Actiontec Names Clive Hudson General Manager of New European Headquarters; New UK Facility to be Hub for European Sales.Business Editors SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 1, 2001 Actiontec Electronics Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, that designs and sells networking and broadband equipment. They are best known for the Actiontec MI424WR router that is given to Verizon customers. , Inc., a leading manufacturer of broadband-based application and Internet access See how to access the Internet. products, announced today it had opened its European headquarters in Reading, United Kingdom and has named Clive Hudson as General Manager for European Operations. The new facility, which opened October 1, will handle sales for all of Europe, in addition to serving as Actiontecs European base of operations Noun 1. base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" base air base, air station - a base for military aircraft army base - a large base of operations for an army . Hudson brings more than 20 years of business development, sales, and marketing experience to Actiontec. Prior to joining Actiontec, he served as chairman of Avanti Europe Ltd.; managing director of Psion Connect PLC;. vice president and managing director of Entrega Technologies (Europe), which he founded with several U.S. Robotics (U.S. Robotics, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.usr.com) A modem manufacturer highly regarded for its quality products. The company manufactures its own chipsets (data pumps) and often leads with innovations. Its HST protocol was a high-speed, reliable protocol before V. colleagues; and vice president Europe, Client Access Products for U.S. Robotics/3Com. Mr. Hudson has a strong reputation throughout Europe in the areas of broadband communications and wireless and Bluetooth technology and will give us the leadership we need as we enter the European market, stated Bryan Pini, vice president of International Sales at Actiontec Electronics. We are very serious about the European market and expect to see sizable growth coming from Europe over the next two years. About Actiontec Initially known for its analog modems, Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is making significant strides in the broadband marketplace. The companys product line now includes a complete line of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , Router, Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. , and Analog devices. Actiontec products have been recognized with a Best of Show award at Retail Xchange, Editors Choice awards from CNETs computers.com and homePCnetwork.com, and Top 100 Products of the Year from Computer Shopper. Actiontec products are available through national distribution, retail outlets, and Actiontec's online store as well as through private label and Tier 1 OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationships. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and maintains branch offices in Arlington, VA; Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Irvine, CA; Reading, United Kingdom; Hong Kong; Shanghai, China; and Taiwan. For more information, phone 408-752-7700, fax 408-541-9003, or visit http://www.actiontec.com. Actiontec and the Actiontec logo are trademarks of Actiontec Electronics, Inc. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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