Sanjay Singhal, BE, MS, Exec-MBA
Founder
Mr. Sanjay Singhal has been working in the telecom industry for more than last two decades and has extensive international experience in planning, implementing and managing large telecom infrastructure projects worldwide. He has been working in the satellite, telecom, IT and the convergence industry since 1987 and has advised many small, medium & large companies on their business strategy, product launch, marketing plans, international presence and partnerships. He has travelled worldwide and developed relationships on virtually every continent and in more than 85 countries.
Under the leadership of Mr. Singhal, SintelSat has developed a niche market to provide telecom solutions to corporate and government customers in the US, and foreign corporations, service providers, governments & PTTs overseas on specialized, complex and challenging projects that require mission critical accuracy, flexibility and focus to get the projects completed successfully & professionally within time and budget constraints. The company has been successful in providing multi-technology, multi-platform, satellite, fiber, microwave and wireless systems, solutions, networks and services worldwide.
Since 1990s, Mr. Singhal has emphasized the business value proposition and cost savings achieved in the offshore model in the telecom & IT industry and set up SintelSat’s offshore services offices in the Philippines, India and Lebanon to take advantage of the regional knowledge with global outlook thus providing business efficiencies. In early 2000s, SintelSat had installed teams spread all over the globe including Afghanistan, Iraq and many difficult places to address the telecom requirements in the conflict zones.
Currently, the company has teleport arrangements in Germany, Hong Kong and the US to provide global satellite coverage and have field personnel/ partners available in more than 65 countries worldwide including but not limited to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Sudan, Egypt, Libya and the Persian Gulf. In last eleven+ years, Sintelsat has developed key relationships with some of the most prominent customers in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia that would lead the future growth and success of the company to unlimited potential.
In the early part of his career, Mr. Singhal's satellite communications experience includes more than a decade of systems design, project engineering, program management, sales & marketing and business development experience with California Microwave - Satellite Transmission Systems (STS), New York , Telecommunications Specialists (TELSPEC), New York and Globecomm Systems, New York . Mr. Singhal traveled worldwide extensively and successfully managed & implemented many large, prestigious satcom programs.
Besides SintelSat, Mr. Singhal has advised several other companies in the systems integration & services industry. Some of those successful companies are:
- Software Solutions Company based in New York (IT Services)
- Satellite & wireless solutions provider in Canada (Wireless Infrastructure Organization)
- Satellite Communication Company in Lebanon , Middle East (VSAT Services Provider)
- A leading IT Offshore Development Company in New Delhi, India
- Harbinger, Inc., Rockville, MD (Customized Software, Solution Architect & Offshore Development Services)
Mr. Singhal holds dual degree Executive-MBA from Columbia Business School , New York and London Business School, UK, a master's degree in Electrical Engineering (Microwaves) from SUNY, Stony Brook, NY and a bachelor's degree in Engineering from IIT-Roorkee. He has been living on Long Island, New York for the past 24 years with his wife & children.
Profile Last Updated: March 2009
