Tellabs
Tellabs, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLAB) is a telecommunications company that designs and manufactures equipment for service providers.
Ranked among the BusinessWeek InfoTech 100, Tellabs is part of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index and until December 20, 2011 was included in the S&P 500. Over one third of the world's wireless calls travel via networks owned by Tellabs customers such as T-Mobile and Verizon Communications
Along with stand-alone products, Tellabs offers integrated systems to telecom service providers, Multi-Service Operators (MSOs) and wireless companies that cover a variety of functions. Tellabs also has a Government Systems group that focus on serving federal government agencies and their changing needs.
Tellabs acquired WiChorus, a Silicon Valley start-up with a mobile packet core platform, in 2009. WiChorus is based out of San Jose.
Barron's Magazine reported that "Tellabs-built equipment helps wireless providers handle increased traffic. Its products also allow phone companies to offer voice, data and video services to residential homes over fiber connections."
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