Date:19/02/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/02/19/stories/2005021902180500.htm

Back Sasken Comm sets up arm to tap domestic market

Our Bureau

Bangalore , Feb. 18

SASKEN Communication Technologies has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, Sasken Network Engineering Ltd (SNEL), to tap the domestic telecom infrastructure market.

SNEL will provide network planning, deployment, commissioning, integration and network operations support to network equipment vendors and telecom operators.

The subsidiary has been created from the assets and a team of over 100 people that Sasken acquired from the Mumbai-based Blue Broadband Technologies in October last year. As part of the deal, Sasken also acquired a couple of Blue Broadband Technologies' integration and deployment contracts with network equipment manufacturers, who also happened to be Sasken's global customers.

"The launch of SNEL positions Sasken as one of the few telecom technology companies worldwide that provide end-to-end services across the wireless life-cycle from chip design, R&D, product development, software design & development, testing and network deployment, integration and post deployment maintenance and support," said Mr Rajiv C Mody, CEO & Chairman, Sasken Communication Technologies.

Joins phone intitiative: Sasken Communication Technologies said that it has joined Open-Plug's configurable phone initiative, a cross-industry venture to promote software flexibility in mobile phones. The company also said that it has been chosen by the Bandspeed to provide chip verification and system testing for its various platforms.

Unveiled at 3GSM, the `configurable phone initiative' supports the development of mobile phones with modular software architectures that are easy to adapt with new applications and user interface features during the life of the design — even while the phone is in the field.

Armed with Open Plug's platform, our development teams have the capacity to excite the industry with innovative terminal and applications concepts that will enable new services and business concepts," said Mr Prabhas Kumar, Chief Operating Officer, Sasken.