Tejas Networks – Company Profile

Tejas Networks is a leading global telecom and networking equipment company. It was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bengaluru. Tejas Networks has been a public listed company since 2017. Through investments made in 2021 and 2022, Panatone Finvest Limited has acquired a majority stake in Tejas Networks. Panatone Finvest Limited is a fully-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. With the backing of Tata Group, Tejas Networks has improved capabilities to target the domestic and international telecom and networking equipment market.

Tejas Networks – History

At a time when mobile services were in their infancy in India, the founders of Tejas Networks sensed a significant opportunity. The focus was to develop homegrown telecom networking solutions, an objective that has acquired even more significance in the present time. Despite the challenges from foreign entities, Tejas Networks has been able to establish itself as a leading player in India and global markets as well.

Tejas Networks currently has presence across more than 75 countries. It has successfully deployed over 500 networks and shipped more than 750,000 networking systems. Key products include end-to-end wireless and wireline systems, 4G/5G RAN, FTTx, and optical transport and switching equipment. Tejas Networks has more than 1700 employees, of which, more than 60% are in R&D. Over the years, the company has filed more than 440 patents. Tejas Networks has been globally recognized for its business excellence and innovation.

Tejas Networks – Competitors

The telecom and networking equipment sector has several domestic and international players. The intense competition comes from the need to deliver high-quality products in the most cost-effective manner. Innovation is crucial, as newer technologies make the existing systems completely obsolete. OEMs also need to have the ability to deliver the products and services in the timeframe provided by the client. Talking about Tejas Networks, the company faces intense competition from the likes of Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena and ADVA.

Tejas Networks – Founders

Tejas Networks was founded by Sanjay Nayak in 2000. Initial funding was provided by Gururaj Deshpande, an entrepreneur and an Indian American venture capitalist. Later, Kumar Sivarajan and Arnob Roy also joined the organization as co-founders. Sanjay Nayak served as the CEO and MD of Tejas Networks since the company’s inception in 2000. He retired in 2023.

Co-founder Kumar Sivarajan currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Tejas Networks. He has close to three decades of progressive experience in the field of telecommunications. Kumar has taken up various roles in his professional career such as becoming the first chairperson of the governing council of Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI). He had also been a research staff member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York.

Co-founder Arnob Roy currently serves as the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Tejas Networks. He has more than three decades of progressive experience in operations, research and development and sales in the telecom and networking industry. He had earlier worked with companies such as Synopsys Inc. and Cadence Design Systems.