Bharti Teletech to distribute RAD NGN solutions in India

GURGAON, INDIA: Bharti Teletech, one of India's leading distributor of telecom and allied products, and RAD Data Communications, an industry leader in access solutions for data and telecommunications applications, today announced that it has entered into a distribution partnership for the Indian market.

India has been RAD's second largest market worldwide for the past five years and experienced tremendous growth. As part of this partnership, Bharti Teletech will offer a complete range of RAD's patented, standards-compliant next-generation network (NGN) solutions for Carrier Ethernet access, cellular backhaul, multiservice access, voice optimization and compression and VoIP for Indian customers.

"We are proud to welcome Bharti Teletech to our worldwide family of partners," said Effi Wachtel, President and CEO, RAD Data Communications. "Our baseband and xDSL products are the de facto standards for Last Mile connectivity in India and connect hundreds of thousands of miles of telecom network infrastructure across the country.

"RAD is also uniquely qualified to accompany service providers and their customers through the migration to next generation networks. RAD's innovative, standard-based Ethernet access solutions with carrier-class performance, security and resiliency are especially suited to India's telecommunications, utility, transportation, and financial sectors," he further added.

Announcing the partnership, Sunil K. Goyal, CEO, Bharti Teletech said: "We are delighted to cement our partnership with RAD. RAD's flagship NGN solutions will enable us to offer our customers a greatly enhanced product portfolio.

"Our understanding of the Indian market coupled with our extensive distribution reach is a perfect match for RAD's growth strategy in India. The mutually beneficial partnership will provide both the partners with opportunities to further strengthen their reach and help penetrate NGN solutions deeper into the Indian market."