom provides cellular, AI, automotive and GNSS modules, together with AI toolchains, AI Agent, global connectivity and cloud services, serving industries including robotics, consumer electronics, transportation, retail and energy.

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The collaboration will develop a hybrid infrastructure model for banking in ASEAN and explore strategic opportunities across data, analytics and customer engagement.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — UOB and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced plans to collaborate through a dedicated cloud environment in Singapore as part of a first-of-its-kind hybrid infrastructure model for banking in ASEAN.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), UOB and AWS intend to explore how cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities can help the Bank strengthen operational resilience while meeting regulatory and data residency requirements and improve banking experiences for customers across its five ASEAN markets[1]. The collaboration brings together UOB’s regional banking expertise and governance framework with AWS’s cloud infrastructure, data, and AI services. Initial areas of focus include hybrid cloud architecture, data and analytics, and AI-powered customer engagement.

Mr Lawrence Goh, Head of Group Technology and Operations, UOB, said: “At UOB, we see AI as a transformative capability that can help us become a more adaptive, intelligent and responsive organisation. Realising this vision requires a secure and resilient technology foundation, strong governance, and the right ecosystem of partners. Our collaboration with AWS reflects our strategic intent to accelerate innovation, enhance customer experiences, increase productivity and create long-term value for our customers, employees and stakeholders across ASEAN. We also see potential to broaden this collaboration over time and explore additional areas with the wider Amazon group.”

Mr Jaime Vallés, Vice President & Managing Director for APAC, AWS said: “Financial services touches the lives of millions of people across APJC every day. This collaboration with UOB is about making sure those experiences get better, faster, more personalized, and built on a foundation customers can trust. UOB will have the tools to innovate and the training programs to build AI fluency and cloud skills across its workforce all while keeping customer data secure. This is what’s possible when a bank with deep regional expertise and a culture of innovation is combined with AI and cloud technology that drives true transformation.”

Building a secure foundation for future innovation

This MoU will explore the development of a future hybrid infrastructure model that enables UOB’s systems and data to operate across on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments. The model leverages an isolated cloud extension that can be strategically deployed in specific countries or jurisdictions to meet regulatory requirements.

This marks the first collaboration between AWS and a bank to bring together hybrid cloud capabilities in ASEAN with security, governance and data residency controls aligned to the requirements of a highly regulated industry.

For UOB, this means a dedicated cloud environment located within Singapore that is designed to meet its security, governance, and data residency requirements across the five ASEAN countries in which it operates. UOB’s data and systems remain within this dedicated environment and can be configured to support compliance with each market’s regulatory requirements. At the same time, UOB will have access to the cloud tools to modernise its technology and build new capabilities in areas like AI and data analytics.

Opportunities across data, AI and customer experience

The collaboration will also explore how AI can improve UOB’s customer experience and internal operations, including conversational banking capabilities and more personalised services built on AWS’s AI tools.

Building on the Bank’s existing Enterprise GenAI Platform (EGP), UOB will explore how Amazon Bedrock, AWS’s fully managed service for building and scaling Generative AI (GenAI) applications, can support the rapid development and deployment of AI-powered solutions across the Bank, from employee productivity tools to enterprise-grade applications.

Investing in future-ready talent

To strengthen cloud and AI capabilities across its workforce, UOB will explore AWS’s structured learning and enablement programmes to equip employees with skills needed to develop, deploy and scale cloud and AI-powered solutions responsibly. Training in cloud technologies, GenAI, data and analytics, security and compliance, will further help employees build future-ready capabilities while supporting the Bank’s ongoing workforce transformation efforts.

About UOB

UOB is a leading Asian bank with a global network in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Operating through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, we have a global network of about 430 branches and offices in 19 markets.

Since its incorporation in 1935, UOB has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions. Today, UOB is rated among the world’s top banks: Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Service and AA- by both S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings.

For more than nine decades, UOB has adopted a customer-centric approach to create long-term value by staying relevant through its enterprising spirit and doing right by its customers. UOB is focused on building the future of ASEAN – for the people and businesses within, and connecting with, ASEAN.

The Bank connects businesses to opportunities in the region with its unparalleled regional footprint and leverages data and insights to innovate and create personalised banking experiences and solutions catering to each customer’s unique needs and evolving preferences. UOB is also committed to help businesses forge a sustainable future, by fostering social inclusiveness, creating positive environmental impact and pursuing economic progress.

UOB believes in being a responsible financial services provider and is steadfast in its support of education, children and art, doing right by its communities and stakeholders.

About Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is guided by customer obsession, pace of innovation, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. By democratizing technology for nearly two decades and making cloud computing and generative AI accessible to organizations of every size and industry, AWS has built one of the fastest-growing enterprise technology businesses in history. Millions of customers trust AWS to accelerate innovation, transform their businesses, and shape the future. With the most comprehensive AI capabilities and global infrastructure footprint, AWS empowers builders to turn big ideas into reality. Learn more at aws.amazon.com and follow @AWSNewsroom.

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The partnership brings together Embark’s end-to-end GCC setup and operations capabilities with Tavant’s AI, data and digital engineering expertise to help enterprises build, scale and transform GCCs in India

BENGALURU, India, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Embark, a premier, fully integrated service provider dedicated to accelerating the establishment and expansion of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India, and Tavant, a leading platform-powered AI transformation specialist, today announced a strategic partnership to help global enterprises design, build, operate and transform GCCs in India.

The partnership combines Embark’s end-to-end GCC expertise—from strategy, entity setup, location and workspace planning to talent, enabling functions and operations—with Tavant’s strengths in data, GenAI, agentic AI, software engineering and enterprise platforms. Together, the companies offer an integrated approach to GCC creation and transformation, aligning business, operational and technology priorities under a single engagement model.

For organisations setting up a new GCC in India, the partnership helps reduce the fragmentation typically associated with establishing a centre. It brings GCC strategy, location, entity setup, workspace, talent and enabling functions together with AI and data readiness, technology pods and AI-enabled engineering, so technology teams can start building capability in parallel with the foundational setup rather than waiting for every element to be in place.

The partnership offers flexible engagement models, from Assisted Build, Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) and Employer of Record (EOR). This lets enterprises choose the right level of ownership and support at each stage of their India expansion.

For existing GCCs, the collaboration will support transformation through diagnostic assessments, Data & AI Centres of Excellence and embedded technology pods. The focus will be on helping organisations move from project-based delivery to end-to-end product ownership, scale AI initiatives from pilot to production, and build deeper long-term data and AI capabilities.

“Our teams can start building AI and data capability from day one, while Embark runs the operating foundation in parallel. We’ve built and run engineering teams in India for over 25 years, so we know what it takes to turn a centre into a place where products get built, not just supported. For our clients, that means a GCC that is taking AI from pilot to production from the start, not a year down the line,” said Sarvesh Mahesh, CEO, Tavant.

“AI is becoming a foundational capability for the next generation of GCCs, and we believe it needs to be considered from the very beginning of the GCC journey. Our partnership with Tavant brings together Embark’s expertise in building and operating GCCs with Tavant’s strengths in AI, data and digital engineering, enabling enterprises to build more AI-first centres in India. Together, we can help organisations create GCCs that deliver business value from day one, and are ready to scale as AI reshapes how work gets done,” said Aravind Maiya, Co-Founder & CEO, Embark.

By combining GCC infrastructure and operational readiness with technology and AI execution, Embark and Tavant aim to provide a more connected approach to building capability centres that can evolve with changing business priorities.

About Embark:

Established in 2025, Embark is a premier, fully integrated service provider dedicated to accelerating the establishment and expansion of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India. Embark simplifies the expansion of global companies in India by serving as a single-source execution partner, providing global organisations everything they need to build their Global Capability Centres, with AI at the core of their design and solution process from the ground up. By integrating practitioner-led expertise with the institutional-grade workplace and infrastructure backing of the Embassy Group – a pioneer in Indian real estate with over three decades of experience – Embark’s comprehensive service suite from Blueprint to Breakthrough encompasses strategy, operations, talent and workplace solutions, under a single accountable model. Through this synergistic approach, Embark empowers global companies to thrive and scale in India’s vibrant ecosystem while maintaining focus on their core innovation mission.

For more details visit https://embarkgrp.com/

About Tavant:

Tavant is a leading Platform-powered AI transformation specialist focused on helping enterprises unlock the power of AI and accelerate enterprise agentic AI automation. Combining deep business expertise, relentless client focus, extraordinary AI, Data and Digital Engineering DNA, and a proprietary Agentic Engineering Platform, Tavant delivers intelligent automation and AI-driven business transformation to global Fortune 500 enterprises. Headquartered and founded in Silicon Valley, Tavant operates globally with offices and development centers in the US, Europe, India, and Japan. For more information, visit tavant.com or follow Tavant on LinkedIn.

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