Patton Appoints Aveek Roy to Lead South Asia Operations

Amidst rising broadband penetration in the world�s fastest-growing Telecom market, Patton signs Aveek Roy to lead business development operations in South Asia.

GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA and NEW DELHI, INDIA: Patton�the leader in business and carrier-class network access, connectivity, VoIP and triple-play equipment�has appointed Aveek Roy to lead business development and sales operations throughout the Indian sub-continent.

Based in New Delhi, Mr. Roy takes responsibility for driving Patton�s go-to-market strategy and future revenue growth for South Asia.

India�s recently announced plans to release additional 3G spectrum to mobile carriers accelerates broadband penetration, fostering economic expansion.

As Vice President of South Asia Operations for PE-Inalp Private Limited--the India Affiliate of Patton Electronics Company (USA)�Aveek drives Patton�s delivery of high-quality products for India�s expanding network infrastructure and user population.

�His thoroughgoing knowledge of the business is a given,� said Burt Patton, EVP at Patton Electronics. �Aveek has a clear and compelling vision for the future of communications in South Asia. He makes things happen against the odds.�

India aims to provide broadband-on-demand by 2015, and 600 million broadband connections by 2020, according to telecommunications minister, Kapil Sibal. With Internet access spreading across regional demographics, such broadband-related services as Voice-over-IP, Video Surveillance, SIP Trunking, Fiber to the Home (FTTH) are poised for explosive growth.

�Our strategy is to serve the region�s real needs,� Mr. Roy said. �Patton builds exactly the right sort of equipment�at the right price points�to solve the network infrastructure challenges India and its neighbors face today.�

Leveraging his ten-plus years experience in the telecom business with Patton�s longstanding presence in India, Mr. Roy�s ambition is to help drive the region across the broadband divide (81 million Internet, but only 10 million broadband users), as recently described by Manish Dalal in Voice & Data.

Patton is eager and able to support Mr. Roy�s agenda. The multinational firm offers over 25 years expertise in designing and manufacturing convergence-enabling technology, with a catalog of over 1,000 telecom, VoIP and data products. Also specializing in network extension technology, Patton offers solutions to help extend networks and services into South Asia�s far-flung rural areas.

Having previously worked with several NASDAQ-listed organizations, including Audiocodes, NMS Communications, Siemens, and General Electric, Mr. Aveek Roy holds a Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) from the University of Delhi (1991).


About Patton
Patton is a multinational organization that designs, develops, and manufactures electronic communications equipment for network access, connectivity, voice-over-IP, triple play and video surveillance. Deployed throughout the world in�carrier,�enterprise, and�industrial networks, most Patton products are manufactured in the USA. Patton is�ISO 9001:2008 certified�and markets a catalog�of over 1000 products including�SmartNode��VoIP solutions (SIP and H.323) for analog and ISDN telephony;�Visuality��mobile-video surveillance, collection, and intelligence distribution solution,�ForeFront��multi-service access infrastructure solutions for TDM and IP service delivery (T1/E1, G.SHDSL, xDSL, dial-up);�OnSite��CPE solutions for last-mile/local-loop access (WAN routers, modems, remote access servers, NTUs, CSU/DSUs);�CopperLink��Ethernet Extenders; EtherBITS�device servers;�EnviroNET��NEMA4-compliant hardened networking equipment, and a full range of network-connectivity�SerialComm�(interface converters, short-range modems, multiplexers, surge protectors). Incorporated in January 1984, Patton Electronics has been doing business for over 26 years.

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