Citymesh Chooses Nokia’s Core SaaS Support to Launch B2B Mobile Services in Belgium

Belgian operator Citymesh has chosen Nokia’s core software as a service (SaaS) as part of its strategic goal to provide its customers with greater service innovation, achieve higher business agility, and faster time to value realization.
Nokia’s core SaaS will allow Citymesh to provide secure and universal nationwide connectivity services based on subscriptions, avoiding both upfront capital expenditures and the need for software maintenance and updates on legacy, internally deployed infrastructure.

Nokia’s core SaaS will also support Citymesh’s network programmability work, in addition to customized application connections for professional sports events, BVLOS drones, emergency personnel, and other use cases. These efforts revolve around the use of application programming interfaces (APIs) and other software development tools. This allows software developers to access deep functionalities and data within the Citymesh network, enabling them to write new use cases for their clients.
Nokia’s SaaS business saw significant growth in 2023 compared to 2022, with approximately 40 communication service providers and corporate customers worldwide by the end of the year; Most of them have been put into commercial production.
Mark Bunn, Senior Vice President of Cloud and Network Services at Nokia, said, “We are delighted to support Citymesh in our telecommunications SaaS journey and help expand its good record in innovation. Nokia will provide Citymesh with an intelligent and secure core as a service with complete lifecycle management, automation, and continuous updates, so they can focus on their business operations.”
Robin Leblon, Chief Technology Officer of Citymesh, said, “We believe that as we transition from MVNO to MNO and enhance our network operations, Nokia’s core SaaS will play an important role in strengthening Citymesh’s position as a national B2B operator, while consolidating our solid position in building end-to-end solutions, not just connectivity, providing enormous value to our customers.”