GigNet is a premier digital infrastructure company with a comprehensive digital services portfolio of Internet, WiFi, fiber-to-the-home, and other advanced solutions for hospitality and enterprise customers in Mexico. To support the rapid growth of GigNet’s “Smart Communities” business segment for planned developments across the region, Tejas Networks will supply its full range of last-mile access products based on GPON/NG-PON fiber broadband technology, ultra-converged packet aggregation products based on MPLS-TP/PTN technology, and terabit-scale optical backbone products based on OTN/DWDM technology, all centrally managed by a universal and versatile SDN-ready network management system (NMS).
Paul A. Moore, Chairman & CEO of GigNet said, “GigNet prides itself for being the broadband provider of choice for sophisticated business customers and developers in Mexico demanding the strictest reliability, quality and service-level guarantees. GigNet has ambitious plans in Cancun and Riviera Maya as the leader in the digital transformation for enterprises, residential developers and service providers seeking high-speed connectivity and access to services such as streaming, cloud services, social media, biometric security, and data analytics. We selected Tejas for their innovative, software-defined hardware™ architecture that enables extreme service agility and seamless feature upgrades to new technologies, to help us maintain our competitive advantage. They have also demonstrated outstanding technical support capabilities locally in Mexico and have been very responsive to our rapidly accelerating customer installations.”
Mr. Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO of Tejas Networks said, “We are delighted to partner with GigNet as they increase their robust, flexible and scalable network to profitably deliver premium, SLA-driven services to their customers, using our innovative products. We are excited that they have selected our end-to-end optical and access products, for this prestigious network in Mexico.”
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2021 — Saankhya Labs, India’s 5G communication solutions disruptor, today announced Federal Communication Commission, (FCC), USA certification for its Broadcast Radio Head (BRH). The BRH complies with FCC Title 47CFR part 27 and part 15.
BRH is an innovative concept pioneered by Saankhya Labs for helping digital terrestrial broadcasters to increase their reach and market share. This is achieved by ‘Cellularizing’ the broadcast transmitters to provide ubiquitous coverage of broadcast signal for high-quality content reception in mobile, automotive, and other portable devices.
Traditional broadcast transmitters use very high-power transmitters fitted on tall towers (a.k.a. High Power High Tower – HPHT) to give coverage to a large area ranging across 10s of miles. However, these networks needed high-gain external antenna to get reliable reception indoors. BRH works on the concept of very low power and low tower transmission (a.k.a. Low Power Low Tower – LPLT), similar to the power levels of a cellular radio transmitter. By adopting the coverage pattern of cellular network, BRH’s can provide uniform coverage even indoors and in devices that do not have high-gain external antenna.
With a large number of people watching video on their mobile devices, the BRH will enable broadcasters to effectively target these consumers. Broadcasters can also monetize the broadcast by showing hyper-local advertisements and provide newer data services over their broadcast network.
The BRH can also be deployed as a part of 5G Broadcast solutions developed by Saankhya Labs. This solution is based on the convergence of Broadcast and mobile Broadband network, in which a mobile network operator can intelligently use the BRH network (that is co-located with mobile radios), to offload some of the high bandwidth-consuming data traffic, such as video.
“We are thrilled to bring often disparate mobile and broadcast ecosystems together. Our BRH offering significantly benefits both ecosystems with a cost-effective solution for high-bandwidth data as well as expanded market access opportunities,” said Parag Naik, CEO of Saankhya Labs.
By enabling ubiquitous coverage and delivering better quality of service (QoS), BRH enables broadcasters to maximize their spectrum and deliver data to various applications such as OTT and Linear video content to mobile phones, Firmware upgrade over the air (FOTA), infotainment, maps and GIS data for connected automotive use cases, plus other IoT applications.
The BRH supports Next-Gen Broadcast Standards like ATSC 1.0, ATSC 3.0, DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-T2-lite and FeMBMS. It has configurable bandwidths supporting 5, 6 and 8 MHz band schemes, achieving data rates that can exceed 50 Mbps.
Saankhya has already delivered FCC-certified BRHs to a large US-based broadcaster.
Saankhya Labs, leveraging its broadcast expertise, has already developed a chipset that can be integrated into mobile devices to gain maximum benefits of this technology. A reference smartphone using this chipset has been developed in collaboration with Sinclair Broadcasting Group and its innovations group ONE Media 3.0 LLC, USA.
Mark Aitken, SVP Sinclair Broadcast Group said, “These combined technologies developed collaboratively bring robust and reliable broadcast capability direct to automotive, IoT, mobile, and portable devices with extended reach and service areas. The deployment of a ‘cellularized’ broadcast infrastructure brings true broadcast into the 5G marketplace, providing new monetization opportunities.”
About Saankhya LabsSaankhya Labs, a subsidiary of Tejas Networks, is an innovative leading-edge technology company with a breadth of wireless communication system solutions. Saankhya offers a wide range of communication products for 5G NR, Broadcast, and Satellite Communication applications. With over 100 international technology patents and unique ‘chipset-to-systems’ expertise, Saankhya’s solutions include award-winning SDR chipsets for communication, next-gen OpenRAN Solutions for 5G networks, multi-standard direct to mobile (D2M) broadcast, and Satcom solutions.
About SinclairSinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. Including pending transactions, the Company owns, operates, and/or provides services to 173 television stations in 81 markets, broadcasting 513 channels, and having affiliations with all the major networks. Sinclair is the leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of live sports content. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
About ONE Media 3.0, LLCONE Media 3.0, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair, was formed for the purpose of developing business opportunities, products, and services associated with the ATSC 3.0 “Next Generation” broadcast transmission standard and TV platform. ONE Media 3.0’s objectives include the planning and buildout of a Single Frequency Network; designing, developing, and deploying a national Internet Protocol core network infrastructure; and the buildout of a user collection and measurement system.
Saankhya Labs today announced that it has added Mariam Sorond to its Board of Advisors
Saankhya Labs formed the board of advisors to provide insights, advice, and non-binding recommendations to its Board and Executive leadership team. Parag Naik, CEO of Saankhya Labs, said, “As Saankhya continues on its path of innovation and growth in 5G and beyond, our advisory board members bring an incredible variety of experience and insight to the table to help take the company to the next level of growth. I am excited to have Mariam Sorond join our Board of advisors. Mariam brings immense experience and expertise in wireless communication technologies and we look forward to her insights to help in our next level of growth.”Mariam Sorond is the Chief Research and Development Officer at CableLabs. In this role, she leads research & development of new technologies for CableLabs’ members and the industry.
An expert in mobile wireless, fixed, and satellite networks, Sorond previously held the position of Chief Wireless Architect for DISH Network and led the team focused on the 5G network. She was also responsible for spectrum technology and strategy, end-to-end technology development, creating the next generation network architecture and standards development.
Sorond has more than 26 years of technical and strategy experience in the telecommunications industry. She has also held leadership positions both within start-ups and Fortune 500 enterprises, with responsibility for developing the technology vision, network deployment, trend analysis, guiding business investments and participating in regulatory and standardization processes. Prior to joining DISH, she worked at various companies such as Lucent Technologies (now Nokia), ICO, Nextel, and PrimeCo – where she began her career as an RF Engineer. Sorond has served as a member of the NTIA’s Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee since 2014. She has been awarded several patents, with others pending and is a frequent speaker and panellist at industry forums.
Mariam Sorond said, “Saankhya Labs is working on next generation innovative solutions in the world of open, virtualized and disaggregated networks across multiple access technologies including 5G, and I am happy to be a part of their advisory board to guide them in their endeavour to build disruptive products and solutions that take the industry to the next level of convergence and connectivity.”
About Saankhya Labs:
Saankhya Labs, a subsidiary of Tejas Networks, is an innovative leading-edge technology company with a breadth of wireless communication system solutions. Saankhya offers a wide range of communication products for 5G NR, Broadcast, and Satellite Communication applications. With over 100 international technology patents and unique ‘chipset-to-systems’ expertise, Saankhya’s solutions include award-winning SDR chipsets for communication, next-gen OpenRAN Solutions for 5G networks, multi-standard direct to mobile (D2M) broadcast, and Satcom solutions.
“At ACG, we are committed to develop a state-of-the-art, terabit-scale optical network that can cost-effectively address the escalating network capacity requirements of our service provider customers. After a rigorous evaluation process, we selected Tejas’s TJ1600 Metro and Long-haul DWDM/OTN products and TJ1400 PTN products for this important build-out. We are truly impressed by their scalability, extreme flexibility and operational simplicity when compared to other competitive offerings in the market today.” said Dr. Dzung Nguyen, CTO of ACG. “We look forward to working closely with the Tejas Networks team to ensure that we fully leverage the advanced capabilities of their products and implement an agile and future-proof network that can adapt well to the explosive growth in Afghanistan’s mobile, broadband and cloud services markets in the coming years.”
Mr. Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO of Tejas Networks said, “We are delighted that ACG has chosen Tejas as their core technology partner to implement a state-of-the-art Carrier-of-Carrier network for telcos, businesses and government institutions in Afghanistan. Our TJ1600 DWDM/OTN products have an innovative software-defined hardware™ architecture that enables next-generation wholesale telecom carriers like ACG to scale-up their network capacity in cost-effective increments and align their capex investments in line with their services and revenue growth. Our partnership with ACG exemplifies our emergence as a trusted global supplier of a full range of optical transmission products for access, metro and core networks.”
Mr. Yogesh Verma, Vice President for MENA region at Tejas Networks said, “ACG is committed to offer highly reliable bandwidth services to its customers. With our state-of-the-art technology and superior support, ACG can continue to deliver on their committed SLAs and ensure vital connectivity where it’s most needed. We are excited to support ACG in realizing a scalable and robust optical infrastructure that enables profitable transport and delivery of high-quality bandwidth services to Afghan operators and businesses at the lowest cost per bit.”
For Q3 2021, consolidated net revenue was Rs. 129.1 crore, which was a YoY increase of 51.2%, resulting in a profit before tax of Rs. 9.2 crore as compared to a loss before tax of Rs. 14.8 crore for corresponding previous period. Profit after tax was Rs. 9.2 crore as compared to loss after tax of Rs. 112.1 crore for corresponding previous period.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2020, net revenue was Rs. 313.3 crore, which was a YoY decline of 4.2%, with a profit before tax of Rs. 4.0 crore as compared to a loss before tax of Rs. 12.0 crore for corresponding previous period. . Profit after tax was Rs. 4.0 crore as compared to a loss after tax of Rs. 110.6 crore for corresponding previous period.
Mr. Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO of Tejas Networks said, “We continued to build on our momentum of revenue as well as profitability growth during Q3. We also had strong order inflows and new customer wins, resulting in order book of Rs. 672 crore, as on December 31, 2020. Our international business for the first nine months saw a YoY revenue growth of 26.9%, led by customers in Africa, Mid-east and South-East Asia. With increased demand for high-speed home broadband connections on optical fiber and the need for telecom operators to upgrade their backbone network capacity, we see a robust demand for our equipment globally.”
Mr. Venkatesh Gadiyar, CFO said, “Our quarterly financial performance continues to improve, as we generated cash of Rs. 55 crore from operations and also reduced our working capital by Rs. 43 crore during Q3. Our cash and cash equivalents, including investment in liquid mutual funds and deposits with financial institutions, improved to Rs. 335 crore as on December 31, 2020 and we continue to be a debt-free Company.”
As on date, we have filed for 349 patents and during the quarter, we were granted 2 patents bringing our cumulative grant to 120 patents.
Mr. Sanjay Nayak, Managing Director and CEO of Tejas Networks said, “We are delighted to be chosen for this prestigious project that will enable a sizable rural population to experience the tangible benefits of high-speed, reliable and affordable wireless internet for the first time. TJ1400UCB is an innovative product that provides the flexibility to rapidly rollout broadband services on optical fiber, wireless or copper media, as per available infrastructure, at highly affordable costs. Tejas was selected because of our cutting-edge products, as well as our vast experience in timely rollouts of large-scale broadband access and optical transmission networks around the globe, including Government of India’s BharatNet and Railway WiFi projects.
Dr. Kumar N. Sivarajan, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Tejas Networks, said, “We are excited that Tejas has been selected as the primary telecom equipment supplier for this challenging project. Ubiquitous and affordable broadband has become a necessity in modern life and is a critical tool to deliver advanced services such as telemedicine, e-education, online banking, e-commerce and e-governance services. TJ1400UCB leverages our unique software-defined hardware™ architecture to seamlessly integrate state-of-the-art broadband access technologies and high-capacity packet transmission services in one shelf with the added benefits of unified management, space reduction and power savings to achieve a cost-effective rollout.”
