HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 9 February 2023 – Landor & Fitch, the world’s largest specialist brand and design consultancy, has named Teemu Suviala as its new Chief Creative Officer.

Suviala will take responsibility for Landor & Fitch’s award-winning creative teams in studios across more than 20 countries worldwide, working with clients such as Apple, Netflix, Coca-Cola, LEGO and the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Reporting to Jane Geraghty, Global CEO, Teemu will lead the continued expansion and evolution of the company’s design offer, with a particular focus on integrating new technologies.

“I am delighted that Teemu is joining our team. He’s an exceptional designer with a long track record of delivering transformative work and a compassionate leader with a truly global view. The breadth of his experience will be invaluable as we continue to expand and evolve our offer to meet the needs of our ambitious clients,” said Jane Geraghty. “With our recent rapid growth and influx of new talent, Teemu’s passion for nurturing creative cultures makes him the perfect creative leader for us.”

Previously holding creative director roles at agencies including Collins and Wolff Olins, Suviala joins from Meta where he was global head of brand design for its Reality Labs. He and his team worked closely on the company’s high-profile rebrand from Facebook, including the naming, branding and visual identity. Alongside this, Suviala led the expansive brand design work in bringing Meta’s metaverse concepts to the fore across breakthrough technologies such as augmented and virtual reality. Suviala is an entrepreneur and adventurous designer, bringing over 25 years of creative and management experience. An impressive portfolio includes ground-breaking creative for clients including Amnesty International, Google, Spotify and Uniqlo.

Suviala will be joining Landor & Fitch at the beginning of February, splitting his time between London and New York.

“An incredible set of clients. Award-winning work. Stubbornly future-forward thinking. Landor & Fitch holds huge appeal to a creative mind, and the opportunity for growth is unlimited. But it was the culture here that spoke to me most – a singular vision and commitment to working as one to deliver the extraordinary and make a positive difference.” Suviala added. “I’m excited to join a culture that not only obsesses about creativity and innovation to achieve success but aspires to reach it together. I’m keen to explore how we can be at the forefront of the Imagination Age with new technologies such as A.I. and by blurring the lines between our physical and virtual worlds to create the better, bolder brand experiences which appeal to the consumers, clients, and stakeholders of today and tomorrow.”

Rob Reilly, Global Chief Creative Officer at WPP, said: “It’s hard to find a global talent with as long a track record of creative excellence as Teemu. But what impresses me most about him is his commitment to bringing greater diversity to the design industry. We can’t wait to see the impact he has on our people and clients.”

Hashtag: #Landor&Fitch #Branding #Transformation #Creativity #Agency

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About Landor & Fitch

We are a global brand transformation company, here to make an extraordinary difference: for our clients, our employees and the world around us.

We mix left and right brain people, working together, to go beyond what’s expected. Essential intelligence and dramatic design. Business strategy and brand purpose. Expression and experience. Expertise and empathy. 1,200 curious minds. 20 countries. 1 team. We transform brands and businesses, to drive growth.

We see ourselves as valuable additions to our client’s teams and are proud of our relationships with them. Local and global. Corporate and consumer. Emerging and established sectors. We work with clients that include Apple, Bang & Olufsen, bp, Kellogg’s, LEGO, Microsoft, Nike, Procter & Gamble and Singtel, to name a few.

We are proud to be part of WPP, a creative transformation company dedicated to building better futures.

www.landorandfitch.com

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 February 2023 – VEXMETA presents to you a metaverse beyond virtual land sales or GameFi but a lifestyle community where users can effortlessly enjoy immersive virtual 2nd life experiences including entertainment, travel, show and exhibition, edutainment and shopping. Metaverse is no longer restricted to the tech-savvy or gamers. Known for extensive collaboration with international IP (intellectual property) owners, VEXMETA newly launched the globally first “Tatsunoko Virtual Exhibition” in collaboration with Tatsunoko Production Japan and “Kumamon Land” virtual tourism with Kumamoto Prefectural Government and ADK Emotions Inc. of Japan to attract new metaverse users.

Besides the IP zones which are accessible with easy purchase of NFTs bundled with IP figures or merchandise at VEXMETA.shop, VEXMETA also offers everyone free metaverse experiences in its VPlaza game zone, virtual exhibitions and endless new attractions. Users simply register for free in VEXMETA.io and download the app to start their metaverse journey, enjoy the experiences, earn VEXdora (VEX tokens) and continue to “experience-to-earn-more-experiences”.

Travel with Kumamon in Japan’s official Kumamon Land

Approaching the new metaverse travelling era, Kumamoto Prefectural Government and ADK Emotions Inc. of Japan teamed up with VEX Limited to debut the virtual Kumamon Land in VEXMETA. Kumamon, the Sales Manager and Happiness Manager for Kumamoto Prefectural, will guide users along the magical journey and immersive travel experiences in the virtual Kumamon Land.

The limited-edition Kumamon Land Mystery Pack is priced at USD65, inclusive of a Kumamon physical figure, a corresponding 3D Kumamon avatar NFT (“Kumamon Land NFT”) and Kumamon Land souvenirs. With the Kumamon Land NFT, users can enjoy unlimited fun touring the virtual tourism hotspots in 3D Kumamon avatar and interact with Kumamon and other Kumamon avatars.

Return of legendary Japanese Tatsunoko animation characters

Marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Tatsunoko Production, VEX is honoured to be entrusted by Tatsunoko Production pushing forward innovation, authorising the creation and sale of NFTs in the new metaverse, and organising the first virtual exhibition hall.

“Tatsunoko Virtual Exhibition” phase 1 covers 5 Tatsunoko IPs including Gatchaman, Genie Family, Hutch the Honeybee, Tekkaman Blade and Samurai Pizza Cats. The Tatsunoko Exhibition Hall showcases scenes and manuscripts of the classic Tatsunoko animations in multimedia formats and allows guests to interact with the characters, chat real-time with fans around the world, play mini-games and other entertainments. The Tatsunoko NFT owners can control their corresponding avatar(s) and enjoy the immersive experience in the Tatsunoko Exhibition Hall on the VEXMETA.

Interact with global IP characters in 2023

“Advancing from the digitalization age, the metaverse is new and people wonder how it can be connected to the real world. VEX creates a lifestyle community for users to live a 2nd life and allow new users to take the first step to the metaverse. VEX invests in bringing technology, IPs and brands together to enrich the enterprises and public along their metaverse journey,” said Mr, Raymond Ma, Co-founder and CEO of VEX Limited.

The VEXMETA app is available on the App Store and Google Play. After downloading and registering, users can easily access the virtual world of metaverse. Users can purchase various mystery boxes at VEXMETA.shop for figures, souvenirs and NFTs for unlimited access to the IP excitements launching now and 2023.

VEXMETA APP Download Link：
iOS version：https://apple.co/3TKRkgU
Android version：https://bit.ly/3ANGdvg

Hashtag: #VEXMETA

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VEX Limited

VEX Limited is a metaverse company registered in the British Virgin Islands with the headquarter in Hong Kong. Founded by a team of expertises in blockchain technology, entertainment, IP licensing and production, crypto payment, e-commerce and brand marketing, the VEXMETA is a lifestyle community ecosystem dedicated to immersive user-driven virtual experiences.

VEX has teamed up with renowned IP (intellectual property) creators, artists, entertainment performers that redefines the value of NFT to experience-to-earn more experiences, offering new ways for users to live, enjoy, entertain, play, interact, earn and trade in the 2nd life journey. Brand partners can also integrate their CRM, O2O and IP collaboration marketing opportunities in VEXMETA.

VEX is also investing in technologies for the benefits of user privacy, personalization and NFT valuation in the metaverse evolution and being the pioneer in the development of Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs) and NFT Verification Technology.

Metaverse projects include:
Exhibitions, Live Concerts, Music, Movies, Arts, Travel, Gaming, Education, Lifestyle…..

VEX Official Website and Social Media:
► Official Website – https://vexmeta.io/en/
► Discord – https://discord.com/invite/VEXMETA
► Twitter – https://twitter.com/VEXMETA/
► Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/VEXMETA.Official
► Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/vexmeta.official/

• Industry’s first O-RU vendor to support the NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies

• Expand O-RU portfolio to support TDD technology

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 8 February 2023 – Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited (“Comba Telecom” or “the Group”, SEHK stock code: 2342) – Comba Network Systems Company Limited (“Comba Network”), a subsidiary of the Group, today announced significant feature enhancements across the OpenRadio^® product portfolio, including the support of the NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies for IoT applications and 5G FDD NR for 5G low band (FR1) deployments. In addition, Comba Network announced the launch of the outdoor TDD O-RU series, with the Single Band TDD 4T4R Macro RRU being the first to be released to enable mobile operators to use their TDD assets with Open RAN technology.

The support of NB-IoT and LTE-M technologies designed for IoT applications has been introduced in the draft specification of the O-RAN Alliance as the global IoT market continues to prosper. Leveraging its leading innovative technologies and capabilities, Comba Network unveils the industry’s first commercially available NB-IoT and LTE-M supported Open RAN RUs, adding to its portfolio of O-RAN Alliance compliant products. The new features will accelerate Open RAN adoption in brownfield projects with fully open system architecture. Additionally, with the support of 5G FDD NR, the entire open radio product family allows dual connectivity for simultaneous transmissions across 4G LTE and 5G NR. Software upgrades are available to unlock all the new features.

The new product release of the single-band TDD 4T4R RRU aims to expand network capacity for busy networks in dense urban environments, balancing capacity and regulatory restrictions.

Ms. Marie Ma, General Manager of Comba Telecom Network Systems Limited, said, “Comba Network has developed a strong market and technology foothold in Open RAN ecosystem. The support of NB-IoT and LTE-M is a step forward to enable brownfield operators to embrace Open RAN without losing service parity. With constant technological advancements and product portfolio expansion, Comba Network strives to deepen cooperation with top-tier industry players to boost network modernization worldwide.”

Hashtag: #CombaTelecom

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About Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited

Comba Telecom is a global leading wireless solutions provider with its own R&D facilities, manufacturing base, and sales and service teams. The Company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services including base station antennas and subsystems, wireless access, wireless enhancement, and wireless transmission to its global customers. Headquartered in Hong Kong, with advanced manufacturing and R&D capabilities, Comba Telecom provides wireless communication solutions and information application services to customers in more than 100 countries and regions around the world. The Company has been included in the Hang Seng Composite SmallCap Index and Hang Seng Composite Industry Index – Information Technology. In Jan 2023, Comba Telecom successfully listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited by way of an introduction under the the stock code “STC”. For further information, please visit: www.comba-telecom.com.