Northern Ireland showcased its innovative technology sector at Mobile World Congress – MWC in Barcelona, the world’s most influential exhibition for the connectivity industry.

With a track record of success and one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech sectors, Northern Ireland is known internationally as a hub for knowledge and expertise in technology development.  Companies here provide world-class, cutting-edge services and technologies across the globe.

Northern Ireland is leading the way in the advancement of 5G, immersive technology, opennet and fintech.  And Belfast, the capital city, is one of the top three global fintech hubs of the future.  The region also has deep expertise in several key sectors including cyber security, telecoms, AI & data analytics, govtech and sportstech.

Find out more about Northern Ireland’s technology sector.

Meet the companies that attended

  • ANGOKA delivers a quantum resilient solution to protect critical machine-to-machine communication. Its integrated identity and key management solution provides tamper proof device identities and a dynamic, symmetric key exchange enabling networked devices to communicate securely by verifying the authenticity and integrity of devices; data provenance and non-repudiation of data.

  • Innovators in antenna technology, AntennaWare’s BodyWave™ antennas are the only commercial antennas designed for wireless wearables, addressing the connectivity challenges of body blocking and detuning to elevate the performance of wearables in sectors including IoT, audio, healthcare and sports. The company’s antennas offer reduced drop out and superior performance, even in challenging environments.

  • KX’s mission is to accelerate the speed of data and AI-driven business innovation, enabling customers to transform into real-time, intelligent enterprises. Built for the most demanding data environments, KX is trusted by the world's top investment banks, life and health sciences, semiconductor, telecommunications, and manufacturing companies.

  • SLA Digital connects mobile operators and merchants for carrier billing. The company manage the entire process to help maximise revenues and minimize risk. SLA Digital’s team of experts are headquartered in the UK and Malaysia and have been serving clients for nearly 20 years, throughout Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

  • WorkPal is a cloud-based, end-to-end field service management system. From processing quotes, assigning jobs and managing your field operatives in real-time, through to invoicing. With features from processing quotes and assigned jobs, through to invoicing and reporting, WorkPal streamlines your processes, removes paperwork, ensures compliance, and saves money.

  • The same internet — just better, faster and more reliable. Route any traffic to the best destination on any cloud, network or data center; reducing latency & jitter globally without any code changes, hardware or delivery platforms.

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Claire Gaad
International Trade Advisor
Paula de la Sota
Trade Business Development Manager

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