Avaya Inc, a leading global provider of communications networks and services for business, has expressed interest to come up with investment in Pakistan. The company's Middle East and North Africa Managing Director Nidal Abou Latif stated this while talking to reporters here on Monday. However, he did not specify the amount that Avaya would be investing in Pakistan but said it would be effected within this year. Nidal pointed out that owing to economic stability in Pakistan, a number of companies have also expressed their desire to invest in Pakistan.

He was very much appreciative of the deregulation in the telecommunication sector in Pakistan and described that as a bold move. It was pointed out that Avaya as a leader in IP telephony helped customers to realise business value and create competitive advantage by driving integration of communications and business applications across any networks and device.

Nidal said that with the small to medium enterprise market representing 90 per cent of businesses in Pakistan, Avaya required a distribution company to help accelerate product availability and support to that group of customers. He announced the appointment of Pronet Private Limited, a channel provider of wireless and wireline technology products and a subsidiary of Linquest Limited, based in Dubai Internet City, to distribute the entire line of Avaya sma11 to medium business solutions in Pakistan.

Pronet Pakistan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mash Khan, who was present on the occasion, said that was the first time in 10 years for Pronet Pakistan to resell products related to voice communication. "We are very interested in the fast developing IP telephony market," he added.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2005