OMG will be attending Arab Health 2024 at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 29 January to 1 February 2024. This is a great opportunity for companies in the healthcare software sector to listen to and network with key knowledge and opinion leaders, international scientists and major healthcare decision-makers. The Middle East healthcare sector is booming, so we invite companies that have innovative and cutting-edge products and services to get in touch with us here.

As reported in the media over the past year, the HealthTech sector in the Middle East continues its rapid growth. The O'Mahony Group has witnessed this first hand, offering cutting-edge software solutions across several areas to healthcare providers in the region.

Commenting on the growth in the sector, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "In 2021 we dipped our toes in the waters of medical software, as we saw a myriad of particularly smaller companies offering really astonishing solutions but struggling to access the lucrative Middle East market. Two years on and our medical business is starting to match our core Telecom and IT business in terms of sales. While many institutions across the region have state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, they struggle with inefficiencies, particularly in the doctor-patient channel. We have teamed up with really fantastic companies who can address these inefficiencies and lead to a more positive patient experience, while lowering the overall cost to the healthcare institution. AI is also being used in very innovative ways to improve outcomes for patients and enable much earlier detection of several diseases. For us it is really a privilege to be involved with companies offering these remarkable new technologies”.

For more information, please get in touch with us here.

On the occasion of the birthday of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), we extend our warmest wishes to everyone celebrating. Our offices will be closed on Friday, 29 September 2023 to mark the occasion. We wish everyone a very pleasant break.

OMG will be hosting informal advice seminars at its HQ in Dubai on Sunday 27th and Tuesday 29th August from 11am. The aim of the seminars is to provide advice to companies or individuals looking to create or expand their business in the Gulf region.

To make an appointment to meet us, or to join the live stream, please get in touch with us here.

On the occasion of Eid al Adha, we would like to wish our friends, partners, clients and indeed everyone celebrating, the very best of health and happiness for the year ahead. Eid Mubarak!

Just a reminder that OMG will be attending the PrecisionMED EXPO 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre on 23/24 May 2023 and Telecoms World Middle East at The Madinat Jumeirah on 30/31 May 2023 along with its partner companies. OMG would like to invite companies that have innovative and cutting-edge products and services in both Medical and Telecoms sectors to get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending Telecoms World Middle East at The Madinat Jumeirah on 30/31 May 2023 along with its partner companies. This is a great opportunity for companies in the telecoms sector to explore how next generation broadband technologies, especially Fibre and 5G, are enabling exciting new opportunities across the region. OMG would like to invite companies that have innovative and cutting-edge products and services to get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending the PrecisionMED EXPO 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre on 23/24 May 2023 along with its partner companies. This is a great opportunity for companies in the healthcare sector to listen to and network with key knowledge and opinion leaders, international scientists and major healthcare decision-makers. The Middle East healthcare sector is booming, so we invite companies that have innovative and cutting-edge products and services to get in touch with us here.

The O'Mahony Group had another great year in 2022, generating several million USD in business for client companies. From network infrastructure and state-of-the-art AI, through to cyber and optical fibre solutions, end customers continue to appreciate both the quality of the solutions and the personal local service offered.

Commenting on the results, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "We offer a bespoke service to our clients, tailored to their specific needs. This means that our clients can achieve market penetration without the high costs traditionally associated with doing business in the Middle East. We are delighted to be able to generate business in such volumes for our clients, particularly after the challenges of 2020/2021. And 2022 still has a few weeks to run!".

We would like to thank all of our clients and end customers for their continued support and wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2023!

For more information, please get in touch with us here.

Covid inflicted pain and suffering on many. From a business perspective, some closed and many struggled. Some did well but it is fair to say the majority were adversely affected. Declan O'Mahony, CEO of OMG gives his thoughts on business sentiment today across the Middle East:

"From our perspective, we have a simple business model, we partner with clients and place their products or services to end customers across the region. These could be telecom operators, financial institutions, government entities or other enterprises. In March 2020, most of these went into "safe" mode, so new spending was curtailed or stopped and we were really only seeing business from existing customers. Given we would generate significant new business for our clients each year, this was a big adjustment. Fast forward to 2022 and the landscape has changed utterly. Businesses that have not spent money since 2020 are now actively doing so. Face to face meetings are taking place and apart from the odd company that insists on mask-wearing in their building, you could be forgiven for thinking Covid never happened.

Across the Middle East and particularly in our base here in Dubai, you can see the signs of increased business activity all around. Any C-Level contact I speak to says that they are busier than ever, with most struggling with demand. We see that customers have had time to really take a look at their businesses over the past two years and fine tune their future planning. We see it ourselves where we are back to pre-covid levels of business. Recent announcements from several companies across the region (that suffered during the pandemic), such as Emirates Airline show that the recovery is real. And of course this being the Middle East, businesses are not being affected by the global energy crisis as much as the rest of the world. All of this means that the Middle East is open for business in a big way.

In March 2020 there was a genuine fear of the unknown, but companies eventually adapted and business continued. Certainly we feel that in a future lockdown scenario, we would not see companies reverting to "safe" mode as they did in 2020. In a bizarre way, Covid has been good in this regard".

For more information, please get in touch with us here.

During the course of our work we are often approached by our friends at various telco operators looking for specific solutions with specific vendor attributes. We have just placed two companies at one particular telco in the areas of revenue assurance and operational visibility. The reason we highlight it is because the time from initial question from the telco to the systems being implemented and live was just under 3 months, which must be some sort of record in telecoms for software in complex areas.

Declan O’Mahony, CEO of OMG commented ‘Apart from having cutting edge software, the one thing we look for in our partners is the ability to step up, to be able to do things at short notice. Our two partners in this case certainly did that. The other thing we always encourage is for companies to spend as much time on site with the telco as possible. When dealing with a telco that has various teams responsible for different parts of an implementation, trying to organise Zoom calls for 10 or 20 people can be difficult if not impossible. Having an Engineer or Project Manager right there on site, particularly during critical times, is something that is of paramount importance. And as our two partners above have demonstrated, it really makes a difference in terms of implementation time also.’.

For more information, please get in touch with us here.

OMG would like to thank all of its customers, partners, and friends for a great 2021! We delivered some really fantastic projects last year despite the challenges posed by Covid.

We wish you all a healthy and successful 2022!

To get in touch please contact us here.

OMG will be represented at the Mobile Ecosystem Forum event, MEF Connects Omnichannel from November 30th to 1st December in London. The theme of the show is how the Business Messaging industry is converging with Conversational Commerce, and more widely with Customer Care and Digital Marketing. Mobile Digital channels are an essential part of this and we will be there to discuss how establishing identity using AI is going to be a key part of this in the future.

To get in touch please contact us here.

OMG attended #GITEXTechWeek from 17-21 October in Dubai and it was only during the event that we were reminded of the cutting edge nature of our clients’ software and services. We offer services and solutions in areas such as AI Facial Recognition, E-Commerce, Telecom Risk/Fraud Management and Cybersecurity, alongside our long-time experience across Telecoms in the Middle East region. Why do we consider these cutting edge?

AI Facial Recognition is hard - it just is. Our client has managed to create software that can revolutionise the acquisition of new customers with a digital-only interface.

E-Commerce - In the last 18 months, it has become clear that having an online trading presence is critical. But what if you have spent money on a solution and don’t want to rip the whole thing out? Our client specialises in maximising underperforming assets.

Risk/Fraud Management - Rogue companies routinely target the subscribers of operators across the world. Operators routinely put in a system that ‘deals with the problem’ and then forgets about it. Our client’s software and services reacts and evolves to the ever changing landscape of fraud, without requiring a year long project to implement it.

Cybersecurity - In this region, there are companies that will sell you a full cyber assessment doing nothing more than running an automated scan. Others will sell you months of consultancy but with engineers who are not experienced with the hackers and techniques of today which constantly change. Our client boasts talent that has previously been involved with cyber across entities like NATO and the US Dept of Defence, as well as other clandestine agencies - if these guys can’t find a problem, nobody can.

Telecoms - almost no need to mention Telecoms, which we have had tremendous success with over the past ten years, across infrastructure, OSS/BSS and services. Our latest client will take operational data from any part of a network, collate and present it in a clear unambiguous manner. Sounds simple but in fact is very complex to get right. If you are relying on your infrastructure partner’s own software to tell you that they are hitting their KPI’s, maybe you need to have a look at this software.

We really feel fortunate to be working with clients like these who are at the top of their game.

To get in touch please contact us here.

OMG will be attending #GITEXTechWeek from 17-21 October in Dubai. Normally we don’t announce our attendance until nearer the event, but as we have received so many queries we decided to announce earlier. GITEX is always a fantastic week of cutting edge Tech here in Dubai so we invite you to get in touch with us. See how we can help you in the IT, AI, Cybersecurity and Telco sectors across the Middle East region.

To get in touch please contact us here.

OMG will be attending the GISEC Cyber Security event at the World Trade Centre in Dubai from 31 May to 2 June 2021, along with our cyber partner #OccamSec.

To arrange a meeting, please get in touch with us here.

OMG recently participated in ‘The Good The Bad and The Ugly’ Innovation Podcast with Pat Flynn, where Declan O’Mahony, CEO of OMG chatted about doing business in the Middle East over 20 years. With some funny anecdotes and an OMG-chosen song at the end, it is well worth a listen. When you have 20 mins, grab a coffee and enjoy!

Listen to the podcast here!

OMG is delighted to announce that we have expanded our team in order to better serve our customers and partners. If you are a company in the IT or Telco sectors, looking to launch or grow your business in the Middle East, we have a professional team that can deliver results for you, with no fixed costs.

Declan O'Mahony, CEO of OMG commented 'While the Covid pandemic has been really awful for the world, it has forced companies to look at the cost of full time personnel and office space and whether they can get the same or a better return by outsourcing sales activities. We have helped countless companies in our 10 years of business and the difference, I think, is that we are not another lead generation company. We come in, look at a business and the products/services it offers, then compare with our extensive contact list to see which ones we feel would benefit from the offering. Our approach is quite surgical - the offering has to be right for a specific contact or contacts. That is the reason all of our contacts will always give us the time when we approach with a new offering. We look forward to welcoming new companies to the OMG family.'

To get in touch please contact us here.

OMG will be attending #GITEX2020 from 6-10 December in Dubai, which includes the GITEX Tech Week show and the GISEC Cybersecurity show. While this is the only Tech show in 2020 which can be attended in person, we understand that many outside of Dubai are prohibited or reluctant to travel during the ongoing pandemic. Therefore we invite you to get in touch and experience the show through us. For those attending in person, we would be delighted to meet you. See how we can help you in the IT, Cybersecurity and Telco sectors across the Middle East region.

To get in touch please contact us here.

This month The O'Mahony Group celebrates 10 years in business. Having started the business during the last global recession, we were able to quickly help many of our client companies gain "dots on the map" at a time when new contracts were hard to achieve. Thankfully in the time since, we continue helping our clients achieve their goals in the Middle East region. As we now face into another difficult period for business, this time due to Covid-19, we are hopeful that we can continue our tradition of helping clients do business in the Middle East, through our expertise, local presence and our guiding principle which is "just get it done".

We would like to thank all of our fantastic clients and customers that have worked with us over the past 10 years and on the occasion of Eid Al Adha, we would also like to wish everyone Eid Mubarak!

I had intended to title this article 'The Virus Threat', meaning it in the cyber security sense. As I write this from our offices here in Dubai, the schools and universities have been closed, large gatherings have been postponed and many businesses are imposing a ban on meetings and visitors in favour of phone or video conference calls. All because of a different type of virus threat, that of COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus.

It is awful to see so many people affected and especially families whose loved ones have died as a result. In fairness to the authorities here and around the world, they are doing all they can to stop the spread of the virus, but there is a certain inevitability to the problem getting worse.

It does unfortunately have a parallel in the cyber security world. For a long time, most organisations of say 100 staff and above have an IT Manager. They are responsible for making sure that the organisation's data and systems are not vulnerable to attacks. Also for a long time, these organisations have mainly relied on different software solutions to provide defences against outside threats. Most of the time, these systems do their job. However, as with the coronavirus, cyber viruses are slipping through these defences and in 2020, it is clear that these solutions on their own are no longer enough. Organisations are realising that this now has to become a critical part of IT planning and investment.

The number of companies experiencing data or revenue loss as a result of a cyber breach is growing fast. The Forex company Travelex is incurring a cost of GBP25m for the cyber breach it had recently. Automated scanning software and basic security assessments are not enough in themselves. You have to put yourself in the shoes of the 'bad guys' and using a combination of software, intelligence and experience, figure out their moves before the organisation is compromised. It is like being able to spot the coronavirus three months ago in China when it was in its infancy and before it started to infect huge numbers of people.

OMG is very proud to be working with one of the leading worldwide end to end Cyber Security companies. While it is virtually impossible to say an organisation is 100% secure, if we are unable to spot a potential vulnerability, probably nobody can.

Wash your hands regularly and stay safe!

For more information on our Cyber Security services, please get in touch with us here.

OMG has had another great year in 2019, thanks to an amazing group of customers across the region that we consider friends more than partners. As we gear up to celebrate 10 years in business next year, OMG would like to wish its customers across the region all of the very best for 2020!

To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai from 6-10 October 2019 at Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates. Declan O'Mahony, CEO of OMG commented 'This is actually our 10th GITEX since our formation and we hope to be attending for another 10 years! For anyone looking to do business in the Middle East, this show is a must'.

To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending Technology World Middle East 24/25 September 2019 at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai, UAE.

To make an appointment to meet with us, please get in touch here.

OMG would like to wish all of its customers across the region Eid Mubarak.

OMG will be hosting informal advice seminars at its HQ in Dubai on Sunday 21st and Sunday 28th April from 11am. The aim of the seminars is to provide advice to companies or individuals looking to create or expand their business in the Gulf region.

To make an appointment to meet us, please get in touch with us here.

The O'Mahony Group had another great year in 2018, generating several million USD in business for client companies. From leading-edge messaging systems to state-of-the-art Fibre and Advanced Voice solutions, mobile operators appreciated both the quality of the solutions and the personal local service offered.

Commenting on the results, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "We offer a bespoke service to our clients, tailored to their specific needs. This means that our clients can achieve market penetration without the high costs traditionally associated with doing business in the Middle East. We are delighted to be able to generate business in such volumes for our clients, but equally we can only do so when we have access to their high-end quality technologies, so it is very much a win-win partnership. Also encouraging is that 2019 is already looking good, even at this early stage in the year, as mobile operators continue to both consolidate and update existing network infrastructure as well as investing in new technology".

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Everyone reading this will have at least one messaging application on their handset, over and above the SMS messaging service which is standard on all devices. Some of you may not even be aware you have them. So whether it is WhatsApp, Twitter, Skype, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts, Snapchat or the myriad of other apps out there, you probably have one of them on your handset.

These apps are universally popular. You can text in the traditional way, but you can also send pictures and videos very easily. In some of them you can initiate voice and video calls. They have transformed the way we communicate with one another. We rely on them to keep up with our friends, to arrange outings and trips, to notify people about what is happening in our lives. And therein lies one of the fundamental issues with these types of applications. Our reliance on them.

In a world where everyone is constantly connected to a data network, these applications work pretty well. However, this is not always the case. People have different data plans which give them different amounts of data. So you have people turning data on and off on their handsets, depending on their plan, in order to 'save' their data. This is very true for younger people in particular, especially when they run out of credit. When we travel abroad, it is ingrained in us to turn off data on our handset to avoid roaming charges, unless we know our plan covers it. So when you arrive in a foreign country, you are cut off from the outside world of social media until you find a Wi-fi hotspot or you turn on your data roaming. So for a variety of reasons, you can be in a data black-spot several times a day/week/month depending on your usage.

Why does this matter? It matters because of our reliance on these apps. Let's take a simple example. I am flying from Dubai to Dublin. I arrange with a friend to pick me up at the airport. When I arrive, there is no sign of my friend. I call him, only to find out he sent a message over social media to me while I was in the air "Can't pick you up as meeting running late, grab a cab and I will see you at the hotel". Of course I don't see that message until an hour later when I connect to the hotel Wi-fi. My friend thinks he has communicated a message to me, but he hasn't.

However there is still one guaranteed messaging service that will always deliver to you, no matter where you are, no matter whether roaming or in your home network. It is good old fashioned SMS, available since the early 90's and works on every handset. The technology behind SMS is carrier-grade, so you are pretty much guaranteed to get your message all of the time. All you need to do is have your phone turned on. Some mobile operators even offer the next generation of SMS, called RCS, which offers the functionality of the messaging applications we use, but with the carrier-grade nature of SMS.

So next time you want to send someone a message that you need to be sure is delivered, use SMS. As a priority channel, it really has no equals.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai from 14-18 October 2018 at Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

As with previous years, several of our Mobile Operator customers will be attending the event and we are looking for companies that have cutting-edge technology that they may wish to present or demonstrate. The emphasis is on cutting-edge, with companies in the IOT/Technology arena being of particular interest. To make an appointment, please get in touch with us here.

OMG was recently invited to attend the Enterprise Ireland IOT Smart Cities Forum in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by Enterprise Ireland (part of the Irish Government), the forum showcased leading Irish companies and their innovative technologies and service solutions for the connected world. The forum also had participation from leading Smart Cities including Mississauga, Paris, Dubai and of course Dublin.

Declan OMahony, CEO of OMG commented It is clear from this forum that we are only scratching the surface of IoT. It is amazing what leading cities of the world are doing in this area, some with the foresight of deploying dark fibre and other technologies many years ago, before these technologies had the prominence they do today. Irish companies are at the forefront of IoT technologies and we are delighted to be working with several of them. For more information, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending NFV Middle East in Dubai on 7/8 May 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel. Declan OMahony, CEO of OMG commented NFV is the future now. We are in the enviable position that all of our current client companies are already NFV-ready. There are many challenges for operators and solution providers and we would be happy to meet at the event and share our experiences in this exciting area. To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 26 February to 1 March 2018. To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

The O'Mahony Group was involved in GITEX for an eight year in 2017 and it proved to be yet another successful event. GITEX is by far the biggest technology show in the Middle East and had several huge technology announcements. One of the announcements that received publicity worldwide was the planned introduction of a ?Smart Tunnel? which will eventually replace passport control at Dubai airports. Instead of waiting in line for security kiosks, passengers will be able to walk through a virtual aquarium tunnel in which 80 in-built cameras will scan their faces to validate pre-registered biometrics, allowing the passenger to walk through without any delays.

OMG also supported Enterprise Ireland, the Irish Government organisation focused on helping Irish companies do more business in the Gulf and Worldwide. There were various high-profile meetings with prominent local companies and the event was attended by the new Irish Ambassador to the GCC, H.E. Paul Kavanagh.

Declan O'Mahony, founder and CEO of OMG commented "GITEX continues to be a showcase for technology in the Middle East and is increasingly receiving worldwide attention. The Irish Government, and Enterprise Ireland in particular, continue to do an absolutely first-class job in promoting Ireland and Irish companies across the world. The Irish companies in attendance were offering cutting-edge technologies and so were in good company at GITEX. I believe they will enjoy much future success from their participation this year?.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai from 8-12 October 2017 at Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

As with previous years, we will be escorting some of our Mobile Operator customers during the event and we are looking for companies that have cutting-edge technology that they may wish to present or demonstrate. The emphasis is on cutting-edge, with companies in the IOT/Technology arena being of particular interest.

To make an appointment, please get in touch with us here.

It is 43 Degrees Celsius as I write from Dubai. At this time of year the ?livin? is not so easy, particularly if you work outside. In the comfort of my air-conditioned office, I have no such concerns. What does concern me, and most of my clients, is making sure quarterly and yearly targets are hit.

Summertime in the Middle East was traditionally a quiet time of the year. The searing heat meant that people took longer vacations in cooler climates. Ex-patriates went back to their home countries, or sent their families back, all to escape the heat. It meant that the ?work machine? slowed, decisions were deferred and it was accepted practice.

This summer has probably been one of OMG?s busiest periods ever. Far from having the traditional ?quiet time? of the year, we are working on several tenders from various telco?s from around the region. Meetings, calls, visits are all happening for each one. This is good as it ensures what will most likely be a strong finish to 2017.

However it does show that the world, and certainly the Middle East, is changing. The relentless march of consolidation within the telco industry, coupled with the focus on the bottom line, means that while summer may be the traditional time for vacations, business no longer slows down for summer.

Whether you think that is a good or bad thing is largely irrelevant ? it is happening.

Despite this, I hope you are all having a great summer!

Ask anybody in the world of Telecommunications, whether operator or vendor, whether it was "easier" to do business 10 years ago and most will agree. The vendors will tell you that their products and services were more highly valued, while the operators will tell you that it was easier to identify the vendors they required (?Cloud? anyone?).

Certainly 15 years ago the landscape was altogether different. Nokia was the market leading handset manufacturer and the operator networks were dominated by companies like Ericsson, Siemens (now Nokia Networks) and Alcatel (now also Nokia Networks). Mobile apps, in the form of clunky WAP browsers, had been tried (and ultimately failed as a mobile experience) and there was little or no data usage. For younger readers, there was also no WhatsApp or Twitter. Since then the pace of change has been rapid - it is probably fair to say that in the years between 2003 and 2017, we have seen several times the change we saw in the period 1990 to 2003.

Today, Samsung is the market leading handset manufacturer, running an operating system designed by Google, whose main business is still an online search engine. Hang on? An online search company designs a handset OS with no previous experience and achieves huge penetration. When did this happen? Apple, who caused the surge in smartphone adoption with the original iPhone, could be on the way to repeating the mistakes of the 1980's, judging by their latest figures. They come up with all the great features, then someone else comes along, creates an open software platform with similar features and starts to take over the market. Data usage is increasing exponentially and companies like WhatsApp, Twitter and others continue to increase their hold on mobile subscribers. Operator networks are increasingly being dominated by large vendors such as Ericsson, Nokia Networks and more recently companies like Huawei and ZTE, who can provide a multitude of products and services 'under one roof'. Managed Service Contracts abound. It is all about who can do more for less.

Despite this, smaller companies are, I believe, the future in the Telecommunications arena, having the ability to come up with new technologies or better ways of doing existing things faster and with more frequency than bigger companies. Typically the best of these companies are set up by people who have a vision for a solution or service and an inherent desire to make life better for their fellow human beings. Apple and Google are examples of companies that started in this way. Increasingly they are looking outside of their home markets, with more opportunities in growing markets like the Middle East, Africa and Asia, than traditional ?first mover? markets like Europe and the US.

Some of the most innovative companies in the past 15 years got their start from supportive Operators willing to go a different route. Many operators of course embrace this route and indeed seek out such companies. They are more visionary than others; they see the potential. However, there are operators out there who are missing out on innovations for their subscribers and ultimately profits by ignoring the many smaller companies with innovative, exciting technology to offer, particularly in emerging markets.

It is very clear that the operators and companies that will succeed are the ones who make time to talk to each other and are willing to work together on terms that work for both parties. A win-win for all!

Alicon, the Swedish consulting firm specialising in Technology technologies, and The O?Mahony Group (OMG), the Dubai-based provider of outsourced Telecom sales and consultancy services in the Middle East, today announced a Strategic Partnership which will allow OMG to offer Alicon services throughout the region. Alicon has expertise in several cutting edge technologies including IoT, IoE, Disruptive/Sustainable Innovation, Change Management and how these apply to telecom networks as they evolve to 5G and beyond. OMG will now be exclusively offering this expertise to its extensive client base.

Ike Alisson, CEO of Alicon commented: ?We are delighted to be working with OMG to assist telecom companies in the Gulf and wider Middle East to navigate the huge challenges that IoT and IoE will bring. There are many variables in the standards that are being defined today. The telecom companies that can properly grasp these variables will be the ones that will be successful in in the next 10 years. It is not enough to simply sit back and wait, telecom companies have to understand the differences between disruptive and sustainable innovation and the sheer scale of growth expected in the IoT area over the next 5 years. Our role is to assist telecom companies to retain not only their competitive edge, but their very existence, by developing new Ways Of Working Capabilities that organically drive the business towards Market Leadership, Operational Agility, Innovation, Efficiency and Effectiveness?.

Declan O?Mahony, CEO of OMG commented: ?We are delighted to be working with Alicon in an area that will be so important for telcos over the next 10 years. Ike and his team have real pedigree in this area and we are really delighted to be able to bring this expertise to the Middle East?.

For more information please contact us at info@theomahonygroup.com or info@alicon.se.

More Information for Editors:

Alicon:

ALICON SWEDEN was founded by Ike Alisson, a technology industry veteran for the past 25 years, having worked with Sales, Solution and New Account Management in multi-billion budget companies such as Ericsson with well-established Processes, Procedures, and Policies, as well as several start-ups driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, agile Operations and efficient Ways of Working. Alicon?s purpose is to continue building on its previous Technology skills and experience and further enhance its Solution Management by incorporating the latest Theoretical Frameworks on Innovation and Disruption, 5G, SDN/NFV/MANO/MEC as well as IoT, IIot, Hybrid Cloud.

OMG:

The O'Mahony Group specialises in bringing innovation to mobile network operators in the Middle East, Gulf and Africa. We seek out companies that have exceptional or particularly innovative solutions and expose them to our key contacts at mobile network operators in the Middle East, Gulf and Africa. Areas covered by OMG include Cloud Computing, SaaS, IMS, LTE, Enterprise Intelligence, Field Operations Automation, Data Charging, Messaging, Satellite Technology and Surgical Mobile Advertising.

OMG will be attending the 5G MENA summit in Dubai from 30 April to 2 May 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

The O?Mahony Group has won another new Mobile Operator customer for one of its clients in Africa. The deal in the dual areas of revenue assurance and billing will mean the removal of legacy costs associated with older platforms in these areas, while adding increased flexibility and functionality.

Commenting on the win, Declan O?Mahony, CEO of The O?Mahony Group said ?We continue to generate significant revenue for our client companies outside our core GCC market. This win again demonstrates that we have a really fantastic portfolio of clients, with a superb set of solutions?.

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OMG will be attending the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 27 February to 2 March 2017.
To make an appointment, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai for the 7th year from 16-20 October 2016 at Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

This year we will be escorting some of our Mobile Operator customers during the event and we are looking for companies that have cutting-edge technology that they may wish to present or demonstrate. The emphasis is on cutting-edge, with companies in the IOT area being of particular interest.
To make an appointment, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be hosting an advice seminar at its HQ in Dubai Internet City on Sunday 21st August. The aim of the seminar is to provide advice to companies looking to create or expand their business in the GCC or the wider Gulf region.

To make an appointment to meet us, please get in touch with us here.

The O'Mahony Group has won another new Mobile Operator customer for one of its clients in the Gulf. The solution is in the area of Advanced Technology Communications, where the consolidated management of systems and the ability to adapt to ever-changing consumer services are key to ensuring lower costs and increased revenues.

Commenting on the win, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "We are losing count of the number of these system we are supplying, such is the demand. Mobile Networks are having to evolve rapidly in order to be able to cope with the demands of the modern consumer. Operators do not want to become a simple pipe, where others use their network and generate huge profits, while the Operator gets nothing. This is where they need systems that can bridge the worlds of legacy technology networks and IP networks. Many say they can do this, but there are not many who can actually do it. It just re-iterates our decision to only work with the very best in the business ".

The O'Mahony Group has won a major new Mobile Operator customer for one of its clients in Africa. The deal with a major Operator Group is expected to see the solution rolled out in several of the Group's OPCO's in 2016 and 2017. The solution is centered in the area of Field Automation and Efficiency, where the management and maintenance of Radio Networks can cost millions of dollars per annum to manage.

Commenting on the win, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "Though we are based in Dubai, our reach extends beyond the Middle East and into Africa, Asia and even parts of South America. This is a really great win, with a solution that is really light years ahead of the competition. We are seeing Mobile Networks of 1,000 sites or less making average savings of USD 500,000 per annum by using our system. These kinds of figures are just startling, so we expect to make further gains in this market over the coming year ".

OMG will be attending the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 22-25 February 2016.
To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

Following on from our successful seminars in 2014, OMG will be having advice seminars at various locations in Dubai during December. The aim of the seminars is to provide advice to companies looking to do business in the GCC or the wider Gulf region.
To make an appointment to meet us, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai from 18-22 October 2015 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

We have a limited amount of meeting slots remaining, so to make an appointment, please get in touch with us here.

The O'Mahony Group has won a major new contract in the area of Radio Optimisation and Capacity Management, on behalf of a Client company. The deal with a major Operator in the Middle East will be rolled out over the next 3 years and is expected to reduce both Capex and Opex costs significantly, while also improving the end customer experience.

Commenting on the win, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "This is major win for us in a really key area for Mobile Operators right now. Adding infrastructure is huge investment for Operators, so it is important to be able to optimize existing capacity to its maximum, while also planning intelligently for new capacity. We are working with what is probably the leader in this field and the reaction from Operators has been really fantastic. The amount of money that can be saved in a single year runs into the several millions of dollars, depending on the footprint, so the business case for this type of solution writes itself".

As has become almost a tradition, The O'Mahony Group has started the year with a major new Mobile Operator customer win for one of its clients. The deal follows another great year in 2014, where OMG secured several new Mobile Operator customers on behalf of its clients.

Commenting on the wins, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "We expected to do well in 2014 and we exceeded our expectations. 2015 has already started with a major win and I am really looking forward to the rest of the year. However it is our Client companies who are the real stars, with really fantastic technology that Operators are selecting in ever increasing numbers".

As we start a new year, I thought it useful to remind ourselves of the social aspect of Telecommunications. No, I am not talking about Facebook or Whatsapp. Rather the huge benefits telecommunications is bringing to parts of the world that are still developing.

It is easy to think that every part of the world has access to a telephone, whether mobile, fixed or satellite. However this is far from true. Many parts of the developing world have little in the way of communications. The farmer in the remote village has no way of finding out what price his crop will fetch at the market, other than by travelling long distances and then having to take what is offered. Then on his way back, he risks being robbed by others who know he will not have deposited the cash in a bank.

As I travel around the world, I am grateful to work in an industry that can impact on people's lives so meaningfully. For the farmer, the advent of low cost mobile phones and mobile micro-payment initiatives mean that he can now check the best prices for his crop before leaving his village. Then rather than carrying the cash with him on his return, he can simply lodge it to his micro-payment account with the local Operator, where he can later retrieve it from an outlet nearer his home.

Here at OMG we are proud to work with companies who contribute to Social Technology across Mobile Messaging, Satellite Radio, Billing, Charging and other fields.

Whatever your own role in Technology, you are also contributing.

Happy New Year!

OMG will be having advice seminars at various locations in Dubai during December. The aim of the seminars is to provide advice to companies looking to do business in the GCC or the wider Gulf region.
To make an appointment to meet us, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai from 12-16 October 2014 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
We have a limited amount of meeting slots remaining, so to make an appointment, please get in touch with us here.

Possibly a strange title for a Technology article but bear with me! If you were a car, what brand would you be? Are you a budget car, only interested in getting from A to B? Perhaps a Dacia or a Cherry? Or are you price-sensitive, but like that little bit of comfort and a decent drive? Perhaps a Ford or a Toyota? Or are you a premium car, perhaps a BMW or Audi? Or even a super-premium car, Maserati or Lamborghini?

We all have a notion of what car we like and equally we all have a notion of which segment above that we would consider ourselves falling into. Chances are most of us would consider ourselves a premium brand, but this is not always the case.

In the Telco world, there used to be the notion of premium and non-premium brands. In order not to upset anyone I won't use names, but if you wanted a quality core network, you went to Switch Vendor X. If you wanted a quality radio network, you went to RAN Vendor Y. And so on. Sometimes vendor X was also vendor Y, which was not an issue as the inherent quality was there. The same was true for the different areas of the network, whether it was Billing, Value Added Services, Customer Care and so on. As a result, these vendors were able to charge a premium for their products and services, since the product and the after-sales service were best in class. The vendor knew it and so did the Operator.

Today however, the landscape is different. All Operators want a product that will not fail, that delivers the features they need and that comes with a low price tag. That last part, price tag, is where we have a problem today. Vendors that consider themselves and their products to be ahead of others in the market (ie. premium) are measured against vendors that simply do not offer the same level of product. The only common denominator is that both have a price, with the latter dragging down the price of the former.

Now some might say this is just supply and demand, but there is more to it than that. The vendor who charges more is doing so for a reason. To support its R&D effort, to provide the additional flexibility that modern networks require, to ensure that their products and services are future-proof. Is it fair that this vendor has to get into a price war with vendors that do not provide the same level of product?

The danger is that premium vendors eventually have to cut their R&D spending or cut staff in order to be able to compete on price. Remember R&D is where all the good ideas originate. It is what drives our industry. More, not less R&D is what we need.

BMW will never sell one of their cars for the same price as Ford, in the same way that Ford will never sell one of their cars for the same price as Dacia. Why is it different in the Telco world?

The O'Mahony Group will be attending the 2014 LTE World Summit in Amsterdam from 23 to 25 June 2014.

Companies wishing to meet us can get in touch through the contact section of the website.

The O'Mahony Group has started 2014 with a major new Mobile Operator customer win for one of its clients. The multi-million Euro deal, signed in January, follows a record year in 2013, where OMG secured 5 new Mobile Operator customers on behalf of its clients.

Commenting on the wins, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "I am really delighted with our progress. In just four short years we have become a trusted advisor to both our client companies and the mobile operator community. I think that our key pillar is honesty - if we can do something we will tell you we can do it, if we can't we will tell you we can't. We work with really fantastic telecom software companies, doing some amazing things, which is appreciated by our friends in the mobile operator community. We are already well on our way in 2014 and hopefully we can continue this trend".

The O'Mahony Group will be attending the showcase Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 24 to 27 February 2014.

Companies wishing to meet us can get in touch through the contact section of the website.

Recently I attended a conference where the key speaker asked everyone to take stock of where we are today with mobile technology and how none of it would have happened without the mobile telecom operators. Yes we have had events which have had a huge impact (eg. launch of the Apple iPhone) and the equipment manufacturers are the ones who actually developed the technology, but when you think about it, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to mobile operators across the globe and indeed organizations like the GSMA who drove this forward.

Today as we use our touchscreen smartphones to check our mail, our online documents, our social media, our videos and a multitude of other apps and information, we could be forgiven for thinking that it is Google, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, WhatsApp and several other OTT players who are responsible for our mobile freedom. Certainly these companies and applications have had a huge impact on our lives, but none of it would be possible without the huge leaps in technology driven by the mobile industry over the past 10 years. The irony is that the mobile operators who pioneered the technology to enable our mobile freedom are now having their revenues affected by the very companies and applications they facilitate.

15 years ago I had a Nokia Communicator (remember those?) - a fantastic device for its time. It was 1999 and a more or less 2G world. However, the steering groups, chaired by very smart individuals from leading operators, were busy crafting standards for 2.5G and 3G, covering everything from radio spectrum, infrastructure, backward compatibility and handsets. Since then their focus has turned to things like IMS, LTE, 4G and beyond. Their ongoing task - how can we get more data volumes across an air interface that by its very nature is finite and already crowded with other competitors for spectrum.

As I write, 4G networks are being rolled out, with greater speeds than were available over 3G. The same was true when going from 2.5G to 3G. I wonder how well the companies and applications mentioned above would be doing today had it not been for the pioneering and ongoing work of the mobile operators in pushing the boundaries of the technology on which these applications sit.

So as we start 2014, I think it only fair to say 'thank you Mobile Operators!'.

Oh, and let's take back the advantage from the OTT players!

How many of you have a 4G-enabled phone? Of those of you that have, how many of you can actually use a 4G network with that phone? How many of you actually care as long as you can get your email, check your flight status or have a read of your national newspaper while waiting to board your plane?

With the huge growth of data traffic in the past few years, one would think that the arrival of 4G would herald much rejoicing and excitement amongst subscribers of mobile networks. Certainly it is an evolution, certainly it is faster, but is it better?

At one stage in the past few years, certain technology analysts were saying that the arrival of 4G would spell the end of a reliance on fixed-line broadband. That there would be such a supply of capacity and speed that it would render fixed-line obsolete. Certainly there may have been a case for this in the mid-2000's when data usage was nowhere near current levels, but as any of us in the industry will know, rumors of the death of fixed-line broadband have been greatly exaggerated.

The key word here is broadband. For the average data user, 3G is just fine - in fact in a lot of places, it is still actually quite a feat to get 3G coverage at all. The problem arises where people want to use data-heavy applications, such as video, or use a mobile device as their main broadband connection. This is where the speed and bandwidth restrictions of 3G come into play. Certainly this will be better with 4G, but at the end of the day, the amount of capacity on a 4G network is still finite.

Operators will need to find ways to optimize their 4G networks in much the same way as they are having to do so on their 3G networks. They will need to be able to distinguish between people like me waiting for a plane, and the people who are heavy users. They will have to be able to cater for everyone. How can this be achieved? There are a multitude of areas, but in the main the two key areas for me are:

Knowing the customer - As true for a Supermarket chain as it is for an Operator. How does a particular customer use the service and are they willing to pay for a guaranteed good service?

Knowing the network - Operators can sometimes rush to add capacity without looking at the core need. Is the 3G/4G network optimizing traffic and more importantly is it optimizing traffic that the subscriber actually sees? Subscribers don't care about apps sending or checking messages relating to status in the background - they will however care if the service is poor or they cannot get access to a particular application.

Ericsson, Huawei, ALU, NSN and others are all pushing the boundaries of what is possible with radio spectrum. Companies like Samsung are actively researching technology that will supposedly offer fixed-broadband speeds to mobile users by 2020. However, we are not there yet, and Operators need to make sure they are offering the best services to their customers as their revenues continue to be plundered by the OTT Operators. Some of the most innovative and profitable services are there today for Operators to deploy, if they are willing to look for them. We know - we work with several companies in the market offering solutions that can help Operators, some of which have really remarkable technology. Operators cannot rely solely on the network providers if their networks are to keep up with ever increasing demands from subscribers.

4G or not 4G? Yes of course to 4G, but a lot for Operators to consider even before they deploy their first 4G networks.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai from 20-24 October 2013 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

If there is one thing that Mobile Operators have in common in 2013, it is a desire to reduce cost. From the huge licence fees payable to Governments to the cost of rolling out, maintaining and upgrading networks, there is constant pressure to reduce operational costs. For some operators, there is less pressure, as they continue in their upward curve cycle, adding subscribers with the minimum of effort. But as any Mobile Operator in a mature market will tell you, the upward curve very soon becomes flat and very soon after that becomes a downward curve. And all the while, both management and shareholders try to increase both turnover and profits.

There are only two ways to increase profits; in simple terms, decrease your costs or sell more of your product or service. Today we will focus on the former. How does an Operator, who has spent potentially millions of dollars in Capex to set up their network, reduce their operational spending to a degree which will make everyone in the organization, and particularly the CFO, start to smile.

Certainly for ourselves at The OMahony Group, we have seen all manner of measures being taken across our Operator friends, some successful, some not so. One of the biggest successes we have seen is where an Operator gets some altitude, looks at their network as whole, and sees several areas where costs could be reduced. Usually these areas centre around legacy systems, usually purchased during the initial rollout, and which have been "upgraded" to cope with modern developments in Data, Enhanced Charging, 3G, 4G etc. By "upgraded" I should really say "shoe-horned", since a lot of systems, be they on the Radio, Core, VAS or OSS/BSS sides, will have been "made to work" with new technologies as they came along.

Most of the time this is inherently inefficient. Systems take too much time and effort to manage them, and the flexibility is not in the systems to allow the operator to offer the kind of new services which will attract subscribers from other networks. Rather than swap systems out, some Operators prefer to keep the systems they have, even though they are missing out on potentially massive cost savings by considering new vendors. There are several companies out there, including some we ourselves work with, where consolidation of key systems and automation of key functions and processes means Operators can spend a lot less time and money on their network, and focus instead on that one thing the Mobile Operator cannot function without: the Subscriber. And that can only be good for Profits, the Operator and of course the Subscriber.

The O'Mahony Group today announced a new addition to its website - OMG Trends, periodic articles on issues affecting the telecommunications industry. From its unique vantage point, working with both Vendors and Operators across a broad spectrum of technologies, OMG will offer its own insights into what it is seeing in the market place and whether it is good or bad for the industry.

The first article is published today, also in this section - OMG Trends: The Race to Zero.

Ask anybody in the world of Telecommunications, whether Operator or Vendor, whether it was "easier" to do business 10 years ago and most will agree. The vendors will tell you that their products and services were more highly valued, while the Operators will tell you that it was easier to identify the vendors they required and implement their solutions.

Certainly 10 years ago the landscape was altogether different. Nokia was the market leading handset manufacturer and the Operator Networks were dominated by companies like Ericsson, Siemens (now NSN) and Alcatel (now ALU). Mobile apps, in the form of clunky WAP browsers, had been tried (and ultimately failed as a mobile experience) and there was little or no data usage. For younger readers, there was also no WhatsApp or Twitter. Since then the pace of change has been rapid - it is probably fair to say that in the 10 years between 2003 and 2013, we have seen several times the change we saw in the period 1993 to 2003.

Today, Samsung is probably the market leading handset manufacturer, running an operating system designed by Google, whose main business is still an online search engine. When did this happen? Apple, who caused the surge in smartphone adoption with the original iPhone, seems to me to be on the way to repeating the mistakes of the 1980's. They come up with all the great features, then someone else comes along, creates an open software platform with similar features and starts to take over the market. Data usage is increasing exponentially and companies like WhatsApp, Twitter and others continue to increase their hold on mobile subscribers. Operator networks are increasingly being dominated by vendors such as Ericsson, NSN, ALU, and more recently companies like Huawei and ZTE, who can provide a multitude of products and services 'under one roof'. Managed Service Contracts abound. It is all about who can do more, for less.

So why the title 'The race to zero'? There is one element that has not changed over the years - that is the ability of companies to come up with new technologies or better ways of doing existing things. Typically the best of these companies are small - set up by people who have a vision for a solution or service and an inherent desire to make life better for human beings. Apple and Google are examples of companies that started in this way, but particularly in the Telecommunications world, there are several small to medium sized companies doing really fantastic things. Increasingly, these companies are not being given opportunities by Operators, who rely on managed service providers, or who will settle for 'similar' solutions provided as a package by their primary network suppliers or others. Smaller, innovative companies are therefore sometimes being pushed to offer commercial terms which do not reflect the value of the product or service provided.

This, for me, is a mistake. Some of the most innovative companies in the past 10 years got their start from supportive Operators willing to go a different route. Some Operators of course already do this and indeed seek out such companies. They are more visionary than others; they see the potential and they embrace it. However, there are Operators out there who are missing out on innovations for their subscribers and ultimately profits by choosing commercial terms as their primary decision-making factor. Smaller companies can and will play their part commercially of course, but a race to zero is in nobody's best interest.

The O'Mahony Group has won several contracts across its core Middle East and Africa Markets, on behalf of its Client companies. The deals span a range of different technologies.

Commenting on the wins, Declan O'Mahony, CEO of The O'Mahony Group said "We are delighted to be able to bring in business for our Client companies. Our Clients have trusted us to open up new markets for them and it is always the best feeling to be able to generate PO's. We are very selective in the companies we choose to work with - they have to offer something that is a little bit different. We can then determine whether the technology will be interesting to our Operator contact base. These wins show that our strategy works".

The company has also recently added Cloud OSS/BSS to its offerings. The Commercial Director for the O'Mahony Group commented "The ability to offer software as a service, particularly in areas that were traditionally seen as Cloud-free zones, is of huge benefit to all Operator types, whether they operate in Mobile, Broadband/ISP or Fixed. We now offer a solution that manages an Operator's entire customer relationship, from order and provisioning right through to the customer receiving their bill. And critically, the Operator does not need the huge Capex usually required to implement such systems".

For more information, please contact us here.

The O'Mahony Group will be attending the showcase Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 25 to 28 February 2013. The theme this year is 'The New Mobile Horizon' and is the third year OMG have attended the event. This year the event moves from the centre of Barcelona to a new location at the Fira Gran Via.

Companies wishing to meet us can get in touch through the contact section of the website.

OMG will be attending GITEX in Dubai from 14-18 October 2012 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending the Middle East Com Telco Summit in Dubai on 4-5 December 2012 at the JW Marriott Marquis. This year the theme is Driving Revenue and Growth in a Digital World and includes the MVNO Industry Summit Middle East 2012. To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

OMG will be attending the ITU Telecom World Summit in Dubai from 14 - 18 October 2012 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (beside Dubai World Trade Centre).

To make an appointment to see us, please get in touch with us here.

Traditional Operator revenues are declining and at the same time, data traffic is growing at ferocious pace. While use of Facebook and Google, along with Apps like WhatsApp take up huge amounts of bandwidth, Operators are struggling to monetize this traffic. Recent legislation in The Netherlands (likely to become the norm) has meant Operators cannot simply block services, so how does an Operator increase revenues in the years ahead? How does an Operator do this while at the same time moving to such complex network issues as Voice over LTE?

The answer is Policy Control. We feel that this will become the most important part of a Mobile Network within the next 2-3 years. The new "Brain" of the Network. Existing models such as "all you can eat data" are reducing Operators to becoming merely a "pipe". While for some Operators, this has been their route to market, what is needed is a solution that allows for many different service models, including "all you can eat" if applicable for certain subscriber segments, but which also allows the Operator to come up with new service models based on as-yet-unknown future developments. WhatsApp did not exist two years ago, yet it is now a contributing factor to Operators forfeiting SMS Revenues. What App or Apps will be around in 2 years time? Apps that have not even been thought of yet?

OMG works with the World Leader in Policy Control and is uniquely positioned to help Operators address this complex area. Decisions made by Operators today will have far-reaching consequences in 1-2 years time. It is important to get it right from the start.

For more information, please get in touch with us here.

The O'Mahony Group will be attending Management World at the Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland from 21 - 24 May 2012. Companies wishing to meet us can get in touch through the contact section of the website.

The O'Mahony Group is delighted to announce that it has added to its comprehensive Client profile by adding expertise in the area of satellite backhauled, solar powered GSM/3G connectivity for communities outside the range of standard networks. Operators can deploy sites very quickly and with profitability levels that may surprise. Our Client's patented technology is in keeping with The O'Mahony Group's commitment to only offer solutions which are exceptional or particularly innovative.

For more information, please use the contact section of the website.

The O'Mahony Group will be attending Broadband MEA at the Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina in Dubai from 25 - 27 March 2012.

Companies wishing to meet us can get in touch through the contact section of the website.

The O'Mahony Group will be attending the showcase Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 27 February to 1 March 2012. The theme this year is 'Redefining Mobile' and is the second year OMG have attended the event.

Companies wishing to meet us can get in touch through the contact section of the website.

The O'Mahony Group will be attending the Middle East Telco World Summit in Dubai on 29/30 November 2011. This year the event features an ICT stream, with several leading companies from the region in attendance.

Companies wishing to meet us can get in touch through the contact section of the website.

The O'Mahony Group recently participated in an Irish Government Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Led by Minister Jan O'Sullivan TD, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, the mission focused on helping Irish companies do more business in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The mission was ably managed by Enterprise Ireland, who spent several months arranging high-profile meetings with prominent companies and Government Officials in both countries.

Declan O'Mahony, founder and CEO of OMG commented "The Irish Government, and Enterprise Ireland in particular, do an absolutely first-class job in promoting Ireland and Irish companies across the world. I have come across similar institutions from other countries but I have to say, bias aside, that Enterprise Ireland is a leader in its field. We work closely with Enterprise Ireland in helping Irish companies to get exposure to Gulf and African markets in particular".

The O'Mahony Group recently celebrated its one year anniversary and in a very short time has established itself as a leading supplier of technology solutions for the Technology industry. The company now offers solutions right across the Technology spectrum, from 2G through to LTE and works with a range of leading technology providers.

Declan O'Mahony, founder and CEO of OMG commented "We knew there was a demand for our service but there was actually a surge of demand after we launched. So much so that we have several partner companies waiting to come on board. It was always a keystone of our business to make sure we delivered on our client's expectations so we have tried hard to control our engagements. However, we expect to add more staff to cope with demand and I am looking forward to growing the company further in 2012".

Innovation is key to everything that OMG does and several OMG clients have been singled out for industry awards in the past year. "It is particularly gratifying to have partnered with companies who have innovation at the core of their business. One of our partner companies picked up an Innovation award at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2011, while another was singled out as 'one to watch' by the influential Yankee Group, also in 2011. When we go to see our friends at Mobile Operators around the world, they listen to us because we have chosen partners that are leading the way in Technology" said O'Mahony.

OMG is currently looking for Senior Account and Business Development Managers to help achieve its ambitious growth plans. Interested parties can contact OMG through the contact section of the website.