Ribbon Expands Thailand Presence to Meet Increased Demand

Ribbon Communications Inc., a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world’s largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, has announced its deepening commitment to Thailand’s digital transformation.

“The region’s service providers and enterprises are embracing 5G networks to improve speed, agility, security and economics, and our comprehensive IP Wave offer is designed to fulfill those needs efficiently and effectively,” said Sam Bucci, Ribbon’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We’re delighted to grow our operations locally in order to better serve the Thai telecommunication market with our IP Optical solutions.”

Later this year, Ribbon will add to its global supply chain footprint and begin manufacturing select IP Optical products in Thailand, which will become one of the centers used to manufacture the recently announced Apollo OT 9408. This high capacity, high density Optical transport platform offers industry-leading 1.2T wavelengths and 19.2T density to deliver significant cost and performance benefits.

“Our new office and customer showcase facilities will enhance our ability to support local customers, partners and staff,” Bucci added. “We are deeply committed to their success and the combination of our on-site manufacturing with this extended footprint will help lay the foundation for the next phase of our growth and underpin our ambitions in the region for years to come.”

Ribbon Communications delivers communications software, IP and optical networking solutions to service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors globally.

Ribbon engages deeply with its customers, helping them modernize their networks for improved competitive positioning and business outcomes in today's smart, always-on and data-hungry world.

The company's innovative, end-to-end solutions portfolio delivers unparalleled scale, performance, and agility, including core to edge software-centric solutions, cloud-native offers, leading-edge security and analytics tools, along with IP and optical networking solutions for 5G.