Optelian Appoints T.I.D, FZE Chief Gary O'Neal to Represent the Company in the Middle East and Africa

Optelian, a Canadian designer and manufacturer of optical transmission systems, recently appointed wel- known entrepreneur Gary O'Neal and managing director of T.I.D, FZE to represent the company’s interests in the Mid-East and Africa regions.

In a press release, Optelian said that as representative of the company, O'Neal will explore the opportunities with regard to finding suitable strategic partners, technology transfer and collaboration agreements.

Apart from being an established entrepreneur, O'Neal held many positions as CEO or president and/or chief technology officer with numerous start-ups as well as a public company.

O'Neal served as president and chief technology officer for Teralight, Ltd, a professional telecommunications engineering company. He founded and led Iris Broadband, Inc., an infrastructure development and outside plant construction company which was also a facilities-based telecom and IT services provider.

O'Neal also serves as chief technology advisor to SAMENA Telecommunications Council.

In 2009, O'Neal founded T.I.D, FZE in RAK Free Zone, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. T.I.D, FZE is pursuing strategic ventures in the region along with is Joint Venture partner, NanJGel Solutions, FZ-LLC, an ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 certified system integrator. Together the companies are planning to form Business Oxygen, FZE for promoting Advanced Information Security and Network Management products and services in the region.

According to O'Neal, considerable and unique business opportunities are waiting in the region for Optelian (News - Alert), which has so far delivered more than 6840 systems and over 150,000 wavelengths.

“Optelian is pleased to partner with a company of T.I.D's management and entrepreneurial spirit. We are very excited about forming a partnership in such a pivotal region of the world. We firmly believe that the considerable strengths and resources of each company when combined will create significant synergy,” president of Optelian International Corporation Mike Perry noted in a statement.

“I am extremely pleased with Optelian selecting T.I.D, FZE to represent their interests in these two regions. There are considerable and unique opportunities for Optelian in the region by way of Technology Collaboration and Regional and Sovereign Investment Groups. I am excited to be participating in the future strategic expansion of Optelian in the growing emerging markets for optical transmission systems,” Gary O'Neal said in a statement.

A couple of month back, Optelian announced that the company’s LightGAIN optical networking platform will offer a higher bandwidth system. The LightGAIN system was desi

gned to help Long-Haul and Metro Network operators manage the rapid growth of their networks, the company said in a previous press release.