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Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA) Enters US$11 Billion Global eSIM Market with Strategic Investment into Gorilla Networks to Build an Integrated Travel Connectivity Platform
NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA) (the “Company”), Southeast Asia’s next generation digital ecosystem, today announces a US$1.8 million minority investment in Singapore-based telecoms embedded SIM (eSIM) infrastructure and digital connectivity platform, Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd (“Gorilla”). The investment represents Society Pass’s entry into the fast-growing global eSIM market, which Straits Research projects to expand from US$11.2 billion in 20
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