On 17 August 2023, NOW Corporation, together with CELONA, Inc. and NOW Telecom Company, Inc., signed a Memorandum of Understanding to
deliver next generation private wireless 5G LAN solutions to enterprises throughout the Philippines. Under the MOU, the parties agree to pursue, collaborate, and focus on the expansion of NOW's current broadband telecom network by rolling out turnkey stand-alone (SA) private wireless networks specifically engineered for the enterprise market. NOW will leverage on CELONA's products and technology to help businesses expedite bringing private wireless network applications to market, streamlining costs, mitigating operational challenges, simplifying the customer experience, and enabling the ability to easily scale their connectivity as demands change. NOW will utilize CELONA's complete end-to-end portfolio of new NR products as part of its private wireless managed service offering. The CELONA-NOW partnership will target key vertical markets such as manufacturing, oil and natural gas, logistics and transportation ports looking to automate business processes, improve productivity and streamline operations.