
Hisham Ismail
Hisham Ismail is a highly experienced professional with over 25 years in the IT and telecommunications industry, specializing in telecommunications and mission-critical systems. His expertise covers a broad range of areas, including the deployment of Operations Support Systems (OSS), Business Support Systems (BSS), and Value-Added Services (VAS) for telecommunications companies worldwide. He is also skilled in fund raising, business strategy and planning, business turnaround strategies, and financial planning.. Hisham began his career designing pager equipment before transitioning into Multi-Application Smart Card development for a Canadian firm with operations in Malaysia and Indonesia. His notable projects include the Billing and Mediation System for Celcom Malaysia, Mediation and Provisioning System for Satelindo in Indonesia, and providing VAS systems to Maxis Mobile in Malaysia. His international experience includes key projects for Vodafone Global, Du in the UAE, Orange in Jordan, and Saudi Telecom in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, among others. He later expanded into the e-learning sector, contributing to Open University Malaysia’s e-learning project in Saudi Arabia, and was involved in Broadband over Power Line projects with Scan Consulting, focusing on fiber passive optical networks. In recent years, Dr. Hisham has moved into blockchain technology, working on tokenization projects for companies in Dubai and the healthcare sector. He has delivered enterprise systems, blockchain systems, and payment aggregation solutions for various companies in Malaysia.