Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 23 | Page 16

NEWS Cinkciarz.pl and T‑Mobile join forces C inkciarz.pl, one of the largest Polish FinTech companies, and T‑Mobile Polska, the operator with one of the highest quality networks in Poland according to P3 Communication, have signed a contract of indefinite duration. By working with Cinkciarz.pl, T‑Mobile is developing an approach to offering its customers products of the highest quality. Cinkciarz.pl is a leader in the currency exchange industry on the Polish market, which is confirmed by over a million application downloads, placing the company on an equal footing with global competitors. Thanks to the cooperation with Cinkciarz.pl, T‑Mobile will facilitate customers’ access to the best applications. T‑Mobile Polska serves over 10 million customers in Poland. At the end of June, the operator expanded its offer with fibre Internet and entertainment services, thus joining the group of convergent players on the Polish market. By developing its own services and partnerships with other industry leaders, T‑Mobile is focused on the careful selection of top-quality products. Teaming up with Cinkciarz. pl perfectly complements T‑Mobile’s offer by offering a tool for transferring money to 30 countries – quickly and securely. Other applications pre-installed by T‑Mobile include T‑Mobile Bankowe, Naviexpert, Netflix, Tidal, Active Lock Screen, Storytel, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. ////////////////// Sunrise and Huawei open first European 5G Joint Innovation Centre S unrise Communications AG (Sunrise), a leading challenger in the Swiss telecommunications market, has announced it is working with its strategic partner, Huawei. Now with the first 5G Joint Innovation Centre (JIC) in Europe, Sunrise and Huawei will work together to research and develop 5G applications for both the private and business sectors. The centre will additionally help to build a Swiss 5G ecosystem using Sunrise’s headquarters in Opfikon, to introduce live 5G application scenarios that have already been launched or are about to be commercialised. “With the opening of the first 5G JIC in Europe, we as a leading 5G provider are taking another important step. What we have presented will showcase the huge potential of 5G applications for both the private and business sectors. I am particularly proud of the fact that we are the first provider in the world to launch a cloud gaming service with 4K resolution over 5G,” said Olaf Swantee, CEO of Sunrise. In the JIC, Huawei will also operate an OpenLab, which is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. In the OpenLab, developers of 5G applications can use a live end-to-end 5G network to test their applications or solutions under real 5G conditions before launching them commercially. Huawei will also provide components such as IoT sensors and end devices for test purposes. 16 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com