Sixnet, a global market leader of machine-to-machine (M2M) networking solutions for industrial and military markets, today announced that it is continuing its worldwide expansion by opening a new office in Tokyo, Japan. Leading Sixnet’s entry into the Japanese market is newly-appointed executive Ginji Nojima.
“The decision to enter Japan was a logical next step for our expansion within the Asia-Pacific region,” said Rake W. Jiang, Vice President of International Sales at Sixnet. “As Sixnet continues to introduce new industrial-grade networking solutions that serve a wide range of markets and applications, we look forward to not only further building our extensive network of strategic partners, but also offering Japanese customers rugged automation and switching solutions to improve communications, increase efficiency and lower operational costs.”
Japan represents the third-largest economy in the world[1], and Sixnet’s entry into this burgeoning market complements the company’s existing partner channel in Asia Pacific. Countries represented now include: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Mr. Nojima brings more than 27 years of experience in semiconductors, application engineering and marketing to Sixnet. Over his career, he has held a variety of positions at industry leaders, including Hitachi, as well as at numerous start-up firms, and also served on the Board of Directors of Tomen Electronics. He holds a BS from Dijon University (France).
About Sixnet
For more than three decades, Sixnet has been providing leading industrial and commercial machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity to customers and markets worldwide. Sixnet’s flexible solutions enable organizations to cost-effectively increase business productivity. By integrating powerful enterprise-class networking with rugged reliability, Sixnet meets the standards of the most demanding industrial and commercial applications in industries such as power & energy, banking & retail, transportation, video & security, utilities, military, mobile data, maritime and more. Based in Ballston Lake, NY, the company has offices across North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit www.sixnet.com.
