Teledata Networks was a global provider of
Access network
An access network is a type of telecommunications network which connects subscribers to their immediate service provider. It is contrasted with the core network, which connects local providers to one another. The access network may be furth ...
solutions for
Telecom Service Providers. The company created solutions that enable service providers to migrate to Next Generation Networks (
NGN), and also support a
Triple Play
In baseball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three out (baseball), outs during the same play. There have only been 733 triple plays in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1876, an average of just over five ...
service portfolio.
History
The company went bankrupt in 2013, but still providing support and maintenance in Brazil.
Teledata Networks was founded in 1981 as Teledata Communications Ltd. and listed on the
NASDAQ
The Nasdaq Stock Market () (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Stock Market) is an American stock exchange based in New York City. It is the most active stock trading venue in the US by volume, and ranked second ...
in 1992 under the
ticker symbol
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TLDCF. In 1998 it was acquired by
ADC Telecommunications
ADC Telecommunications was a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. It was acquired by TE Connectivity (Tyco Electronics) in December 2010 and ceased to exist as a separate entity. It vacate ...
for $200 million and changed its name to ADC Teledata.
Since 2005 the company is a privately owned, in which the major shareholders are the Kardan group,
Elron Electronic Industries
Elron Electronic Industries is an Israeli technology holding company based in Tel Aviv; since 1962 the company has been involved in setting up, funding and developing over 30 companies and is considered one of the foundation stones of the high- ...
, Infinity Private Equity Fund - an Israeli-Chinese equity fund, and the company’s management and employees.
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Customers
The company had an installed base of millions of lines in over 100 countries worldwide, including Germany (
Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom AG (; short form often just Telekom, DTAG or DT; stylised as ·T·) is a German telecommunications company that is headquartered in Bonn and is the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue. Deutsche Telekom w ...
), Turkey (
Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995.
Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication services for PSTN, GSM, and wide-band Internet. The Türk ...
), Brazil (Brazil Telecom,
Telefonica &
Global Village Telecom), Chile (Telefonica), Mexico (
Telmex
Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico. Telmex is still the dominant fixed-line phone carrier in Mexico. In addition to traditional fixed-line ...
), Israel (
Bezeq
Bezeq ( he, בזק) is an Israeli telecommunications company. Bezeq and its subsidiaries offer a range of telecom services, including fixed-line, mobile telephony, high-speed Internet, transmission, and pay TV (via Yes).
History
Bezeq was fou ...
), South Africa (Telkom), Australia (
Telstra
Telstra Group Limited is an Australian telecommunications company that builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other products and services. It is a member of the S&P/ASX ...
), Serbia (Telekom Srbija, Telenor) .
See also
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Silicon Wadi
Silicon Wadi ( he, סִילִיקוֹן וְאֵדֵי, ) is a region in Israel that serves as one of the global centres for advanced technology. It spans the Israeli coastal plain, and is cited as among the reasons why the country has ...
*
List of Israeli companies formerly quoted on NASDAQ
External links
Teledata NetworksElronInfinity - Israeli-Chinese equity fund
References
Telecommunications companies of the Netherlands
Telecommunications companies of Israel