Nera Networks AS (part of Nera) was a Norwegian company working in the field of
wireless
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (''telecommunication'') between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided transm ...
telecommunications using
microwave
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than other radio waves but longer than infrared waves. Its wavelength ranges from about one meter to one millimeter, corresponding to frequency, frequencies between 300&n ...
and
satellite
A satellite or an artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body. They have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation ( GPS), broadcasting, scient ...
technology. Nera Networks AS was a subsidiary of
Eltek based in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
, with offices in 26 countries and more than 1,500 employees. The company was acquired by
Ceragon Networks in 2011
Nera was operational through its three subsidiaries:
* Nera Networks AS (transmission systems). Provided radio link equipment and systems, antenna systems and turnkey telecommunications transmission networks. Mainly sold to telecommunication equipment makers and mobile and broadcast network operators. Nera Networks AS was acquired by Ceragon in 2011.
* Nera SatCom AS (satellite communications business). Provided satellite communication equipment for global data and voice at land, sea, and air. In 2007 Nera SatCom was purchased by Thrane and Thrane. Later Cobham purchased Thrane and Thrane.
* Nera Telecommunications Ltd (broadband access). Provided wireless broadband access, infrastructure, payment solutions, and broadcasting.
* Nera Telecommunications Ltd with HQ in Singapore was the only subsidiary not sold and is today listed in
Singapore stock exchange
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as NeraTel.
References
Nera Telecommunications Ltd(ref.
www.nera.net)
External links
Nera Telecommunications Ltd* https://web.archive.org/web/20160910212021/http://www.evosat.com/ (Nera and Thrane & Thrane hardware in Africa)
* https://www.cobham.com/communications-and-connectivity/satcom/news/thrane-thrane-rebrands-to-cobham/
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Engineering companies of Norway
Manufacturing companies of Norway
Companies based in Bergen
Electronics companies established in 1947
Norwegian companies established in 1947
Companies formerly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
2007 mergers and acquisitions
2011 mergers and acquisitions