CHENNAI, January 30: As the telecom sector opens up to accomodate an increasing number of services, it has also thrown open opportunities for a number of companies, big and small. One such company is Sinclair Technologies, a $40 million company based in Canada. Sinclair Technologies is scouting for a joint venture partner in India to manufacture and market their technology in the country. The joint venture would be a technology transfer agreement, with the Indian manufacturer using the Sinclair technology to manufacture the equipment. There would be no question of a financial investment, Sinclair Technologies senior vice president James Stratt said."Sinclair considers India as a market with high potential and we would like to get into the country's emerging telecom market," he said. The company is looking for a tie-up with an Indian manufacturer because the products would have to be custom made to suit the Indian conditions. While the basic technology would be Sinclair, the Indian partner would have toadapt it to suit the needs of the local consumers, he said. Already the company has identified manufacturers in Bombay, Bangalore and Delhi and negotiations are on to find a final partner, he said. The joint venture partner need not necessarily be in the telecom segment but preferably have exposure to manufacturing high precision equipment.
Sinclair is a telecom equipment manufacturer, catering to a niche market. The company has perfected and patented the technology for manufacturing antenna systems for telecommunication transmission towers.
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