Coriant
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Coriant was incorporated as an independent company in 2013 as a spin-out from Siemens Optical Networks (NSN ON). The launch of the company was announced for the OFC/NFOEC in March 2013 and on May 6, 2013 Coriant became independent from
Coriant merged with Sycamore Networks (acquired by Marlin Equity in January 2013 and headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts), which continued operating as Coriant America Inc.[3]
Marlin Equity merged Coriant and Tellabs (acquired by Marlin Equity in December 2013 Naperville, Illinois), which continued as Coriant.[4] Later, the telco and GPON related components of the company were spun back out as a new company, also called Tellabs.
Coriant was acquired by Infinera in 2018.[5][6]
History
Coriant originates from the Transmission Technology department of
In the late 1990s and early 2000s
References
- ^ "Ex-NSN optical division anticipates new start as Coriant".
- ^ "Coriant Separates from NSN".
- ^ "Sycamore rebrands as Coriant America". fiercetelecom.com. 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Marlin Equity Partners Takes First Step in Plan to Merge Coriant and Tellabs" (PDF) (Press release). 29 January 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014.
- ^ Robuck, Mike (24 July 2018). "Infinera makes a $430M move to buy competitor Coriant". Fierce Telecom. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Meyer, Dan (23 July 2018). "Infinera Acquires Optical Transport Rival Coriant for $430M". sdx central. Retrieved 10 January 2024.