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The continuous growth of data traffic is a real challenge for operators today, as multiple services add their traffic to operator networks. In any infrastructure planning, digital twins are an important tool for saving costs and anticipating difficulties and conflicts. This also applies to the planning of networks. Greenfield and brownfield simulations play an important role in planning & realization of smart cities and industrial development. Greenfield simulations focus on undeveloped areas, providing a baseline assessment of the potential and risks of new projects. In contrast, brownfield simulations focus on the optimization and revitalization of used or abandoned urban areas. Both approaches provide valuable insights for planning and implementing future development projects. Now we would like to present a project with our customer EWE Tel, in which siticom has taken a leading role. In an interview with Gerhard Weber, Principal Consultant at siticom, we learn more about the challenges, as well as the customer benefits and future prospects that emerged from the project. Hi Gerhard, could you give us a brief overview of the project with EWE Tel, focusing on simulation? Hello, yes of course. The trigger for the simulation was the very fast increasing utilization of EWETel's network, and they expect the rate of increase to be 25% to 50%. It is clear that in the existing network the link utilization will soon exceed the limit of 40% per link. 40% link utilization should not be exceeded in normal operation, in order to transport traffic via a second link in case of failure. The remaining free percentages are intended for traffic peaks. The simulation was set up in order to have the possibility to try out different solutions. Different solutions here refers mainly to different network topologies (strict, light or non-hierarchical) and the locations of traffic sources (caches). Caches are servers on which movies are stored, for example. For example, there are caches of Netflix or Amazon. Where are the focal points? Mainly, the simulation is used to study the network utilization of different topologies with their traffic sources. For this purpose, traffic data is necessary. This data is provided by EWE Tel. For example, it is known how much load has been brought into the network by e.g. Netflix since the year 2013. From this, corresponding forecasts for the coming years can be calculated and thus also simulated. A good 20 different load types with individual growth rates are included in the simulation. In the meantime, the simulation has been expanded again and again. It is now also possible to fail routers and connections, make statements about the propagation delay of packets, to simulate PPPoE subscribers, operate the network with 1,000,000 routes, and to simulate the L3VPN and EVPN of the business customers in accordance with the real network. What are the customer benefits here? By using a GUI based on OpenStreetMap, network topologies can be created and simulated very easily. Also existing networks can be examined in this way. Existing networks can be optimized or rebuilt by migration steps that are also "tested" in the simulation. The greatest advantage is probably to increase the security of network planning and thus to avoid weaknesses in one's own network in advance. This can be realized very cost-effectively with the help of simulation. Without simulation, it only becomes apparent in reality whether decisions once made were correct. Mistakes here can be very expensive. What is the outlook for the future? What would be further possibilities? Currently, only Juniper routers (vMX) are used in the simulation. We are currently working on opening the simulation to other routers. This will then also allow interop and feature "tests". For example, the simulation can be used to test whether the routers of other manufacturers can also handle 1 million routes, or whether L3VPNs work between routers from different manufacturers, or how they have to be configured to work. Flexibilization of traffic sources is also being considered. Right now, no routers are allowed to fail in the simulation that have a traffic source connected to them. We have already discussed various solutions for this, but have not yet decided on one. In principle, it would also be possible to reproduce the connections in the simulation on the basis of GIS data. This would allow better statements to be made about running times. In addition, it might also be possible to calculate line costs in more detail. Thank you Gerhard for this insight. If you want more information about greenfield and brownfield simulation, please have a look at our Insight.

Welcome to a 5G use case that showcases the extraordinary power of edge object recognition combined with high-speed mobile connectivity. This article explores siticom's advanced 5G Lab capabilities, specifically focusing on a camera drone use case. By leveraging the benefits of 5G technology, siticom enables seamless video streaming and object recognition, suited for industries that rely on mobile cameras and surveillance systems. 5G offers a range of unique features and benefits for camera drone use cases. The combination of high bandwidth and low latency ensures seamless video processing, enabling real-time analysis and object recognition. By utilizing edge computing, the burden on central processing units is reduced, allowing for faster and more efficient data processing and e.g. incorporation of overlay data onto the video stream, providing valuable insights and enhancing decision-making capabilities. Moreover, 5G technology brings an array of security features, including secure communication protocols and private spectrum, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of data transmission. Additionally, 5G enables the connection of a massive number of devices in a remote network, independent of public infrastructure. This scalability and flexibility are particularly relevant in large-scale surveillance operations or critical situations where immediate access to reliable communication and video feeds is vital. 5G offers both indoor and outdoor coverage, ensuring seamless communication and video streaming in diverse environments. Furthermore, the capabilities of 5G technology extend beyond camera drone use cases, offering immense potential across various industry verticals. In transportation, for example, 5G connectivity can support real-time vehicle-to-vehicle communication, enabling efficient traffic management and enhancing road safety. In manufacturing, 5G-powered augmented reality (AR) devices can provide workers with real-time instructions and visual overlays, improving productivity and reducing errors. In healthcare, 5G networks can facilitate remote surgeries and telemedicine consultations, ensuring timely access to medical expertise. Moreover, in smart cities, 5G technology enables the seamless integration of various IoT devices and sensors, enabling efficient infrastructure management, energy conservation, and enhanced public safety. The versatility and impact of 5G across diverse industry verticals demonstrate its potential to revolutionize the way we work, live, and interact with technology. siticom's 5G Lab capabilities showcased through camera drone use cases represent a leap forward in leveraging the power of 5G technology in hands-on cases. By combining edge object recognition, low-latency video streaming, and high-speed connectivity, siticom empowers industries reliant on mobile cameras and surveillance systems. With the unique benefits of 5G technology, siticom is well-positioned to revolutionize the way we leverage camera drones for various applications, opening doors to safer, more secure, and highly connected environments.

In today's complex and virtualised networks, monitoring has become a critical aspect of ensuring the efficient and secure operation of IT infrastructure. The ability to observe and analyse network activity in real-time is essential for detecting and responding to potential issues that could compromise performance and security. For this reason, businesses and organizations are increasingly turning to observability stacks as a solution to this challenge. Our Network Observability Stack offers enhanced monitoring capabilities with real-time visibility into network activity. Our stack enables IT teams to quickly detect and diagnose issues that could impact performance or security. A key benefit of our observability stack is predictive maintenance. By analysing network data over time, our stack can identify trends and patterns that may indicate impending issues, allowing DevOps teams to proactively address them before they become critical problems. Our stack is also designed to facilitate easy integration with new providers and partners. Druid, Metaswitch, Airspan, OCT and other are already integrated in our flexible and robust platform. Cutting edge OpenSource Grafana-based toolchain Our Network Observability Stack is built on an open-source toolchain that includes Grafana, Grafana Agent, MiMir, Loki, and S3. This toolchain provides a powerful suite of features and capabilities that enable IT teams to monitor network performance and security in real-time. One of the most significant advantages of our stack is the ability to program custom interfaces and dashboards. siticom designed a a robust set of metrics that provide comprehensive visibility into network activity. These metrics include logs, utilisation, traffic, and other key performance indicators that enable DevOps teams to quickly identify and diagnose issues. This means that IT teams can customize the stack to meet their specific needs and requirements, ensuring that they have access to the data and insights they need to optimize network performance. Our Stack is designed to be easy to deploy and use, with an automated deployment process that leverages Terraform to ensure consistent and reliable setup. This ensures that DevOps can get up and running quickly and easily, without the need for extensive manual configuration. As new technologies and capabilities emerge, our team is committed to updating and enhancing the stack to ensure that it remains at the cutting edge of network observability. Conclusion Our Network Observability Stack provides a powerful and flexible platform for monitoring and optimizing network performance and security. With enhanced observability, predictive maintenance, and easy integration with external providers, our stack enables IT teams to quickly identify and respond to potential issues, ensuring that critical infrastructure remains secure and performing at peak efficiency. With a robust set of metrics and custom interfaces and dashboards, our stack provides comprehensive visibility into network activity, while automated deployment and continuous development ensure that it remains at the forefront of network observability technology.

Time to join forces! With the growing demand for advanced 5G skills and delivery capabilities, it is only natural that we intensify our partnership and coordinate closely. In the second quarter of 2023, the delivery force for 5G Nokia solutions will be ready for action. As part of the Logicalis Group, we at siticom are thrilled to announce our partnership with ituma, a leading system integration company with a strong focus on solution-driven portfolio in API and process integration, aduno® orchestration as well as application development. Together, we have formed a 5G Alliance to combine our shared and complementary abilities in the 5G space. siticom brings a wealth of experience and expertise in Private 5G, including architecture, site survey, use case validation, network planning, Network Slicing, Edge Computing, VNF/CNF, and validation of 5G equipment. Our consulting services are strongly network-driven, which allows us to provide comprehensive solutions that align with our clients' specific needs. Screenshots of the ituma cloud: a vendor independent orchestration platform Ituma on the other hand develops vendor-independent orchestration platforms for 5G campus networks. The focus of the solutions is thereby always the holistic consideration of the use case for the best possible realisation of a customer-specific management platform. The development of processes and APIs for the integration of assets and systems represents the strength of ituma's own development department. This perfectly complements siticom's abilities to build together a powerful team that can provide end-to-end 5G solutions to clients across various industries. “By building a bridge with siticom we create the value add of modern sustainable networks and solutions that by far exceed our competitors.” Simon Marg, CEO ituma With the alliance in place, we're excited to provide our clients with a one-stop-shop for all their 5G needs. By working closely together, we can deliver advanced solutions that meet their specific requirements and drive business success. We look forward to this partnership and are excited about the opportunities it will bring. Stay tuned for more updates on how the 5G Alliance between ituma and siticom can help transform your business.

Our labs are an important cornerstone of our outstanding expertise in 5G use case development, system validation and deployment automation. We are proud to announce our additional lab in Munich! At this very moment, the final components of our 5G lab are being installed in Munich. This means that our Munich location now also has a private 5G network with a first focus on use case integration and training on a new exciting 5G solution. More about the solution soon. The experience gained from our other 5G Labs is of course of great benefit to us. The Weiterstadt site in particular already has several 5G networks with different focal points since the beginning of the company's history. The Weiterstadt site already has several 5G networks with different focal points since the beginning of the company's history. We differentiate between two types. One are the Development Networks, used for pre-test of new releases, component integration and continuous development of our deployment, observability, and virtualisation solutions for 5G. Production networks are customer close installations, where we validate new system releases before we deploy them at costumer sites. Also these networks allow interested parties to trial use cases, see implementation options, latest solutions and features of our vendors or to get architecture and integration support. Interested to see a private 5G implementation? Get in touch with us! In addition, our Automation Lab is continuously researching methods for automating latency, load and performance tests, as well as message sequencing, which is already being used in several projects and provides precise insights into the interaction of components from a wide range of manufacturers. Impressions from the siticom Labs in Weiterstadt, Germany The development of our 5G lab capabilities is an important part of our partner onboarding activities, e.g. with Airspan, Cisco, Dell, Druid, JMA, Nokia, QCT and Sunwave. Above all, siticom is able to serve the immense demand for use case development in the 5G environment in its managed service portfolio, probably uniquely in Europe. Read more about our portfolio and our insights in the field of networking and 5G here.

siticom, UNIBERG and Telekom cooked together! The joint cooking class was a fabulous get-together to promote team spirit, as well as a workshop to get to know each other's different tasks. In an informal setting, the members of the a key project for Telekom had the opportunity to meet each other in person and create a bond. The subject of siticom's work within our joint project is the creation of concepts in the area of further development of the NGN platform of Deutsche Telekom for Services & Platforms, in particular the support in the area of platform control (PFS), the CNTDB fixed platform and the network data layer (NDL). This includes planning, conception and realisation of a new test automation solution for the platform control, support of the telecom internal squads in the acceptance of the platforms and in the operation of all CNTDB environments. It was a pleasure to take the project to „real life“ and forget about the virtual meetings for one day, while enyojng delicious food like creme brulee. The meeting was a complete success! The team members got to know each other outside of work, which not only broke the ice but also improved the energy between the team members. We are sure that this event will have a positive impact on the project. Because the team that eats together stays together😊 We hope to further improve our relationship with UNIBERG and Telekom and we are looking forward to the next opportunity like this in the future!

Since 2022, siticom is now also certified for systematic energy management and thus trendsetting with five ISO certificates in the integrated management system Weiterstadt, 26 October 2022 The Integrated Management System (IMS) of siticom is constantly kept up to date and forms the basis for our certifications according to ISO standards. As part of an audit for the four certifications, quality (QMS), information security (ISMS), environmental protection (EMS) and occupational health and safety (SGAMS), siticom also faced the requirements for systematic energy management for the first time - and is now also ISO 50001 certified. The standard, which was first published in 2011, includes guidelines for recording energy flows in companies and for evaluating energy consumption and energy efficiency. The goal is to make a contribution to reducing primary energy consumption in Germany and thus to environmental and climate protection through certified energy management systems. "I claim we are one of the few IT companies with an IMS consisting of five 5 ISO certificates - and a sixth pillar, data protection, according to DSGVO (European Data Protection Laws). We started early on to intensively track and constantly develop our quality and security standards - this is not only our own claim, but also increasingly a critical quality feature for our customers". explains Dietmar Kauer, Security & Compliance Manager at siticom. Read more about siticom, its guidelines and certifications here.

As a strong recognition of siticom’s comprehensive offering in this space Kaleido Intelligence assessed siticom as High Flyer Vendor for Private Network Management Weiterstadt, 12th October 2022 siticom participates in Kaleido’s Connectivity Vendor Hub: Private Networks report for the first time. Kaleido Intelligence, a leading telecoms industry research house, provides a detailed industry report and website directory which includes visible findings covering connectivity enablers. Kaleido’s research was conducted over a 4 month period with the goal of enabling the industry to understand the various types of Private Network players and product related strengths. Kaleido assessed all firms in the same process, with the goal of giving an impartial and detailed industry view, with a key focus on product capabilities. The scoring process gives weighted scoring on factors such as industry presence, product capabilities and innovation roadmap. From the 38 companies, we assessed 64 product offering covering several areas. siticom qualified as an outstanding participant in Private Network Management, rated as “High Flyer”. „The company’s core competence in network management, also used elsewhere in their portfolio, is that of network virtualisation and orchestration, with high levels of automation and alerts available to siticom’s management platforms. These are typically specific to each project, but siticom manages its own implementations, that are typically based on Prometheus or Kubernetes architecture. These are connected to several automated systems, that allows siticom’s management solution to scale, in concert with its other features.” states Kaleido’s report on siticom’s offering, showing the depth of the portfolio analysis. siticom would like to thank Kaleido for the opportunity to share our portfolio for assessment and for the hard work which has gone into their detailed report. We understand these findings not as an award. Instead we recognize the survey as one of the most detailed work conducted in the industry, assessing vendors based on their product capabilities. Find Kaleido’s Vendor Hub as well as our Company Profile and more Information about the report. Check out siticom’s portfolio in the insights and services sections.

Welcome to siticom Hacktoberfest 2022! This year we will participate in a series of presentations and discussions about your experiences with open source projects. Your host will be Marius Gerling (marius.gerling@siticom.de). When? 19th October 2022, 5 p.m. - Open End Where? siticom Office Weiterstadt Brunnenweg 19 64331 Weiterstadt 3rd Floor Furthermore, it is also possible to participate in the event remotely, via Microsoft Teams, but only for the presentations. The hackathon and networking will take place on site. All open source enthusiasts are welcome to attend! If you want to participate in this event, please click on the following button to register: Agenda from 5 p.m.: Get-Together from 6 p.m.: Marius Gerling | tfsec - securing your IAC Florian Löhden | Open Source Learnings Florian Löhden | Crossplattform Development more to come Pizza and drinks will be provided for you. :) About the Hacktoberfest Hacktoberfest, now in its ninth consecutive year, is a month-long open source software event. This October, DigitalOcean invites you to join open source software enthusiasts, beginners and the developer community in contributing to open source projects. Click here for the current Hacktoberfest event calendar.

Munich and Weiterstadt, 26th of July 2022 siticom & Isovalent partner in network transformation projects siticom is fascinated by network transformation projects for global financial institutions that need to collect and distribute data in high performance and low latency while making sure it holds up to the highest standards of security. Another part of the transformation is the move to cloud-native workloads that are highly distributed, containerized applications that are orchestrated with Kubernetes. Therefore, siticom partnered with Isovalent, the company behind the Cilium project that can provide networking, observability, and security in cloud-native environments. Some of the use cases we solved: SRE application flow insights Capacity & performance management Realtime anomaly detection What is Cilium? Cilium is an open-source project by Isovalent to provide networking, security, and observability to platform teams operating Kubernetes environments across clouds, clusters, and premises. At the foundation of Cilium is a new Linux kernel technology called eBPF, which enables the dynamic insertion of powerful security, visibility, and networking control logic into the Linux kernel. eBPF provides high-performance networking, multi-cluster, and multi-cloud capabilities, advanced load balancing, transparent encryption, extensive network security capabilities, transparent observability, and much more. "Ciliums with Hubble/Tetragon brings great value to the visibility stacks in critical projects. The software is not only practical and appreciated by the whole team. We are also in constant exchange with Isovalent in terms of support and training - to a point that we even co-develop together with our customers and Isovalent to enhance visibility for SR-IOV and multicast networking." Thomas Weishäupl, Principal Consultant Network Transformation Workshops and Collab-Events pave partnership The collaboration between Isovalent and siticom quickly evolved into a trustful partnership with lots of opportunities to learn from each other. An example of the collaboration was our joint workshop to introduce the siticom team to Isovalent Cilium Enterprise followed by an interactive hands-on workshop where our engineers were able to deep-dive into the broad feature set of Cilium. "siticom's reputation and comprehensive knowledge impressed us from the beginning. They have demonstrated their competence as a business partner with a focus on solving particularly challenging use cases for their customers. We could not be happier to have siticom as part of our ecosystem as a trusted advisor for next-generation cloud-native transformation projects." - Philipp Meier - Global Head of Partner Ecosystem Meeting the team and discussing challenges and use cases will be possible e.g at Kubernetes Community Days as well as frequent Webinars. What are our workshops all about? You will learn how Isovalent Cilium Enterprise provides eBPF- based networking, observability, and security platform for Kubernetes environments across clouds, clusters, and premises. eBPF is the new standard to program Linux kernel capabilities safely and efficiently without requiring the need to change kernel source code or load kernel modules. It has enabled a new generation of high-performance tooling covering networking, security, and observability use cases. Building on eBPF's capabilities, Isovalent Cilium Enterprise functions as the Kubernetes data plane. It provides cloud-native insights and is independent of legacy approaches like iptables and sidecars.​​​​​​​ For whom is this suitable? Technical-Platform Teams Security Teams DevOps Engineers Plattform Engineers SRE's Security Team anyone who is interested in If you are interested, please contact our team!

#2 DDI, DHCP, IPAM,.. Wait! What!? *translated from german Welcome to "My typical Working Day @ siticom", a blog series by and with me, Amelie Weber, in which I interview a colleague from various areas of siticom in each episode about their typical working day. For example, I talk about professional background, responsibilities, opinions on home office or I learn a new foreign language here. For my second contribution to this series, I have my colleague Lars Bruné, Tech Lead Network Transformation at siticom, as my guest today. A: Hi Lars, glad it worked out! Please introduce yourself briefly: Who are you? Where are you from? How long have you been with siticom and what are your responsibilities? L: Hi, I'm Lars and I'm also here. Since the middle of 2018 to be exact 😊. I studied informatics in Bonn, specializing in bioinformatics, and started as a working student at a partner company of siticom, in consulting engineering for voice networks, and then switched to siticom. Now I am mainly working in the area of Network Automation & Cloud. At the moment, my tasks can probably best be described as "Lead Architect & SRE DDI". DDI stands for DNS, DHCP & IPAM. Acronyms in acronyms... We develop and operate a platform for our customers, which on the one hand allows the automated operation and rollout of the DDI infrastructure and on the other hand gives the users the possibility to set the DNS records for their apps via self-service API. The "intent" concept plays a major role here. We try to abstract the "expert knowledge" as far as possible. To stay with the DNS example, a user should not have to explicitly make a request to have www.example.com (example domain) point to IP 1, but should instead be able to say www.example.com should point to all servers/load balancers that have the tag "app-example". We are not quite there yet but on a good way to get there. Besides that I'm a home at siticom since a few days/weeks now and as such contact person for my "homies" in the everyday topics that arise besides the projects. A: DDI, DHCP, IPAM,... Wait! What!? And now again for the people who don't know this "foreign language". [laughs] Could you briefly explain to me what exactly DDI, DHCP and IPAM mean? L: DDI stands for DNS, DHCP & IPAM. DNS is the Domain Named System, so resolving a name into an IP address, for example facebook.com into just the IP address. DHCP is the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which is also a network protocol that can be used to initially configure network devices. We use this a lot in a large project environment for these zero-touch provisioning things, so that someone screws a router into a rack, it is turned on, and it then configures itself without anyone having to log in manually for the configuration from the network. IPAM is simply IP address management, because IP addresses are a finite resource, you have to take care that they are assigned sensibly and that there is a bit of order in it. It's simply an address allocation tool. A: Ah okay! Now I, who is not so much in the game, have understood what it's all about. [laughs] You always learn something new. And by "home" are you referring to our buddy program* for new employees, or are you the general contact person for any topic for all colleagues? L: At siticom we have this "home concept", because we have this flat hierarchy and not these typical organization chart style things, and in the middle of a circle of employees there is the function as "home". The function of the home is, in addition to the usual project manager topics, to be available for the usual concerns and questions, for example, to release all the hours in the BCS and to see that the people also book sensibly or also release vacations and also to see to it that the people also do regular training. In classic corporate language, you could also call it department head, I guess. [laughs] A: That's a lot of work for you. What does your typical workday look like? L: I usually start my working day around 9 o'clock. Since I mainly work with a client in the UK, I usually use the first hour to coordinate with my siticom colleagues and prepare for the rest of the day. Then I spend most of the day in various meetings with clients and the project team. I think this is both a curse and a blessing. On the one hand, it leaves little time for longer focused work on specific topics, but collaboration is one of the big drivers in the "agile" world and many issues can be resolved quickly and well if the right people get together for a few minutes. Besides the meetings, I spend the day recording the results in architecture diagrams, maintaining the backlog in JIRA, doing code reviews and every now and then I even get to type a few lines of code myself. A: I can hear that your day is really well organized! L: Well, at the moment I think I have half an hour between calls, sometimes less, but yes, I spend a lot of time in meetings and calls. A: Do you prefer to work in your home office to have some peace and quiet or do you also go to the office? L: At the moment I'm back in the office a lot (long live the air conditioning!). We have a few new colleagues, so it's a good idea to be in the office to be able to clarify questions quickly and easily, to sit down together to go through a few technical things and to get to know each other better over a coffee. Of course, this is also possible via teams, but the "information bandwidth" is simply much higher face-to-face. I think on average I work 50% from home and 50% in the office. A: Air conditioning is of course a must-have now with the hot temperatures! [laughs] So what are the pros and cons of home office for you personally? L: The home office, or rather "mobile working", of course offers a lot of flexibility. I can work from wherever I want and even spend Friday or Monday working from a friend's or parents' place. I can set up my home office entirely according to my wishes and needs and have the opportunity to work without a lot of distractions from colleagues. In our open offices, it's easy for there to be a lot of hustle and bustle, which can be distracting when you're trying to concentrate on your work. On the other hand, in the office I naturally have a direct line to my colleagues, there's a lot more exchange, even apart from the projects, and it's easier to create a "we" feeling. And the air conditioning. Definitely the air conditioning! [laughs] A: I'm right there with you! Both in terms of the peace/flexibility in the home office, the "we" feeling in the office, and the air conditioning. [laughs] Do you have any other topics or challenges in your work that you would like to talk about that might interest readers? L: I think all of the technical challenges that we have are water under the bridge as soon as I write them down, but for us as siticom I see a few challenges: Knowledge management and transfer for example. We have a very "wide" project environment with some customers and are involved in many topics. How do we manage to share knowledge efficiently as siticom without all of us being stuck in "catchup" or "sync" meetings all the time? The challenge around personal development goes in the same direction. As a company, we are committed to making our people better, and I think we are very successful at that! But how do we create opportunities - and above all the time to take advantage of them - for employees while we are on the road in projects and with customers? I personally think that the freedom to try new things, be it a new programming language, a new tool, AWS service XYZ, or whatever the cool kids are using at the moment is the basis for further development and innovation. In the end, we as siticom are also so successful because we manage to bridge the gap between the "old boring" (docker-compose on EC2 instances? So 2015!) world and the latest craze fresh out of the CNCF incubator. A: I'm glad to hear that we share an impression: we at siticom are very much ahead of the game, both technically and with our culture! Thanks Lars for your time and this conversation. It was a pleasure to meet you. *At siticom, all new employees have a buddy, who supports them during the onboarding process with technical questions and networking. The interview was conducted by: Amelie Weber Marketing Manager, siticom GmbH

f.l.t.r.: Anne-Marie Finlay (Counsellor Trade, Investment & Innovation, Ireland), Anne Marie Flynn (Consul General in Frankfurt - DFA), Robert Troy (Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Ireland), Tadhg Kenny (SVP - Strategic Partnerships, Druid Software), Stefan Höltken (Managing Director, siticom GmbH), Anne Lanigan (Regional Director Eurozone, Enterprise Ireland) Weiterstadt 13th June siticom was happy to welcome Irish Government Minister Robert Troy and his delegation at our HQ in Weiterstadt. On his trade mission to Frankfurt he wanted to learn about our partnership with the Irish company Druid Software, which we rely on as competent partner for 5G Core Software. We were delighted with the great interest shown by our guests and the opportunity to renew our partner statement with Druid Software in such a warm and genuine way. The Delegation was organised by Enterprise Ireland who connected several German and Irish companies together with members from the Irish consulate and the Irish government. As siticom was especially recommended for an on site visit by Druid Software, we would like to express our special thanks to our partner. “As an integrator it is our daily business to solve problems with interconnectinng uncountable solutions, vendors, technologies and softwares for our customers. The reliable 5G Raemis core solution has become our reference in numerous Projects and we value Druid's customer support and training capabilities - not to mention the warm personal relationship that our teams maintain.” said Stefan Höltken, Managing Director at siticom, while explaining our work with Druid to the Minister’s Delegation. Tadhg Kenny, strategic partnerships manager at Druid Software stated: "Druid value the close relationship with our partner siticom. As a key integrator for Druid they expertly deliver our market leading Raemis 5GC platform providing strong support for end users innovating with the latest use cases for green energy, industrial automation and 5G edge capabilities." Later Stefan Höltken and Tadhg Kenny from Druid Software signed the partnership statement under the eyes of Minister Troy and the delegation from Enterprise Ireland. We are looking forward to a return visit to discuss new business opportunities in Ireland and Germany soon. Robert Troy addressed his impressions of his visit ina speech during a joint dinner. The Minister did not only emphasize the importance of international – especially European – cooperation during these times of crisis. He also showed a deep understanding how companies like Druid and siticom significantly improve innovation and progress when they work together the way we do. Tadhg Kenny and Stefan Höltken on our roof terrace Minister Troy, Tadhg Kenny and Stefan Höltken