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Infinera welcomes Mike Kelly as Vice President, Cable Sales
The indium phosphide based PIC provider is expanding its sales force to support the company's success in the cable and key vertical markets.
As a result of the company's growing success among top performing cable operators in the U.S., Infinera has created a new position and appointed Mike Kelly as Vice President of Sales for the Cable Market.
The appointment will strengthen Infinera's focus on this important market segment, and is part of a broader initiative to apply more focus on key market segments and global geographies as the company grows.
Kelly has been involved with cable television and network infrastructure companies for more than 30 years, including senior sales roles at Antec (now Arris), C-Cor, and Juniper Networks. He joins a team that has built a strong position in the U.S. cable market, with every one of the top five U.S. cable systems deploying Infinera solutions.
In addition to cable, Infinera is growing its sales force to provide additional focus on key vertical markets such as incumbent operators and submarine service providers, and is expanding its international geographic coverage in APAC and EMEA.
"The competitive advantages of our PIC-based approach and our DTN platform have enabled Infinera to maintain our market leadership in North America," commented Infinera Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales Ron Martin. "Our growth in new segments and countries will let us capitalise on our innovative approach and help additional service providers build Digital Optical Networks that will lower their costs and make them more competitive."
