A diagram from a whitepaper on Infinera's website shows the difference between analog and digital networks
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Digital optical networking systems provider Infinera (www.infinera.com) announced on Monday that it has opened a new office in Hong Kong.
This announcement comes a month after Infinera named Mike Kelly the new position of vice president of sales for the cable market.
According to the press release, this “full-service facility” will provide a localized environment for product demonstrations, training and support for its APAC customers.
Infinera says its new presence in Hong Kong is complete with sales, engineering, technical and operational support teams.
It says this new location will enable Infinera to gain a more in-depth understanding of market requirements and respond more efficiently to customers’ needs.
“Infinera is focused on growing our footprint in the expanding Asian market,” Tom Fallon, Infinera CEO said in a statement. “Building on our success in North America, we have achieved significant growth in EMEA and are now determined to extend this success to APAC. Infinera has made optical networking faster, simpler and more efficient, and we are excited to demonstrate this innovation to our existing and future customers in APAC.”
According to the press release, Infinera changed optical networking in 2004 when it introduced DTN, the industry’s only solution that integrates Dense Wave Division Multiplexing with OTN switching. This network is faster, simpler and more profitable than an analog optical network, Infinera says.
Recent research finds that the global networking equipment market is expected to reach $20 billion by 2015 with a compound annual growth rate of five percent, according to the press release.
“This new facility marks the beginning of a long-term investment by Infinera in APAC,” Andrew Bond-Webster, vice president APAC, Infinera stated. “We will continue to listen to our customers, make ourselves more accessible to them, and expand our local team of expertise to create winning opportunities for everyone in the long term.”
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