Alloptic partners for airport and industrial safety and security applications

JUNE 14, 2007 -- Alloptic, Inc. (search for Alloptic) says it has partnered with SOFAB Industries to provide optical communications access equipment for security and "Smart City" applications. SOFAB, which focuses on security applications for air and sea ports, border crossing, and industrial and government complexes, will use Alloptic's GEPON access equipment to expand its portfolio in the GCC countries of the Middle East and throughout Asia.

"Choosing Alloptic was an easy decision," said Capt. Hani Alsohaibi, president and group vice president of SOFAB Industries. "Alloptic's presence in the security/Smart City market, their scalability to a 10-Gbit/sec GEPON architecture, their full support of TDM and IP technologies, plus their ability to deliver all business and residential services with a hardened, redundant product places them in the forefront of this industry. Alloptic gives us the ability to deploy one network for all applications, including residential, commercial, security, command and control, and city management. That single network is critical for our customers."

"SOFAB's extensive capabilities and experience were the deciding factors in our decision to work together," stated Ric Johnsen, president and CEO for Alloptic. "No one else comes close to matching their technical expertise and market knowledge. Together we offer turnkey solutions unmatched by any competitors."

SOFAB Industries, established in 1948, is based in Jeddah, KSA, and is a part of the Shamsan Alsohaibi Group, a premier supplier of industrial and electrical systems in the region. SOFAB is the group's division for marketing, distribution, and sales, encompassing a range of security, industrial, and telecommunications sectors throughout the Middle East and Asia.

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