XConnect
Graham Sims has over 25 years of experience in sales and business development. Graham is currently working as the Global Sales Director at XConnect since June 2019. Prior to this, Graham was the Managing Director at G T S Consulting from April 2018 to August 2019. Graham also worked as a Consultant at Penthera from August 2018 to January 2019. From May 2014 to March 2018, Graham held the position of VP Sales/Territory Director at Amino Communications, where they successfully secured major contracts, developed strategic business plans, and launched new product lines in multiple territories. Graham also worked as the Sales and Business Development Director at AirTies Wireless Networks from May 2011 to April 2014, where they managed key accounts and significantly grew the business. Before that, Graham served as the UK&I Retail Channel Manager at Buffalo Technology, where they effectively managed key accounts and drove a significant increase in turnover. Graham started their career as the UK Sales Manager at Atari and later worked as the Senior Sales Manager at Gem Distribution Ltd.
From 1990 to 1992, Graham Sims attended North West Kent College, where they earned a BTEC National Diploma in Business and Finance with distinction.
XConnect
XConnect is a trusted provider of global network and subscriber information, based on privacy compliant phone number data that includes number portability and risk properties, to optimise global communication services. It delivers carrier-grade services to the world’s largest Tier 1 operators, including MNOs, business messaging (A2P) hubs, aggregators, carriers and identity/validation providers, processing billions of queries a year, and is ISO 27001:2013 certified. XConnect is an active member of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, i3Forum and GSMA, and holds a number of patents related to ultra-low latency number information technology, fraud detection and attributes in call signalling. These services are used for voice and messaging routing, fraud protection and to provide identity, validation and risk insights. They also support the deployment and evolution of next-generation communications, such as VoLTE and RCS. XConnect’s Number Information Services are accessed through its global distributed hybrid cloud platform using simple, secure, scalable real-time protocols and APIs.