Simstream Group, a specialist network and IT security solutions consulting company with a major presence in UAE, has announced its first international franchise in Burundi, East Africa.

The company aims to roll out its franchise business model to accelerate international expansion and build brand awareness in various markets, including countries across East Africa, said a statement from Paris-based Simstream.
 
The company has grown rapidly from its base in France to open new business opportunities in the Middle East and Africa, and is working with a range of leading client companies through its firm in Dubai, said a statement.

Simstream Group also has its operations in Kochi (India), it added.

Gael Marronier, chairman of Simstream Group, said: “Our company’s new franchise in Bujumbura, Burundi, will allow us to position the brand in East Africa, as part of our wider international expansion.”

“Our local franchise will help us position our group services portfolio with the public and private sector enterprise markets; this includes everything from consulting to systems integration, our managed network services and transmission and distribution (T&D) digital portfolio,” he said.

“We believe that the franchise approach will accelerate our company’s growth in those international markets where we operate but with no formal established local presence,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service