Vice President, India Sales, Service Delivery Solutions. This most recent appointment reaffirms Telcordia's commitment to the India market as it looks to help communication service providers (CSPs) manage unprecedented subscriber growth with a highly reliable, scaleable network that enables the delivery of new services that will drive revenue and retain subscribers.

Agrawal brings more than 16 years of experience in the Indian telecom industry to his new position. Prior to joining Telcordia, he worked as General Manager, Sales and Marketing at ZTE, where he was responsible for sales of CDMA and GSM Active Infrastructure to Reliance Communication Ltd. and Reliance Telecom Ltd. respectively. He has handled various Indian mobile operators such as Reliance, Hutchison, VSNL, BPL, Spice and BSNL in India as well as MTN, Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd. and Mobitel in Sri Lanka. Previously, he worked in sales and marketing positions at Tellabs, Lucent, Siemens and HFCL.

"Lalit Agrawal's intimate knowledge of the India communications market coupled with Telcordia's 25 years of communications expertise will ensure that communication service providers have the solutions they need to quickly generate revenue and differentiate in hyper-competitive and hyper-growth markets like India," said Pat Donnelly, Country Head, Telcordia India, Service Delivery Solutions. "Telcordia's service delivery, interconnection and operations support solutions enable CSPs to remain at the forefront of the industry by providing the maximum choice and flexibility to enable the deployment of innovative and profitable new services that help them grow their business, drive revenue, and maintain a competitive edge."

Telcordia serves the growing India communications market through Telcordia Technologies India Private Limited, which was established in 2006 to provide dedicated local resources for mobile, fixed line, and cable operators throughout the country. The new entity is headquartered in Gurgaon, with program delivery offices in Hyderabad. It also includes Telcordia India Labs, a state-of-the-art facility based in Chennai, which provides dedicated software resources, including development, for mobile, fixed line and cable operators throughout India. Telcordia has a long history in the India market and works with leading CSPs including Tata Teleservices, Idea Cellular, Reliance, the Department of Telecommunications and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India, among others.

About Telcordia

Telcordia Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of telecommunications network software and services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable. Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America.

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