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<strong>Broadband</strong><strong>Properties</strong>www.bbpmag.com2008TO P100ucts give network managers access to relevant network trafficintelligence that enables network optimization, creation of newservices and protection against malicious behavior. Founded in2001 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Procera hasmore than 400 customers.Prysmianwww.prysmian.com800-713-5312; 803-951-4800Key Products: Optical fibers and telecommunication cablesSummary: Headquartered in Milan, Italy, with US headquartersin Lexington, South Carolina, Prysmian has multiple productionfacilities worldwide and supplies a comprehensive portfolioof state-of-the-art products to the telecom industry: optical fiber(G 651, G 652, G 655), optical cable, copper cable, FTTx passivesolutions, Sirocco blown fiber systems, premises/data cable andconnectivity hardware. With its two business divisions, EnergyCables and Systems (cables and systems for underground andsubmarine power transmission and for underground power distribution)and Telecom Cables and Systems (optical cables andfibers and copper cables for video, data and voice transmission),Prysmian boasts a global presence with subsidiaries in 35 countries,54 plants in 21 countries, 7 research and development centersin Europe, North America and South America, and morethan 12,000 employees. In 2008, Prysmian Cables and Systemssecured a new contract to supply the first phase of a fiber-to-thehomenetwork in the southwestern German town of Schwerte.equipment in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and maintains salesoffices in Georgia, New York and Wisconsin.Shentel (Shenandoah Telecommunications)www.shentel.com800-743-6835Key Products: ISP services, telephony, wireless, long-distance,Internet, and cable TV services in the mid-Atlantic andsoutheastern USSummary: Shenandoah Telecommunications is a 105-year-olddiversified company providing both regulated and unregulatedtelecommunications services through its wholly owned subsidiaries.These subsidiaries provide wireless personal communicationsservices as a Sprint PCS Affiliate of Sprint Nextel, aswell as cable television, video, Internet and data services, localexchange and long distance telephone services, security, sale oftelecommunications equipment, fiber optics facilities, pagingand leased tower facilities. Shentel has emerged as a key playerin the broadband market, offering local and long-distancevoice, cable TV, Internet and data services on an exclusive andnonexclusive basis to multiple-dwelling units in mid-Atlanticand southeastern regions. Shentel was selected to provide voice,video, security and Internet services over fiber to Preston Lake,an upscale residential, retail and office development in Harrisonburg,Virginia. The company employs over 400 people.For the year ending December 31, 2007, net income was $18.8million, an increase of 63.7 percent compared to $11.5 millionfor 2006 after excluding a one-time investment gain.Radiant Communicationswww.rccfiber.com800-969-3427Key Products: Fiber cabinets, connectors and adapters; multiplexers,optical nodes, transceivers, video streaming devicesand other products for transporting data and video overEthernet and fiber optic cablesSummary: Founded in 1985, Radiant Communications designsand manufactures communications products that transport data,video, and audio over high-speed Internet, Ethernet and fiber opticcables. Its video streaming over IP systems began with earlyMPEG-1 devices and now include state-of-the-art MPEG-2 andMPEG-4 devices. Fiber optic devices include patch and splicecabinets, connectors and adaptors, low back reflection attenuators,and single-mode and multimode assemblies. Radiant’s systemsare used worldwide by cable television companies, broadcasttelevision networks, telecommunications firms, and privateand government institutions and facilities, and are deployed insettings ranging from the New York Stock Exchange to IBMheadquarters to airports, universities, highways and militaryinstallations. Radiant Communications Corp. manufactures itsSpirent Communicationswww.spirent.com408-752-7100Key Products: Remote diagnostics, handheld solutions andlab test solutions to evaluate performance of next-generationtechnologiesSummary: Spirent provides tools for service management andfield testing of new communications services and applications,as well as enabling large companies and governments to secureand manage their networks. In addition, Spirent’s engineersprovide counsel to many of the leading communications standardsorganizations and have pioneered testing of Ethernetnetworks, IP telephony, VPNs, triple play, CDMA applications,and location-based services. Currently, Spirent is helpingto test the first deployments of next-generation networks inAsia, Europe and North America. Areas of expertise include:broadband networking (DSL, gigabit Ethernet, and IP), convergence(VoIP, IP VPNs, IPTV), next-generation Internet(IPv6), wireless (CDMA, UMTS, location-based services), enterprisenetworks (load testing, system performance, network74 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | July 2008
security) and satellite navigation (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo).Spirent’s operational headquarters are in Sunnyvale, California.The company, which has 1,500 employees worldwide, hadrevenues of $417.14 million in 2007.Sumitomo Electric Lightwavewww.sumitomoelectric.com919-541-8100; 800-358-7378Key Products: Optical fiber cable, fiber management systems,cable assemblies, fiber cabling systems, fusion splicers andequipment, test equipment, interconnect assemblies andcomponentsSummary: Sumitomo Electric Industries is listed in the latestCable Industry Analyst report as the world’s largest fiber opticcable manufacturer. While Sumitomo may not be a householdname in the US, it is well known among major carriers andservice providers. The American branch, Sumitomo ElectricLightwave, based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina,specializes in tailored network solutions for the public communicationsand enterprise network markets, and also serves equip-Fiber ManagementIncludes cabinets, cross-connect panels, splitters, aggregators, pedestals, connectors, duct, conduit, etc.Company Nameweb Address3M Companywww.3M.com/telecomA-D Technologies www.adtechnologies.comADCwww.adc.comADTRANwww.adtran.comAFL Telecommunications www.afltele.comAlcatel-Lucentwww.alcatel-lucent.comAlliance Fiber OpticProductswww.afop.comAntronixwww.antronix.comCalient Networkswww.calient.comCalixwww.calix.comCarlonwww.carlon.comChannell CommercialCorporationwww.channellcomm.comCharlesIndustries Ltd. www.charlesindustries.comCisco Systemswww.cisco.comClearfieldwww.clearfieldconnection.comCommScopewww.commscope.comCorning CableSystemsDrakaCommunicationsEmerson Network PowerEmtelleEricssonFiberZone NetworksFujitsu NetworkCommunicationswww.corningcablesystems.comwww.drakaamericas.comwww.emersonnetworkpower.comwww.emtelle.comwww.ericsson.comwww.fiberzonenetworks.comus.fujitsu.com/telecomCompany NameHarmonicLevitonMotorolaMRV CommunicationsMulticomMultilinkNokia SiemensNetworksNortel NetworksOccam NetworksOFSOptelianOrtronics/LegrandPico MacomPrysmianRadiant CommunicationsRadUSA (RAD DataCommunications)SENKO AdvancedComponentsSumitomo ElectricLightwaveTelectTellabsTeraSpanTXPTyco ElectronicsWestek ElectronicsZhone TechnologiesZyXEL Communicationsweb Addresswww.harmonicinc.comwww.leviton.comwww.motorola.comwww.mrv.comwww.multicominc.comwww.multilinkone.comwww.nokiasiemensnetworks.comwww.nortel.comwww.occamnetworks.comwww.ofsoptics.comwww.optelian.comwww.ortronics.comwww.picomacom.comwww.prysmian.comwww.rccfiber.comwww.radusa.comwww.senko.comwww.sumitomoelectric.comwww.telect.comwww.tellabs.comwww.teraspan.comwww.txpcorp.comwww.tycoelectronics.comwww.westek.comwww.zhone.comwww.us.zyxel.comJuly 2008 | www.broadbandproperties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 75
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