Downward price pressure coupled with increased competition has forced vendors of DC and AC power systems to introduce new cost effective products in order to maintain a foothold in this very volatile market. Convergence has transformed traditional telecommunications carriers into suppliers of bundled multimedia services. Communications platforms which form the network core for "triple play" services, while providing ever increasing functionality, continue to decrease in cost, thereby forcing power system vendors to the OEM market in order to keep pace with this cost reduction trend. Distributed power systems are moving switching, transmission and delivery technology away from the central office and closer to the curb. Wireless technology continues to grow at an unprecedented rate with wireless carriers poised to offer 3G services throughout South East Asia, China, North America, and some parts of Europe.
Internet reverse auctions are driving high value added power systems vendors out; to be replaced by new market entrants who are unaware of the level of funding required to service this market. Thease are just some of the trends that are reshaping the traditional international telecommunications market.
The order of the day is cut costs while increasing market share. Argus Technologies rose to the occasion with the introduction of the first in a family of Cordex™ products in 2004. The launch of the Cordex family of power electronics, including the innovative Cordex controller has positioned The Alpha Group as a leading supplier of competitively priced power conversion technology.
After four quiet years the communications market is finally starting to reinvest in network infrastructure. China, which felt minor impacts from the tech bust, has continued to set the pace for technology innovation, leaving the rest of the world behind. We are seeing high levels of market activity and many requests for DC, AC and solar power systems.
Beginning in 2006, markets such as China, South Asia, South East Asia and North Asia will be managed by master distributors. who will be given distribution responsibility within their respective territories. Focus now shifts to our most lucrative markets, Canada and Latin America.
