Network Equipment (NWK)

Network Equipment Technologies Inc. develops and sells networking equipment optimized for real-time communications primarily in the United States and Europe. The company offers voice and mobility platforms, including UX series mediation platform for the unified communications and enterprise session border controller markets to enable adoption of communication technologies and services; VX series switches to integrate unified communications, SIP Trunking services, VoIP, and VoIP-based systems into legacy voice network infrastructures; Tenor gateways to support unified communications platforms; and SmartSIP software application that allows wireless, DECT, and standard SIP phones to be provisioned and used as extensions. It also provides multi-service networking platforms comprising Promina multi-service access products to integrate voice, data, image, and video traffic in a single network infrastructure; NX1000 platform, which offers a wide-area network switching solution that enables applications to integrate and aggregate into IP-based networks; and NX5010 platform, which enables interconnection and extension of geographically distributed grid computing clusters and storage area networks. In addition, the company provides installation and other professional services; hardware and software maintenance programs, parts repair, remote and on-site technical assistance, and customer training; and Web-based services. Its government customers include various federal and international agencies and organizations. The company sells its products directly, as well as through integrators, vendors, and government defense contractors. It serves various sectors, such as financial services, manufacturing, transportation, and retail. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. As of August 24, 2012, Network Equipment Technologies Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ribbon Communications Inc.