Ruckus Wireless Taps Industry Veteran for India as Mobile Internet Growth Takes Hold
Manjit Singh appointed as Managing Director to continue growing Ruckus highly successful market
Delhi, India, September 15, 2010 – To address its explosive growth in India, Ruckus Wireless™, the Smart Mobile Internet company, announced today the appointment of Manjit Singh as the Managing Director – India & SAARC to oversee the business operations of Ruckus Wireless in the India and SAARC region.
Driven by a major industry shift toward Mobile Internet applications and devices, Ruckus Wireless has realized a compound annual growth of over 1041 percent in revenue within India since 2007 having been selected by major enterprise and service provides within the region such as Tikona Digital Networks, Lovely University, SevenHills Hospital, Leonia Resorts, Thapar University, JW Marriott Bangalore and many more. Ruckus has also established strategic partnerships with Zen Exim, Telexcell, iValue InfoSolutions, VNPL and other value-added resellers.
With 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Singh brings to Ruckus Wireless an exemplary track record of success working with tier-1 telecommunication service providers in the region. Prior to joining Ruckus Wireless, Mr. Singh led the sales operations for Radwin Wireless Solutions and won many key sales contracts from service providers.
Prior to Radwin, Mr. Singh worked in many successful technology companies to grow their business in India, including Openwave Systems, Comverse Technologies, Lucent Technologies and Alcatel Networks. He started his career as officer trainee with VXL India in 1990.
“We have seen remarkable growth in India since coming here three years ago,” said Selina Lo, President and CEO of Ruckus Wireless. “Our ZoneFlex Wi-Fi systems are now widely deployed by service providers, universities, hotels and hospitals throughout the country. Service providers in India are upgrading their network infrastructure to address the demand of reliable yet cost-effective mobile Internet services. Manjit brings unparalleled knowledge of the local market and a track record of industry success that will prove invaluable to growing our business in India.”