Enghouse Systems acquires Sixbell Telco

Executive Summary

• Enghouse Systems Ltd. has acquired the telecommunications division (Sixbell Telco) of Sixbell, a Latin American provider of telecommunications and customer engagement software solutions.
• The acquisition includes Sixbell Telco’s comprehensive suite of software platforms for network modernization, including converged charging, intelligent routing, and 5G-ready architectures.
• The transaction excludes Sixbell’s customer experience (CX) division, which remains an independent entity.

Key Details

• Acquirer: Enghouse Systems Ltd. (via wholly owned subsidiaries).
• Target: Sixbell Telco, the telecommunications division of Sixbell.
• Target Headquarters: Santiago, Chile.
• Target Business: Provides software platforms for telecom service providers to modernize networks, including converged charging, intelligent routing, signalling management, and voice interaction solutions.
• Target Customer Base: Trusted by leading Tier 1 and Tier 2 telecom operators across Latin America.
• Excluded Assets: Sixbell’s customer experience (CX) division is excluded from the transaction and will remain independent.
• Strategic Rationale: Enghouse states the acquisition complements its OSS/BSS and network transformation portfolio, providing additional capabilities to its growing Latin American business amid strong demand for next-generation capabilities.
• Financing: Enghouse’s growth strategy focuses on internal growth and acquisitions financed through operating cash flows; the company has no external debt financing.

Notable Quotes

• Pablo Pumarino, CEO of Sixbell: "The sale of Sixbell's Telco division to Enghouse provides our telecommunications customers with the resources and global reach to accelerate innovation... This strategic divestiture ensures continuity in our clients' network transformation initiatives while enabling them to benefit from Enghouse's scale and expertise in delivering next-generation services."
• Steve Sadler, Chairman and CEO of Enghouse: "Sixbell Telco's solutions complement our OSS/BSS [operations support systems/business support systems] and network transformation portfolio and provide additional capabilities to our growing Latin American business, where we see strong demand for next-generation capabilities... We are very pleased to welcome Sixbell's telecom customers, partners and employees to Enghouse."