1996

  • Sales Representative Agreement with Electronic Space Systems Corporation signed on July 19, 1996 for exclusive representation of all types of radomes (radar domes) for ground-based and shipboard use, as well as ESSCO special product radomes and composite structures in Pakistan.

  • Consultancy Agreement with Nokia-Mailefer (Finnish Manufacturer of fiber optic machinery) signed on August 14, 1996 for project coordination, technology management, plant development, organizing project financing for machinery purchase, vendor coordination and equipment placement, personnel selection and placement, environmental impact/compliance, after sales services and product off-take / export planning.

  • Memorandum of Understanding signed on November 12, 1996 with FiberCore, Inc. for the capitalization and management of Fiber Optics Industries (Pvt.) Limited for the establishment of a manufacturing facility for the production of optical fiber and optical fiber cable.

  • Satellite Transmission Systems, Inc. Contract Extension on November 16, 1996 pertaining to the installation and testing of four remote sites, three terrestrial sites and the Rawalpindi Hub Station to the National Logistic Cell.

1997

  • Letter of Intent signed on January 3, 1997 with Wyman Gordon Company and Rolls-Royce PLC to establish an industrial park in South Africa to manufacture and sell for profit low technology aerospace and industrial products in support of a Rolls-Royce campaign to supply engines for Boeing B747 and B777 aircraft ordered by South African Airways.

  • Sales Representation Agreement signed on January 31, 1997 with California Microwave, Inc. – Satellite Transmission Systems Division to be exclusive sales representative of Satellite Earth Stations, Systems, and Networks in Pakistan.

  • Contractual Agreement with R.H. White Construction Co., Inc. dated September 24, 1997 to furnish labor, materials, rental equipment, appliances or tools for the erection, alteration, repair or removal of a building, structure or other improvement on a lot of land or other interest in real property described as follows: 240 Sturbridge Road, Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  • Exclusive Distributor Agreement with EG&G Optoelectronics signed on November 10, 1997 for the sale of its respective products in the territories of (Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates).

  • Radio Station License acquired with a call sign of KB89957 and frequency of 1-151.624 (Radio Service – IG, Station Class – MOI, Number of Units – 8, Power Output – 2).

1998

  • Joined the Center for Applied Fiberoptic Applications in January 1998, a fiber-optics consortium established in 1994 to foster research and development, product assessment and feasibility, and facilitate business to its member companies.

  • Consultancy agreement with Comtech Systems, Inc. signed on March 10, 1998 to provide satellite, tropospheric scatter and microwave communication and related electronic engineering services and civil, mechanical and electric works to Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

  • Formation of Fiber Optics Ireland Limited in June 1998, a fiber optic medical device manufacturing, sales, and service company in Derry, Northern Ireland through securing a conditional loan guarantee with the US Export – Import Bank in Washington, D.C.

  • Invested in Technical Communications Corporation – a Concord, Massachusetts manufacturer specializing in providing military-grade secure communication systems and customized solutions and services that protect highly sensitive voice, data and video information transmitted over a wide range of networks.

  • Submitted a Commercialization Plan to National Aeronautical Space Agency - Ames (Ames Research Center) in efforts to obtain an exclusive license to manufacture and market the Smart Surgical Probe in collaboration with NASA technical personnel.  The Smart Surgical Probe was developed by NASA to enable certain kinds of complex surgeries during an extended space flight.

  • Constructed a 41,000 square-foot two-story training center and fiber optic manufacturing facility in Charlton, Massachusetts with RH White Companies, Inc. The building had masonry load bearing walls, pre-cast floor planting, and a clear span trussed roof system.  The machinery and equipment found in this facility was financed through Master Security Agreements and other contractual documentation with General Electric Capital Corporation, CIT Group / Equipment Financing, Inc., and Wells Fargo Equipment Financing.

1999

  • Position of Understanding signed on January 26, 1999 with Belhoul Associates and Gulf & World Traders to explore the possibility of establishing a production facility for fibre optic medical devices in the Al Quoz Industrial Estate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

  • International Representative Agreement with L-3 Communications Corporation – Satellite Transmission Systems Division (STS) – signed on March 15, 1999 to provide satellite earth stations, systems, and networks and other communication equipment and related electronic engineering services and spare parts on exclusive basis to the customer National Logistics Cell of the Government of Pakistan.

  • Approved financing on March 18, 1999 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Development Finance Agency – an economic development and finance agency offering bond financing, grants, loans, and tax credits.

2000

  • Proprietary Data Exchange Agreement with DRS Laurel Technologies signed on March 23, 2000 for the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Inspection and Data Imaging Communications Program.

  • Consultancy Agreement with Comtech Systems, Inc. – EF Data signed on June 21, 2000 for the sale of satellite, tropospheric scatter and microwave communication equipment and related electronic engineering services and civil, mechanical and electrical works to Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia.

  • International Authorization granted by the Federal Communications Commission on July 28, 2000 to provide global or limited global facilities-based and resale services through the International Telecommunications Certification: ITC-214-20000707-00400.

  • United States Patent Number: 6,120,161 for Video Headlight and Cable on September 19, 2000 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  A video headlight and fiberoptic cable which includes a light and camera assembly mounted on a headband for assuming a plurality of angular positions relative to the headband.

  • Awarded Employer of the Year on October 11, 2000 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission – a state agency dedicated to providing employment opportunities for Massachusetts residents with disabilities. 

  • Strategic Alliance Agreement with Chun Shin Electronics, Inc. signed on October 31, 2000 for general cooperation and consultation on authorized sales, local manufacturing and joint marketing efforts to Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, China, and Malaysia.

2001

  • Awarded a Workforce Training Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development in May 2001 to expand operations in the optical telecommunications cable market by funding training for current and newly hired employees.

  • Consultancy Agreement with Global Resources, LLP signed on May 31, 2001 for the development of a fiber optic cable manufacturing facility in the Dominican Republic; agreement covered sales, operations, and technology transfer.

2002

  • Agreement signed on March 6, 2002 for the delivery of 10km underwater fiber optic cables (component of the MIUW-SU LASS Fiber Optic Array) to Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego, California.

  • Proprietary Information Exchange Agreement (PIEA) signed on March 21, 2002 with Lockheed Martin Corporation Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems – Marine Systems to perform proposal presentation preparation activities, meeting support and translation services to help in the procurement of the Swath Type Search and Rescue Vessel R/V Kilo Moana Agor 26 to the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency.

  • Consulting Agreement with Telephonics Corporation signed on April 15, 2002 to sell CSD products including Ground Surveillance Radar System (PPS-5X), AN/APS-143, RDR Products, IFF, and SSR/Radar Extractors/MSSR/AeroTrac to Pakistan.

  • Non-Exclusive Sales Representative Agreement signed on September 12, 2002 with Globecomm Systems, Inc. (GSI) to provide Turnkey Earth Stations (INTELSAT, Digital, Video, Upgrades & Miscellaneous) and Network (VSAT, SCADA, Telemedicine, DAMA, Point-to-Point, Miscellaneous) to Pakistan.

  • Met with Government of Pakistan officials on behalf of MSSC Company to discuss and define the country’s coastal and border surveillance requirements, prepared a written radar placement study providing specific details on the Pakistani radar requirements and how SCOUT and SQUIRE FMCW radar systems for Coastal and Border Surveillance fulfilled those requirements.