The Hindu Business Line : Desi currents

Thanks to the efforts of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council of India ( www.escindia.in) and sponsorship by the union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India made its mark yet again at CommunicAsia, with a country pavilion featuring 13 tech players.

They included ‘hardy annuals’ such as Toshniwal Enterprise Controls offering telecom engineering services, Su-Kam Power systems with its range of power conditioning equipment (some solar options this year) and Aksh Optifibre Ltd. Jaipur’s Genus Power Infrastructure was another power management player.

Coral Telecom from Noida showcased its range of wireless broadband and access products while broad telecom, especially value-added mobile services, were the core offerings of Delhi-based i2iTelesource. RF components for GSM, CDMA and WiMax were at the centre of Svarn Telecom’s offerings crafted in Faridabad .

Another player — 24 online, from the Ahmedabad-based Elitecore — has built up a strong client base from annual exposure at this venue.

This ‘made in India’ billing and bandwidth management solution enjoys a significant market share in 30 countries in West Asia, Africa and the UK and the company hopes to extend its footprint across more Asian markets with new WiMax and WiFi technologies, explained the Chief Manager, L.K. Pathak.

With one leg in Coimbatore and another in Singapore, Angler Technologies was well poised to exploit the demand for e-business software, created by its 150-strong Indian team while Elegant MicroWeb from Ahmedabad had its forte in corporate performance management solutions.

Another software player was Hyderabad-based SISRB Technologies specialising in messaging, especially SMS solutions.

A newcomer this year who set up a large space was Gurgaon-based Acme Tele Power, showcasing a large range of ‘green’ power management solutions. Barun Banerji, Head Corporate Affairs, told eWorld that Acme was using the Singapore show to launch a comprehensive new energy management solution which, unlike some others, does not use diesel generators to overcome grid failures.

Elsewhere at the show, the Bangalore-based Tejas Networks provided live demonstrations of its carrier Ethernet solutions on fibre, aimed at telecom providers in South-East Asia.

It seemed the main opportunity in the region lay in the booming telecom space, going by the thrust of the Indian presence at CommunicAsia — and clearly there was plenty of head room for small and medium Indian players to grow.