Micro Village targets Rs 500 crore by 2010

Bangalore-based Micro Village Communications Pvt Ltd, a hi-end networking
product distri-bution and system integration services company, is aiming to
become Rs 500 crore orga-nization by 2010. "We are growing consistently and
want to scale-up our business by expanding into new geo-graphies, beyond India
as well. Micro Village will also bring in its own products into the market,
besides distributing several leading brands. We will work with system
integrators, apart from being a part of large consortium involved in mammoth
projects. Given our technical strength the Rs 500 crore target by 2010 is
achievable," said M Jayakumar, Director, Micro Village Com-munications Pvt
Ltd.

In the next quarter, the company is launching its own brand of LAN solutions
in the market. Focused on SMB segment, the company will provide end-to-end
solutions in the LAN space. These will be primarily sourced from the US market
through OEMs. "We have not finalized the brand name yet and are look-ing at
several considerations before zeroing in on the name. Micro Village wants to go
global with the brand/products," he pointed out. The company wants to get
into SAARC countries inclu-ding Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia,
Mala-ysia, Maldives, Pakistan and Mauritius. Micro Village is already supplying
products to some of the overseas markets, and to establish its own brand the
company plans to appoint channel partners across markets.

"We distribute wide range of products and services from several leading
brands such as 3Com, Foundry Networks, Trango Systems, US Robotics, UTStarcom,
Zultis and Quintum, among others. Our core focus is on VoIP, wireless LAN and
broadband, besides security and storage," said Jayakumar. The company is
doing well in telecom, BFSI, government, BPO and call center segments. It is
working with both system integrators and in consortium projects with big names
such as Ericssion, Motorola, L&T and ITI. "We will work with more
system integrators from this year onwards," he added.

Micro Village is present in eight cities-the four metros plus Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Madurai and Cochin. Now, it is planning to enter into a couple of new
locations and Gujarat has made it to the list.

Last year, the company registered a turnover of Rs 32 crore and projects a
revenue of Rs 60 crore for this fiscal.

S Gopikrishna

Bangalore