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GlobalRoam

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Industry
  
Telecommunications

Headquarters
  
Singapore

Parent
  
GlobalRoam Group Ltd

Founder
  
Clarence Tan

Products
  
Toku Pfingo

Founded
  
2001

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GlobalRoam Group Ltd Founded in 2001, GlobalRoam Group Ltd is a technology company that specializes in infocomm services1. The headquarters are located in Singapore while a large part of the R&D team is in Chengdu.

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The company offers integrated Communication Services that connect you across diverse media and platforms, transcending technological barriers. GlobalRoam merges your physical and digital world by creating innovative, effective and reliable solutions that connect people and businesses globally, at anytime and anywhere.

The company’s core business is to develop microservices and APIs that are used in a suite of Over-The-Top (OTT) communication applications as well as commercialized separately in a B2B offering.

In 2007, GlobalRoam raised equity financing from Tembusu Partners Private Limited, a Singapore-based private equity firm2.

Patented technology

Smartmap allows the sharing of a small pool of DDI numbers to reach to a large mass of users. This is done for end-users without any additional software downloads or equipment. Countries where this mapping technology has been patented include Singapore, India, US and Australia, China.

Pfingo

Pfingo for "Phone, Finger, Internet on the Go" is a global communication platform for the underbanked market segment. It has its own international calling card and mobile application. Pfingo aims to connect the emerging regions of the world with premium quality calls at the lowest rates3.

Toku

Toku is a communication app that enables users to link multiple phone numbers to a single global identity, solving a problem commonly faced by transient people who need to manage numerous sim cards4. Toku envisions an immersive 'always-on' connectivity experience.

References

GlobalRoam Wikipedia