Microwave Data Systems

GE MDS / MDS / Microwave Data Systems
Company type	Wireless communications
Industry	RF Communications
Founded	1985
Headquarters	175 Science Pkwy Rochester, NY, US
Products	point-to-multipoint radios; modems; Redundant base stations; Outdoor enclosures; Network monitoring software;
Services	RF / Radio propagation studies; RF / radio site surveys; Antenna and radio installation; Cybersecurity design; Networking design;
Revenue	Undisclosed
Parent	General Electric
Website	www.gegridsolutions.com/communications/services.htm

GE MDS (formerly Microwave Data Systems, Inc., MDS) is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells wireless communications equipment for the industrial market.

History

Microwave Data Systems (MDS) was originally part of California Microwave (CalMic). As California Microwave consolidated and sold off businesses, CalMic changed its name to Adaptive Broadband.

GE Enterprise Solutions, GE Digital Energy, GE Metering and Sensing, GE Energy Management, GE Grid Solutions, GE Automation & Controls, GE Renewable Energy

, and GE Grid Solutions (again).

Currently^[when?] GE MDS operates as a business unit inside GE Renewable Energy / GE Grid Solutions.

GE MDS is headquartered in

Rochester, NY. All research and development and manufacturing is done in Rochester, NY (USA). MDS was a subsidiary of Moseley Associates and was acquired, in January 2007, by GE Multilin which was a division of General Electric

. The company then became known as GE MDS, LLC. Prior to being a subsidiary of Moseley, Microwave Data Systems was a part of California Microwave.

GE MDS Products include

railroad

locomotive and wayside communications, water/wastewater monitoring, etc.