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Telsima announces World Wide Manufacturing Services Contract with Elcoteq for its WiMAX Equipment
Telsima Scales up speedily for shipping 100,000 WiMAX subscriber stations in 2007
- Gears up to fulfill major shipping orders from Tier I operators worldwide
- Adopts Global Multi Sourcing Strategy to reduce cost and manage quality at the same time
- Opts for Multi-site manufacturing in Europe and South Asia
SUNNYVALE, California, October 17, 2007 - Telsima Corporation, a global leader in WiMAX systems and the overall market segment leader in WiMAX deployments worldwide, today announced that it has signed agreements with Tier 1 contract manufacturer, Elcoteq, for manufacturing world class quality volume production of its WiMAX based subscriber stations.
"We are confident that our experience in volume manufacturing in cost-competitive countries, optimal resource allocation, efficient sourcing and purchasing operations, globally consistent service network with uniform procedures, machinery, systems and processes will help Telsima to meet its high volume requirements in the fastest possible time. We understand Telsima's needs and value their partnership with us", said Mr Bruno Cathomen, Vice President, Communications Networks at Elcoteq.
Raj Iyer, VP Manufacturing Telsima says, "Telsima's strategy is to balance global manufacturing with local manufacturing, and to work with multiple Tier I global contract manufacturers, and to constantly review the process of re-optimization with them to best benefit our customers. In this regard, we see Elcoteq as our valued strategic partner".
The driver for Telsima's success is its Tier 1 operator-proven, certified WiMAX product portfolio with built-in mobility today and the recently launched Mobile WiMAX solution portfolio. The Telsima innovation allows operators to offer mobile services, MIMO antenna diversity and ASN type network control today while smoothly migrating to 802.16e and NWG ASN solutions once certification becomes available. For full details on its Mobile WiMAX product portfolio, please visit http://www.telsima.com/mobility.
Telsima's market leading position was recently also acknowledged by its winning the WiMAX World USA 2007 award for its Indian WiMAX rollout in the category of Digital Cities Deployment.
About Telsima
Telsima Corporation (www.telsima.com) is the leading developer and provider Mobile WiMAX and WiMAX certified Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) solutions. Its leadership is attested by 100'000 WiMAX modems and 10'000 base station sectors shipping in 2007. The company has garnered multiple Tier I operator wins in India and abroad supported by multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts. Telsima's award-winning, innovative technologies offer service providers economic advantages, new business models and more capital efficient network investment profiles. The company's products are compliant with IEEE 802.16-2004, 802.16e-2005 and WiMAX Forum ASN specifications. Telsima is backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, including, NewPath Ventures, CMEA Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, JAFCO Asia, Intel Capital and other strategic investors. Telsima's headquarters are in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ljubljana.
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Tom Bergmann
Telsima Corporation
+1 408-480-8634
Sangeeta Iyer
Telsima Communications P Ltd
+91 9818288376
