Cubic Telecom closes $26.4 Million in funding from European Investment Bank

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cubic Telecom, the leading connectivity management supplier to the Internet of Things and automotive industries, announced today it has secured $26.4 million in new funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest international public bank. The investment will support Cubic’s further development of its software connectivity platform – PACE – through investments in R&D.

The new loan was formally agreed at the Department of Finance in Dublin by Barry Napier, Cubic Telecom CEO and Andrew McDowell, European Investment Bank Vice President in the presence of Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe ahead of the EIB-Ireland Financing Group ministerial meeting.

The EIB’s investment brings Cubic Telecom's total funding to $112 million to date. The funds from EIB will enhance Cubic’s connectivity services and analytics platform to continually address the evolving needs of the automotive market and the wider IoT ecosystem. The investment will also support Cubic’s software platform and global network operations expansion and incentivise the creation of new jobs in software and network engineering.

“Cubic Telecom continues to be amongst our country’s most innovative technology pioneers,” said Ireland’s Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure, Paschal Donohoe. “I am delighted to see this rapidly-growing Irish company attracting prominent foreign direct investment into Ireland and offer Cubic our continued support. The company’s growing global footprint is impressive, and I congratulate them on this latest investment from the EIB.”

“We continue to rapidly scale our software platform, operations and hiring to accelerate our customers' expansion needs – which is critical given how fast the automotive and IoT markets are moving,” said Barry Napier, Cubic Telecom CEO. “With this investment from the European Investment Bank, Cubic will deliver on its software roadmap to enable any cloud provider secure global connectivity directly on the chipset, hardware or device while having ‘5G-ready’ to optimise future functions.”

Cubic Telecom’s software platform spans more than 180 countries and 75 mobile operator partnerships, with circa 3 million devices already powered by Cubic’s connectivity solution.  Through Cubic Telecom’s advanced eSIM technology, applications and technologies are embedded into devices at the manufacturing stage, enabling simple logistics and Over-The-Air software updates. This gives manufacturers full visibility into the device’s performance through data analytics.

“The European Investment Bank is pleased to support Cubic Telecom’s expansion as a leading provider of vehicle Internet connectivity, as part of our new direct financing initiative for innovative, fast growing EU companies. The new EUR 23.5 million loan will enable Cubic Telecom to continue to invest in innovation and create highly specialist jobs in Ireland, strengthening European presence and competitiveness in this globally competitive sector,” said Andrew McDowell, European Investment Bank Vice President.

Cubic Telecom was advised by Arthur Cox Solicitors and Trasna Corporate Finance on this transaction.

Background information:

About the European Investment Bank (ElB)
The European Investment Bank (ElB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union owned by its Member States. It makes long-term finance available for sound investment in order to contribute towards EU policy goals. Last year the EIB provided nearly 1 billion in projects in Ireland.

About Cubic Telecom
Cubic Telecom is a global connectivity management supplier that offers mobility solutions powering connectivity for leading Internet of Things (IoT), automotive and mobile device companies across the globe.

An expert in Connected Intelligence, Cubic Telecom enables global scalability with local connectivity anytime, anywhere. Cubic provides connectivity in over 180 countries; the most robust network, device and retail partnerships worldwide; and flexible Over-The-Air (OTA) device management for clients and partners.

Cubic creates connectivity where there was none before, with a belief in the future of things: a future where everything is connected. Clients which also believe in this work include Audi, Panasonic, Volkswagen, Woolworths, e.GO and Skoda.

Based in Dublin Ireland, Cubic Telecom’s partners and customers include some of the world’s leading Fortune 100 tablet and notebook manufacturers, retailers, and automotive companies. The company is privately held with €100 million in funding by Audi Electronics Venture GmbH, Qualcomm, Valid, Enterprise Ireland and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, among others.