Tejas Networks Ltd, a leading supplier of optical networking equipment to telecom carriers worldwide is participating in the Indo-Africa ICT Expo 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya. This is an annual trade show organized by the Telecom Export Promotion Council (TEPC) and Nasscom, in cooperation with the ICT Authority of Kenya. This year’s event was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications Government of India, Shri Manoj Sinha and Hon’ble ICT Minister (Cabinet Secretary, Kenya), Mr. Joe Mucheru and has attracted several telecom service providers, government officials as well as business visitors from the east African region.
“India is an ideal partner to provide telecom products and solutions to Africa. The challenging operating requirements that we have seen in India are very relevant for emerging countries in Africa, where there is a need for building cost-effective yet high-quality network infrastructure. We have seen lot of potential for increasing exports of telecom projects from India to Africa.” said Sanjay Nayak, CEO & MD of Tejas Networks and Vice Chairman, TEPC while giving the keynote address.
Tejas Networks has had a lot of success in Africa and thousands of Tejas equipment has been successfully deployed by over 50 telecom service providers across Africa. Tejas customers in Africa include leading Carrier-of-Carriers, Mobile Operators as well as ISPs. Some of the customers in Africa using Tejas products include WIOCC, SEACOM, MTN Business, Access Kenya, Wananchi, Simbanet, BCS, Internet Solutions, Neotel, Zantel and Smile Communications. Tejas is showcasing its latest range of PTN (Packet Transport Networks), DWDM and other optical networking products.“
“India is an ideal partner to provide telecom products and solutions to Africa. The challenging operating requirements that we have seen in India are very relevant for emerging countries in Africa, where there is a need for building cost-effective yet high-quality network infrastructure. We have seen lot of potential for increasing exports of telecom projects from India to Africa.” said Sanjay Nayak, CEO & MD of Tejas Networks and Vice Chairman, TEPC while giving the keynote address.
Tejas Networks has had a lot of success in Africa and thousands of Tejas equipment has been successfully deployed by over 50 telecom service providers across Africa. Tejas customers in Africa include leading Carrier-of-Carriers, Mobile Operators as well as ISPs. Some of the customers in Africa using Tejas products include WIOCC, SEACOM, MTN Business, Access Kenya, Wananchi, Simbanet, BCS, Internet Solutions, Neotel, Zantel and Smile Communications. Tejas is showcasing its latest range of PTN (Packet Transport Networks), DWDM and other optical networking products.“
Tejas Networks Limited, a leading global provider of next-generation optical and data networking products, announced the appointment of Ambassador Leela Ponappa and Shirish Saraf to its board of directors.
“We are honored to add two such extraordinary individuals to our board who have varied leadership experience and several outstanding achievements in their illustrious careers”, said Sanjay Nayak CEO and MD. He added, “We look forward to benefiting from their deep expertise, knowledge and valuable perspectives as we continue to nurture Tejas into a global industry leader.”
Ambassador Leela Krishnamurthy Ponappa
Amb. Leela K. Ponappa joins as an non-executive, independent director to our board of directors. She has obtained her bachelor of arts degree and master of arts degree from the University of Madras. She has been an officer of the Indian Foreign Service for several years. She has served as the ambassador of India to Thailand and Netherlands. She has also held the post of Deputy National Security Adviser and Secretary, National Security Council and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. She was also appointed as a permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Shirish Saraf
Shirish Saraf joins as a non-executive, additional director to our board of directors. He has obtained bachelor of science degree in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has several years of experience in heading private equity investment groups. He has been a director on various companies in different jurisdictions, including RAK Ceramics (PSC), RAK Logistics Holdings Pte Ltd and Dynamatic Technologies Limited. He is the founder and vice chairman of Samena Capital. He has also been the co-founder and managing director of Abraaj Capital. He currently holds the post of director in the Samena Foundation.
“We are honored to add two such extraordinary individuals to our board who have varied leadership experience and several outstanding achievements in their illustrious careers”, said Sanjay Nayak CEO and MD. He added, “We look forward to benefiting from their deep expertise, knowledge and valuable perspectives as we continue to nurture Tejas into a global industry leader.”
Ambassador Leela Krishnamurthy Ponappa
Amb. Leela K. Ponappa joins as an non-executive, independent director to our board of directors. She has obtained her bachelor of arts degree and master of arts degree from the University of Madras. She has been an officer of the Indian Foreign Service for several years. She has served as the ambassador of India to Thailand and Netherlands. She has also held the post of Deputy National Security Adviser and Secretary, National Security Council and Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. She was also appointed as a permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Shirish Saraf
Shirish Saraf joins as a non-executive, additional director to our board of directors. He has obtained bachelor of science degree in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has several years of experience in heading private equity investment groups. He has been a director on various companies in different jurisdictions, including RAK Ceramics (PSC), RAK Logistics Holdings Pte Ltd and Dynamatic Technologies Limited. He is the founder and vice chairman of Samena Capital. He has also been the co-founder and managing director of Abraaj Capital. He currently holds the post of director in the Samena Foundation.
Bangalore-based Tejas Networks, a leading global provider of fiber optic transmissionproducts,received the National Award for “Successful Commercialization of a Product based on Indigenous Technology” from the Technology Development Board (TDB), Government of India. This prestigious award was presented by Hon’blePresident ShriPranab Mukherjee during the celebration of National Technology Day at VigyanBhavan, New Delhi.
This award was given for Tejas TJ1400- Packet Transport Node (PTN), an innovative, high-capacity, fiber-optic networking equipment that is used in telecom networks for mobile base station connectivity (for 2G, 3G & 4G) and enabling high speed broadband. TJ1400 has been successfully deployed by several telecom operators in India and in more than 25 countries. The TJ1400 has a reliability of over 99.999% and can be used for simultaneouslyconnecting more than a million phone calls and carrying Gigabits of data traffic.
As an Indian technology product company with focus on our own R&D and IPR, we feel deeply honoured and are extremely thankful to Technology Development Board, Government of India, for selecting us for this prestigious award. We strongly believe that India has all the key ingredients to become a global leader in telecom products– world-class R&D talent, a large domestic market, and a set of supporting government policies for promoting telecom product design and manufacturing”, said Sanjay Nayak, CEO & MD of Tejas Networks. “We are also thankful to our customers in India as well as internationally, who have shown confidence in Tejas Networks by deploying our cutting-edge products in their mission critical networks.
This award was given for Tejas TJ1400- Packet Transport Node (PTN), an innovative, high-capacity, fiber-optic networking equipment that is used in telecom networks for mobile base station connectivity (for 2G, 3G & 4G) and enabling high speed broadband. TJ1400 has been successfully deployed by several telecom operators in India and in more than 25 countries. The TJ1400 has a reliability of over 99.999% and can be used for simultaneouslyconnecting more than a million phone calls and carrying Gigabits of data traffic.
As an Indian technology product company with focus on our own R&D and IPR, we feel deeply honoured and are extremely thankful to Technology Development Board, Government of India, for selecting us for this prestigious award. We strongly believe that India has all the key ingredients to become a global leader in telecom products– world-class R&D talent, a large domestic market, and a set of supporting government policies for promoting telecom product design and manufacturing”, said Sanjay Nayak, CEO & MD of Tejas Networks. “We are also thankful to our customers in India as well as internationally, who have shown confidence in Tejas Networks by deploying our cutting-edge products in their mission critical networks.
