FIRECOMMS
SIGNS REPRESENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH PROHUBS TO EXPAND
BUSINESS IN TAIWAN
Cork, Ireland - June 25, 2007
- Firecomms Ltd., a leading developer of high speed
Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) transceivers and Surface Emitting
Lasers (VCSELs), today announces that it has signed a representative
agreement with Prohubs International Corp. of Taipei, Taiwan
(www.prohubs.com.tw). Prohubs will market and sell Firecomms'
full range of fiber optic transceiver products which are
rapidly being adopted by developers of equipment for the
consumer electronics, industrial and automotive networks
worldwide.
"Firecomms is delighted to begin working
with Prohubs in Taiwan," says Firecomms' General Manager,
Asia Pacific, Niall Keegan. "Its strong presence in
the Taiwanese communications market coupled with its synergistic
line-card made Prohubs a natural fit for us. Prohubs' experienced
product marketing and technical support teams also will
be of tremendous importance to Firecomms as we look to
further expand our business in Taiwan."
"Firecomms
is a world-leader in the development of fiber optic transceivers
for POF," says Vincent Wang, president of Prohubs. "Firecomms
will strengthen our line-card to allow us to offer a much
more complete solution to many of our customers who are
looking to develop new products for the POF market."
Firecomms
leads the development of devices to drive POF, a low-cost
optical alternative to copper cabling. Due to its ease
of use, large core tolerances, and low costs, POF is enjoying
significant growth in a wide range of applications. Created
for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications in
which plastic fiber can be used more easily and at lower
cost than copper or glass fiber, POF is now used in millions
of small area networks, such as those in use in many car
models, and is rapidly gaining ground in home network and
point-to-point interconnection. The POF market is estimated
to be worth over $1 billion per year by the end of 2008.
About
Firecomms Ltd.
Firecomms, a compound semiconductor company,
develops high-speed light sources in visible range wavelengths.
Firecomms' lasers and LEDs provide the
groundwork that will revolutionize optical data communications
for small area networks, such as in-car networks and home
networks. Firecomms' low power visible lasers unleash
the potential for advances in medical devices, barcode
scanners, and optical storage devices.
The Ireland-based
company leverages its ten years of photonics research experience,
optical expertise, and extensive IP portfolio to develop
cost-effective solutions for applications in which the
use of glass fiber optics is prohibitively expensive. Additional
information about Firecomms is available at www.firecomms.com.
About Prohubs International
Prohubs provides semiconductor and optical components
to equipment developers in Taiwan. Its customers include
Taiwan’s major suppliers of routers, switches, wireless
access points, set-top-boxes, VoIP phones and IP cameras.
Prohubs has existing representative agreements with IC-Plus
(Ethernet Switch/PHY), Akros Silicon (Powerover- Ethernet),
Entropic (MoCA), RDC (NPU), Sipex (Power, Interface LSIs),
and others.
Further
Information:
Rene' Williams
Firecomms Ltd.
Tel. 949.360.7770
rene@firecomms.com |