AEP Networks wins UK Trade & Investment Business Innovation Award

Ascot, UK (December 13th, 2010) – AEP Networks, the provider of trusted security everywhere, has been named a winner of the prestigious UK Trade & Investment’s (UKTI) Business Innovation Awards in the Digital Connected World category. The award recognises AEP Networks’ Auto Sky Roaming (ASR) product, an online roaming device that enables ships, trains and aeroplanes to have reliable, easy access whilst on the move through seamless roaming of Satellite, Mobile 3G or other Radio Based networks without any service loss.

Providing secure communications, networking and application access for governments, defence forces and enterprise businesses across the world, AEP Networks developed Auto Sky Roaming for organisations and service providers needing to provide on the move or deployable voice, video and data communications. The solution simplifies the management of complex network infrastructure and eliminates the need to reconfigure essential services, allowing staff to focus on their core competencies.

“We’re extremely proud to have been recognised as a top business in technology and innovation by the UK Trade and Investment Body,” said Pat Donnellan, CEO at AEP Networks. “We’re absolutely committed to research and innovation so that we can maintain our position at the forefront of the marketplace. The team has worked extremely hard to ensure that Auto Sky Roaming was a success and it’s really rewarding to see our achievements being recognised.”

The UK Trade & Investment Business Innovation Awards highlight the cutting-edge work of businesses across the UK and showcases the best of UK science and technology.

Business and Enterprise Minister, Mark Prisk said: “This is a day to celebrate the huge wealth of British talent in technology and innovation. It is this inspirational talent that will help deliver economic growth. It is the high-tech industries that are the future of the British economy, helping to providing the highly-skilled, well-paid jobs we need. I congratulate the winners of the UK Trade & Investment Business Innovation Awards; they demonstrate why Britain is a world leader in research and innovation.”