Salira Optical Network Systems named Ross Bernard Lau as its new president and CEO. Prior to joining Salira, Lau was president and CEO of Qwest Asia. Before that, he was president and COO of Nortel Networks (Asia) Ltd.'s service provider solutions group. Earlier, Lau was instrumental in launching Nortel's carrier-class fiber optics business. Salira has its major operations in Santa Clara, California and Shanghai, China.
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- In September 2003, Salira announced a contract to supply a "triple-play" optical network solution to GuangZhou Pantong Information Broadband Network (Panyu Cable), which provides cable TV and associated services to the Panyu district of the city of GuangZhou, China. The Ethernet, passive optical network (EPON) architecture is expected to scale to reach 260,000 endpoints and deliver 80 channels of broadcast TV, video on-demand (VOD), VoIP and high-speed Internet access.
- In July 2003, Salira announced that China Netcom Corporation is deploying its optical access platforms in Beijing and in Changsha City (Hunan province) to deliver advanced voice, video and data services to business customers in a variety of Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) deployments.
- In October 2002, China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) certified the Salira platform for commercial deployment. The company has sales offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen.
