BANGALORE: Entering the fast growing market for intelligent optical
networking, Tejas Networks of Bangalore is all set to provide services for the
telecommunication market and develop optical networking products.
Focusing on the development of optical networking systems, Tejas will provide
design and deployment services for building high-speed optical networks in the
Asia-Pacific market. The company, which has signed an agreement for distributing
Sycamore Network’s products in the region, will also build a center of
excellence to support these products. Tejas will develop products for the
existing telecommunications market as well as for emerging network backbone
providers, together valued at $17 billion.
Speaking about the company, Tejas Networks CEO Sanjay Nayak said,
"Intelligent optical networking will allow service providers to build
networks that can scale up to meet the demands of the new Internet driven
economy. According to a recent industry analysis, India’s telecommunications
market is rated as one of the fastest growing in the world."
Apart form Gururaj Deshpande of Sycamore, Tejas Networks has received
investments from ASG Omni and others. Gururaj Deshpande will serve as
non-executive chairman of the board of Tejas Networks.