Telecommunications Services Firm, Signet6, Partners with The Carlton Group to Plan Expansion

.: Acorn Networks :. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Roger A. Snyder, President and GM of Signet6 Network Science Inc. announced today that his firm has signed an exclusive agreement with The Carlton Group, a capital advisory firm, headquartered in Little Rock.
Snyder commented: “Working with the Carlton Group, we plan to expand our current technical infrastructure and generally expand our operations to exploit an open window of market opportunity in our rapidly growing and changing industry.”
Signet6 is a telecommunication services company, whose customers include the U.S. military, Fortune 1000 companies, banking and financial institutions, colleges and universities, hospitals and other telecommunication companies throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Caribbean, and Mexico.
Out of the tens of thousands of government contractors, only a select few are authorized to provide services for projects with security clearance requirements. In compliance with the Defense Security Service policy, the company can not advertise the obtainment or authorization of any security clearances. “This information is truly provided on a need to know basis,” said Snyder. The company projects are often related to the engineering, project management and support of telecommunications supporting the US military, and government agencies. Signet6 was awarded the highest status of Gold Level Quality Service Provider for General Dynamics, this year, for voice switch engineering and implementation services. General Dynamics is a 21 billion dollar revenue government defense contractor.
The company, having recently attended meetings with Nortel in Paris, received recognition for the provision of the highest levels of technical support with Nortel’s Europe, Middle East and Africa service teams. “We are very grateful to Nortel for their true teaming effort and as a result our service delivery continues to improve as our partnership grows,” said Snyder.
Signet6 provides telecommunications equipment, systems and supporting technical services to its clients. Presently, the company’s concentration is the support of Avaya and Nortel Network equipment users; together they make up in excess of 40% of the large PBX or enterprise systems market.
“To grow a company you need good people,” said Bill Carlton. “At Carlton-Bates Company I purposely sought out and surrounded myself with talented employees and partners with high standards and levels of expertise. I see that same commitment to excellence in Roger. Signet6 is totally dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, and that’s what really sets them apart in their field.” Mr. Carlton added that The Carlton Group “is excited about the opportunity to partner with Signet6 and to help create the infrastructure and provide guidance and financing.”
Mr. Snyder’s experience as a telecommunications services organization started in September of 1991, with the provision of repair and remanufacturing services to Avaya, Nortel, and Rolm systems users, throughout North America. “Over the years, large national accounts with expensive service agreements experienced shortages of quality technical talent and mismanaged projects,” said Snyder. “That created opportunities for Signet6. Today our services are being utilized by the U.S. Air Force, US Navy, US Army, US Marine Corp, EDS, Nortel France, Computer Sciences Corporation, and General Dynamics. Obviously if you are one of these entities, you can’t settle for second best in terms of technical support.”
Snyder said “because our company consistently delivers outstanding support, the door is wide open for future growth. After ten years of the industry’s talk, fear and attempts at voice over IP, the manufacturers of these VoIP systems are now gaining market share. These networks are more complex and require technical services of a more exact and precise nature than ever before. Demand for the highest quality design, engineering, project management and network support resources will be in greater than the market can presently provide. That will take additional resources and expertise, hence our partnership with Bill Carlton and The Carlton Group.”
Snyder, age 51, is the founder and has been President and GM of Signet6 and its predecessor, Intelex. He has held memberships with the International Engineering Consortium and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Computer Information Systems Advisory group. Previously, Mr. Snyder was a member of the Distributor Advisory Board for Ericsson Business Systems for North America. Mr. Snyder received his Engineering Technology degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1978 and attended Memphis State University’s Herf College of Engineering.
The Carlton Group was formed this year by William P. Carlton, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carlton-Bates Company of Little Rock. Carlton-Bates, a national, industrial distributor of electrical and electronic products, was sold in 2005 to a Fortune 500 company, Wesco International, Inc. for $250 million. “My real passion is entrepreneurship and small business,” commented Carlton. “I believe we have all the disciplines needed to represent and mentor a growing business such as Signet6. I look forward to working closely with Roger and Signet6 in the months and years ahead.”