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Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc. engages in the provision of optical switching technology services for the government and defense, telecommunications and data center, test and measurement, and video broadcast markets. Its products include series 3000, series 6000, series 7000, and OEM solutions. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Overture Networks, Inc. provides virtualization solutions to carrier-class service providers.The company was founded by Prayson Pate and Jeffrey W. Reedy in September 6, 2000 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

DesignArt Networks Ltd. provides silicon for 4G infrastructure products. It offers software-defined SoC platforms, remote radio heads, backhaul links, and relay equipment. The company was founded by Oz Barak in 2006 and is headquartered in Raanana, Israel.

Cyan, Inc. develops software-defined networks. Its solutions include high-capacity, multi-layer switching and transport platforms as well as a carrier-grade software-defined networking platform and applications. The firm?s solutions are designed to provide a variety of existing and emerging applications, including business Ethernet, wireless backhaul, broadband backhaul and cloud connectivity. The company was founded by Michael L. Hatfield, Steve J. West, J. Richard Johnston and Eric M. Clelland on October 25, 2006 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

RadiSys Corp. engages in the provision of embedded wireless infrastructure solutions for telecom, aerospace, defense and public safety applications. It offers FlowEngine, MediaEngine, MobilityEngine, DCEngine and embedded products. The company was founded by Glenford J. Myers, David L. Budde and Robert Arthur Patterson on March 18, 1987 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

MultiPhy Ltd. provides digital-signal-processing based integrated circuits. It develops complementary metal-oxide semiconductor chips for direct detect and coherent transmission solutions. The firm specializes in communications theory, optical communications and algorithms development. The company was founded in 2007 by Dan Sadot and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.

Kbro Co., Ltd. is a holding company which engages in the operation of cable television. It also offers digital cable network and broadband Internet connection services. The company was founded on March 25, 2003 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

ECI Telecom, Inc. supplies network infrastructure. It designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital telecommunications and data transmission systems for carriers and service providers. The firm offers planning, implementation, operation and maintenance and optimization services. Its products include XDM, BG, and ST series. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

BellSouth LLC operates as a telecommunications holding company. It provides wire line communication services including local exchange, network access, intra local access, and internet services. The firm also offers print and online directory advertising. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Saguna Networks Ltd. provides mobile content delivery solutions. The firm offers Saguna Open-RAN product. It offers content optimization delivery system, a carrier grade system, providing content caching and acceleration designed to meet the demand of content over WiMAX(TM) networks. The company was founded by Lior Fite and Danny Frydman in 2008 and is headquartered in Yokneam, Israel.

OPNT BV provides timing solutions for telecom solutions for telecom networks. The firm has licensed access to specialized laboratories and a network of international timing specialists. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Celesta Global Capital Managers LLC (Celesta Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Michael Marks, Nicholas Brathwaite, Sriram Viswanathan and Lip-Bu Tan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.