Homegrown networking hardware provider MRO-TEK plans to extend its family of network access products by launching two more products. These include last mile carrier products brand-named 'e-CAT', which integrates Time division multiplex (TDM) and Ethernet on the same fiber, and 'CUPEY', a box that carries TDM and Ethernet on Copper.

The company's Marketing VP, Ramakrishnan CS informed that the products, which are in the beta stage, have found favor with some customers including a South American telecom carrier. He also said that the company's existing products-media converter and bandwidth manager e-SONA 100 have gained good market traction. These products are manufactured at the company's own facility located at Electronics City in Bangalore.

The company has appointed 20 channel partners across the country including Datalink, eCaps, Convergent Communications and Nirmal Datacom to tap the enterprise market in the country. MRO-TEK has achieved customer wins in countries like Japan, Korea and Malaysia.

"We have seen good installations with ISPs like Hathway and others adopting e-SONA 100. Our product is popular since it costs just one-tenth the price of a similar appliance from a company like Packeteer.

Besides, our product installation does not require any change in configuration or tweaking of other boxes in the network, "said Ramakrishnan. The company hopes to popularize its products abroad and recently tied up with channels in Europe.

PRIYA PADMANABHAN

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