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BLiNQ Networks was founded in June 2010 after the acquisition of intellectual property and wireless assets from Nortel Networks. BLiNQ is a pioneer of wireless backhaul solutions that fundamentally changes the way mobile operators deliver mobile broadband services in urban areas.
ConteXtream is a privately held software company delivering the industry’s first cloud-based network virtualization framework for carriers, cloud service providers, and private cloud operators. Leveraging the power of proven virtualization and grid technologies, ConteXtream’s market-ready products help extract more value and profitability from networks through higher performance, greater scalability, and lower operating and capital expenditures. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., ConteXtream is backed by leading Silicon Valley and global investors including Benhamou Global Ventures, Gemini Israel Funds, Norwest Venture Partners and Sofinnova Ventures as well as Comcast Interactive Capital and Verizon Investments.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the global leader in satellite broadband solutions and services, and a leading provider of managed network services and applications. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace with over one million subscribers in North America and offerings to suit every budget. Hughes has shipped more than 5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing approximately 50 percent market share. Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations and digital TV solutions.
Polycom helps organizations unleash the power of human collaboration. More than 400,000 companies and institutions worldwide defy distance with secure video, voice and content solutions from Polycom to increase productivity, speed time to market, provide better customer service, expand education and save lives. Polycom and its global partner ecosystem provide flexible collaboration solutions for any environment that deliver the best user experience, the broadest multi-vendor interoperability and unmatched investment protection.
Nistica is a global supplier of agile optical modules that simplify, automate and make affordable the delivery of high bandwidth applications. Founded in January 2005 with the vision of automating the edge and metro core of the optical network, Nistica has designed its products for optical system OEM vendors around the world. Over the past decade, the founders have been instrumental in bringing ROADM technology to market and creating viable solutions for wavelength selective switching (WSS) applications. Nistica has drawn on this knowledge to develop the FLEDGE series of products and devise cutting edge devices that enable systems providers across multiple industries to meet ever-increasing demand. The company has deep credentials in agile optical networking systems development and its team has worked with Tier-One service providers, wholesale backbone networks and next-gen carriers. Perhaps most important to Nistica`s value proposition, the team understands the tremendous challenges facing OEMs and helps them sustain their leadership, while continuously innovating and improving system performance. Nistica has a lean and agile set of engineering, manufacturing and customer support resources to keep its aggressive cost and performance targets achievable. The company has secured strategic suppliers and manufacturers whose quality and reputations are undisputed in the global marketplace. Nistica has raised two rounds of venture-based financing and is shipping fully qualified subsystems to its customers and partners. One of Nistica`s founding principles is to work closely with customers and utilize their feedback during product development. This commitment has successfully secured many customers who are evaluating carrier network requirements and incorporating Nistica`s products into their latest system architectures. Nistica takes its corporate symbol from the Bristlecone Pine, reputed to be the most ancient of all living species on earth. This remarkable tree has a stable photosynthetic capacity to survive over millennia of environmental challenges, and thrive in different geological and climatic regions. In the natural realm, it is truly an innovative, adaptable and tenacious species. The Nistica name comes from the concept of being productively opportunistic, providing timely solutions to customers as needs arise, and focusing on the essentials of getting to market.