Skillset Augmentation
Experience that spans technologies, markets and continents.
In many organisations, growth potential remains locked behind structural, strategic, or leadership constraints. Management teams often operate within legacy models, misaligned incentives, or limited bandwidth to address emerging opportunities.
Problem and Solution
Organisations are normally staffed to meet day-to-day operations. Skill-sets are often missing for two key reasons:
Insufficient in-house capacity exists for one-off projects
New markets/technology/business challenges require skill-sets that are not present or cannot be allocated from internal resources without impacting on-going business.
Problem
Businesses often face strategic inflection points - new technologies, regulatory changes, market entry, investment rounds - that require specialised expertise not available internally.
This capability gap slows decision-making, increases strategic risk, and can result in missed opportunities, delayed transformation, or under-performance during critical periods.
Solution
Bridge Connect provides targeted augmentation of strategic, commercial, and technical skillsets to accelerate decision-making and unlock growth. We deploy seasoned experts in:
Telecom and ICT strategy
Infrastructure investment and commercial models
Regulatory, spectrum, and government engagement
Digital transformation and emerging tech (AI, satellite/HAPS, PQC, quantum, etc.)
Market entry and competitive positioning
Transaction, due-diligence, and business case validation
Our specialists work alongside your internal teams to provide clarity, bandwidth, and actionable insight—without adding long-term headcount.
Engagement Model
Independent NED Appointment (retained)
Board Chair or Senior Independent Director Mandates
Transaction-Phase Board Advisory (pre- and post-deal)
Committee Roles (Investment, Audit, Risk, Technology)
Board Health Check & Governance Diagnostic (fixed-fee)
"Fraser added valuable telecoms - specifically mobile - expertise and experience to the board" CEO and Board memeber
NED position in Malaysia’s leading telco
Board role to monitor the shareholder interests in a market-leading integrated communications service provider operating throughout Malaysia and listed on the KL stock market.
Investment oversight
12 billion USD market capitalisation
14 million subscribers
Listed entity
"Bridge Connect were instrumental in the licence application and successful outcome of the competitive tender process" CEO
MENA Mobile Operator Start-up
Advisory role to lead, prepare and submit a successful mobile licence application for investors in Jordan:
6-week initial engagement
3-man team
License bid management and preparation
Fund raising support
The business was acquired within 18 months following launch for 300+ million USD.
"Bridge Connect have made an invaluable contribution to the successful development of Bakcell, a GSM mobile phone operator in Azerbaijan…
… I would wholeheartedly recommend them as an astute, multi-talented, and diversely-knowledgeable telecoms consultant, who consistently perform beyond the call. " CEO
CIS Mobile Operator Turnaround
An initial Due Diligence assignment on an 11-year old mobile operator for new investors developed into a three-year shadow CEO roll with a 14-person transformation team, resulting in:
Corporate rebrand
550% revenue growth,
ARPU growth of 20% and;
EBITDA improving from 15% to over 45%