Telrad Networks Ltd. is an Israeli company focused on 4G telecommunications. Founded in 1951, the company is a leading developer of advanced

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, and network management solutions. Since its acquisition of Alvarion’s Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Division in 2013, It has been leveraging its R&D resources to develop a portfolio of LTE connectivity solutions. The company provides also AAA servers, PCRF and Billing for LTE and for Wimax with its partner Aradial Tech. Building on more than seven decades of experience in engineering and technology innovation, Telrad Networks is an award-winning, recognized global leader in wireless communications solutions. Customers in over 100 countries and across dozens of industries have partnered with Telrad to carry out highly optimized infrastructure deployments in the sub-11GHz spectrum based on 4G LTE, 5G and proprietary Wi-Fi technologies. With a view to current and future needs in both the public and private sectors, Telrad offers curated fixed wireless solutions for last mile, utilities, critical infrastructure, education, healthcare, video surveillance, smart agriculture and industrial communications. Telrad's purpose-built product portfolio has been developed as a tightly integrated ecosystem of advanced solutions to serve a variety of environments and use cases—including applications such as private cellular, hybrid networks, backhaul, Wi-Fi 6 and CBRS—while also meeting uncompromising cost and performance targets. On August 17, 2022, Telrad Networks was acquired by Liquid Intelligent Technologies.

History

1951 to 1985

Telrad Networks was founded in 1951 under the name The Consolidated Telephone & Radio Company. Over the course of several decades, the company grew to become one of Israel’s largest telecom equipment manufacturers and a major supplier to

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, the national phone company. During its early growth stages, Telrad expanded to support two manufacturing plants, devoted to five product lines, with a focus on digital exchanges, remote switches and peripheral equipment. As broadband technology became more pervasive in the early 2000s, Telrad began to invest in broadband-related start-ups such as Aptonix, Be-Connected and Firebit.net, ultimately selling off controlling interests in these firms. By 2013, Telrad acquired the broadband wireless access (BWA) division of Alvarion Ltd., thereby inheriting a full 4G infrastructure product portfolio, including the BreezeMax and BreezeCOMPACT product lines.

1986 to 1995

By the mid-90s, the company was ranked 16th by Dun & Bradstreet, amongst Israel’s leading Industrial Enterprises. At that time, Telrad was organized into four main product divisions: * Public Networks – Digital exchanges, remote switches and peripheral equipment * Business Systems – Multi-line PBXs, telephones and peripheral equipment * Data Communication Systems – Data communication systems peripheral equipment * Nortel Solutions – Large-scale turnkey telecom solutions for Nortel Networks

1996 to present

In 1996, Nortel Networks acquired 20% stake in Telrad, with a focus on expanding the Nortel Solution Division globally. In March 2000, Nortel partnered with Koor Industries Ltd., a leading investment company, to establish Nortel Networks Israel. As part of the agreement, they acquired Telrad Networks’ Nortel division. The company retained its proprietary product lines involving telephony systems production and integration. As broadband technology became more pervasive in the early 2000s, Telrad began to invest in broadband-related start-ups such as Aptonix, Be-Connected and Firebit.net, ultimately selling off controlling interests in these firms. By 2013, Telrad acquired the broadband wireless access (BWA) division of Alvarion Ltd., thereby inheriting a full 4G infrastructure product portfolio, including the BreezeMax and BreezeCOMPACT product lines.

Products and technology

Telrad COMPACT Base Stations

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technology enables high-speed connectivity to meet the need for Internet access, especially in areas with little or no access infrastructure. Telrad’s portfolio of

base stations support both WiMAX IEEE 802.16x and LTE. The Telrad BreezeCOMPACT family of products consists of three product lines: BreezeCOMPACT 1000 and 3000.

Telrad Customer-Premises/User Equipment (CPE/UE)

Telrad’s portfolio of

consists of a family of indoor and outdoor CPEs to support both WiMAX and TD-LTE platforms. The product line delivers voice and data connectivity for enterprise or home environments.(23 April 2014
“Telrad Focused on its TD-LTE Future But Still Sees WiMAX Demand"
''FierceWirelessTech''. Retrieved 2014-8-27.

References

External links

Official Telrad Networks website
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