Manila, Philippines — October 2025 — Brave Connective Holdings Inc., together with its portfolio brands m360, AdSpark, and Inquiro, has joined Bridge Alliance as a Technology Partner, marking a strategic move to expand its regional presence and co-develop digital solutions across the telco and enterprise ecosystem.

Through this partnership, Brave Connective gains access to Bridge Alliance’s network of 35 mobile operators (MNOs) and enterprise stakeholders across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, opening new opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and scalability.

Bridge Alliance is one of the largest mobile alliances globally, driving innovation and collaboration across 35 premier operators that collectively serve nearly two billion customers. Its Technology Partner Programme brings together high-impact digital solution providers to co-create next-generation services with member telcos and enterprise clients.

Brave Connective, an omnitech solutions provider under 917Ventures, the corporate venture builder of Globe, unites leading platforms in messaging, adtech, and data to power enterprise transformation across industries. Its portfolio includes m360, a messaging-focused communications platform enabling businesses to engage with customers across channels; AdSpark, a data-driven marketing and advertising-technology (MADTech) agency driving growth through digital media, content, and AI-powered innovation; Inquiro, a data-technology company specializing in privacy-first analytics for informed, compliant decision-making.

“We see this partnership as a platform to expand our regional footprint while co-creating value with Bridge member operators,” said Nikko Acosta, President and Group CEO of Brave Connective Holdings Inc. “Our capabilities are designed to support the enterprise stack of telcos—not just in the Philippines, but in markets looking to scale customer engagement and data-driven decision-making.”

“Brave Connective brings tremendous value as our technology partner with its portfolio of solutions spanning analytics, adtech, and multichannel customer engagement for the telecom sector,” said Chan Kah Kheong, Director, Procurement and Partnerships, Bridge Alliance. “We see great potential in our collaboration to enhance the services that our member operators offer to enterprise customers.”

The partnership opens the door for Bridge Alliance to integrate Brave Connective’s suite of technologies — m360’s CPaaS platform for omnichannel messaging, AdSpark’s SparkTech AI suite and Spark Rewards system for marketing automation and loyalty, and Inquiro’s data intelligence engine for customer insights — all designed to deliver scalable, secure, and regulation-compliant engagement for telco and enterprise clients.

“We look forward to working with Bridge Alliance and its member operators to co-create the next generation of digital experiences for telcos and enterprises,” said Jil Bausa-Go, Head of Business Development at Brave Connective Holdings Inc. “This partnership opens new paths to deliver AI-powered, insight-led platforms to new markets.”

As Brave Connective joins Bridge Alliance’s Technology Partner Programme, it positions itself at the forefront of regional digital transformation — delivering scalable, AI-powered, and insight-driven solutions that empower enterprise growth and customer experience at scale.

About Brave Connective Holdings Inc.

Brave Connective Holdings Inc. (BCHI) is an omnitech solutions provider under 917Venturesis a 100% subsidiary of Globe Capital Ventures Holdings, Inc., the corporate venture builder of Globe Telecom, Inc. BCHI’s portfolio of companies integrates communications (m360), digital advertising (AdSpark), and data technology (Inquiro) into a unified digital ecosystem that powers AI-enabled engagement, privacy-first personalization, and scalable business transformation. BCHI serves a growing set of enterprise partners across industries in Southeast Asia.

About Bridge Alliance

Bridge Alliance, the leading mobile alliance for premier operators and their customers in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024. Our alliance today covers 35 members who serve close to 2 billion customers collectively across these regions. Our goal is to build group capabilities and create value for our members by enabling compelling roaming services and experience, offering multi-market enterprise and IoT solutions, and delivering savings and benefits through leveraging group economies. Bridge Alliance's members and partners include: Airtel (India, Sri Lanka and the Airtel subsidiaries in Africa: Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), AIS, China Telecom, China Unicom, CSL, CTM, Deutsche Telekom, Globe, Maxis, Metfone, MobiFone, Optus, Singtel, SK Telecom, stc (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait), SoftBank Corp., Taiwan Mobile, and Telkomsel.

For more information, visit www.bridgealliance.com