Telmar Network Technology Repair Facility is First to Achieve TL 9000 Certification in India

Online, January 12, 2010 (Newswire.com) - PLANO, Texas, January 12, 2010 - Telmar Network Technology announced that it has achieved the first TL 9000 certification for an independent repair company in India. The India repair facility joins Telmar's other facilities around the world that have completed the TL 9000 certification requirements.

The Manesar, India, facility opened in early 2009, achieved ISO (International Standards Organization) certification, the first milestone toward TL 9000 certification, within three months of operational startup, and completed the entire certification within six months.

An active member of QuEST Forum, Telmar is the only provider registered and certified in both the TL 9000 procurement and repair services product categories and one of a few providers of pre-owned solutions currently registered to the TL 9000 procurement standard. Telmar's facilities in Plano, Texas; Irvine, California; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Tampa, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, are TL 9000 certified. Its facilities in Solihull, United Kingdom, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Antwerp, Belgium, are ISO 9001 certified.

TL 9000 is the quality management standard for the telecommunications industry developed by the QuEST Forum industry association. The standard includes all of ISO 9001, plus 92 additional telecom specific requirements and measurements focused on design, development, production, delivery, installation, and maintenance of telecommunications products and services.

"Telmar has leveraged our global capabilities to rapidly turn up new facilities and provide enhanced capabilities and services to our customers around the world," said Steven Pickett, president and CEO of Telmar Network Technology. "The certification of our facilities reinforces Telmar's mission and commitment to provide only the highest standard of quality in our products and services that meet our service provider, OEM, and enterprise customers' communications needs."

Telmar is a global solutions provider to telecommunications service providers, enterprises, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). With facilities in 10 nations, it provides multi-vendor repair services, spare parts management, asset disposition, extended life solutions, enterprise and CPE solutions, and certified pre-owned equipment.

About Telmar Network Technology
Telmar Network Technology delivers compelling solutions that extend the life of critical network equipment, generate significant cost savings and increase operational efficiencies for OEMs, Enterprise and Network Service Providers around the globe. For over 40 years, Telmar has provided multi-vendor repair to OEM specifications, spare parts management, legacy product development and enhancements, as well as Certified pre-owned products for the communications market. An active member of QuEST Forum, Telmar is committed to upholding the highest standards of quality in its products and services. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Telmar operates facilities throughout the United States and Canada, and in Brazil, Argentina, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, India, and Malaysia. Its facilities in North America and India have achieved TL 9000 certification. For additional information about Telmar Network Technology, please visit www.telmarnt.com.