IBM has acquired telco software consulting firm Sentaca for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition will enable IBM to accelerate its hybrid cloud consulting offering, adding critical skills to help communications service providers (CSPs) and media giants modernise on multiple cloud platforms, innovate and transform their businesses.
As part of the deal, Sentaca’s team will join IBM Consulting's Hybrid Cloud Services business to solve clients' strategic and technology challenges, including cost-of-ownership, monetisation, scalable and secure architecture, and address opportunities including 5G, IoT and streaming.
IBM said Sentaca’s domain, assets and client relationships will help it strengthen its position as a prime systems integrator for the emerging network and 5G market.
"Our goal is to help modern networks thrive in an open, hybrid cloud environment that will bring edge and 5G to life for enterprises and consumers," said John Granger, senior VP, IBM Consulting. "The proliferation of mobile devices, wireless connectivity, and new media platforms is driving convergence among telco, media and entertainment, which makes our acquisition of Sentaca all the more valuable for our clients."
The deal, which closed on January 31, 2022, follows several IBM acquisitions of several cloud consulting firms in 2021, including Nordcloud, Taos, BoxBoat and SXiQ.
"Sentaca's deep knowledge and experience of telecom networks, coupled with our expertise in hybrid multi-cloud and automation services and solutions, is a perfect fit to compliment IBMs telco/5G strategy," added Phil O'Neill, CEO of Sentaca. "We are very excited to join the IBM team and to be in a position to access additional resources and platforms to deliver on even larger and more ambitious enterprise cloud transformation projects within the telco and media industry sector."
