Sanmina-SCI, Tellabs expand outsourcing agreement

EMS provider Sanmina-SCI Corp. and Tellabs have entered into a multi-year outsourcing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, all PCB assembly (PCBA) and repair services for Tellabs North American products will be transferred to Sanmina-SCI facilities.

"This new agreement, which significantly expands our current relationship, will leverage our global scale and technology expertise to shorten the supply chain, accelerate product time-to-market, and reduce Tellabs' manufacturing costs," said Jure Sola, chairman and chief executive of Sanmina-SCI. "In addition, transferring these operations to our current facilities will increase our manufacturing utilization rates and operating efficiencies."