Firecomms Expands European Sales Through a Strategic Agreement with MEV Elektronik

Firecomms Ltd., a leading developer of high speed Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) transceivers and Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs), has significantly expanded its European sales channel through a strategic partnership with MEV Elektronik Service, GmbH. With over 15 years experience in the market, MEV will represent Firecomms across central Europe in the key markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

“We are delighted to have entered into this strategic relationship with MEV Elektronik Service,” says Hugh Hennessy, Firecomms’ vice-president of worldwide sales and marketing.
“MEV’s depth and breadth of experience in the industrial, automotive and consumer electronic industries brings enormous benefits to support our rapidly growing sales in the region.”
“Entering into this highly synergetic relationship with Firecomms supports our vision to bring the
latest innovative technologies to market,” says Wiho Herkenhoff, marketing manager at MEV
Elektronik Service, GmbH. “Firecomms’ innovative transceiver devices for plastic fiber fit perfectly with our current customer base, so we are able to immediately begin driving this business very aggressively with our customers.”

About Firecomms Ltd.
Firecomms, a compound semiconductor company, develops high-speed light sources in visible range
wavelengths. Firecomms’ lasers and LEDs provide the groundwork that will revolutionize optical data communications for small area networks, such as in-car networks and home networks. Firecomms’ low power visible lasers unleash the potential for advances in medical devices, barcode scanners, and optical storage devices.
The Ireland-based company leverages its ten years of photonics research experience, optical
expertise, and extensive IP portfolio to develop cost-effective solutions for applications in which the use of glass fiber optics is prohibitively expensive.