MEDIA RELEASE PR37698
OneAccess Continues its Expansion Outside Europe With the Acquisition of the Indian Company BA
Systems
PARIS and BANGALORE, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
OneAccess, the European leader in multi-service access
routers, today announced its acquisition of the Indian router manufacturer BA Systems, with headquarters in
Bangalore.
BA Systems designs and sells Integrated Service Routing platforms, complementing OneAccess service
platforms. BA Systems today has over 100+ customers, of which about 10 are ISP/MSP, and close to 50
customers are top BT 1000 companies in India.
Together, BA Systems and OneAccess will offer many more product choices in a price range that is India-
centric, combined with localized R&D and Customization in India. The new OneAccess Company,
promoting the One range of products, will also continue to offer the most successful BA systems product lines,
including EN3500, EN2400, BA2000 series, to the Indian market.
Bertrand Meis, CEO of OneAccess Networks, said: "The acquisition of BA systems will enable our group to
strengthen its position in the fast growing Asian market, where many local operators update their network
architecture and are looking for new solutions. It will also provide us with the opportunity to develop a major
Integration Competence Centre, expanding our R&D workforce, with a target to have 100 local engineers in
the following years."
PJ Singh, CEO BA Systems, said: "I believe this acquisition is the best thing to happen to our Indian
enterprises, IT/ITES providers, service providers and data center hosting services providers that need
networking solutions. Indian enterprise customers have shown confidence in buying BA Systems solutions
over the past three and a half years."
About BA Systems
BA Systems have established, for several years, an interesting niche, supplying edge routing infrastructure
to ITSPs (Internet Telephony Service Providers) with products which are modular and designed for
enterprise/integrator market.
About OneAccess
OneAccess is the agile, purpose-built alternative for Telcos who wish to deliver customer value and achieve
real competitive advantage.
Created in 2001, OneAccess develops and manufactures multiservice access routers and network access
equipment. OneAccess built its success by focusing on answering telecommunication operators' requirements.
Since its creation, OneAccess has grown to become a worldwide provider of network access equipment,
supplying a global network of incumbent and alternative fixed-line operators and managed services providers.
SOURCE: OneAccess
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