ADVA Optical Networking explained

ADVA Optical Networking SE
Type:Societas Europaea
Key People:Brian Protiva (CEO)
Nikos Theodosopoulos (chairman of the supervisory board)
Christoph Glingener (CTO)
Ulrich Dopfer (CFO)
Scott St. John (CMSO)
Industry:Telecommunications equipment
Founded:1994
Products:Wavelength division multiplexers, Carrier Ethernet access products, Network management software
Revenue:€603.3 million (end 2021)
Operating Income:€45.3 million (end 2021)
Net Income:€59.2 million (end 2021)
Assets:€601.5 million (end 2021)
Equity:€339.9 million (end 2021)
Num Employees:1,973 (end 2021)
Location:Martinsried, Upper Bavaria, Germany

ADVA Optical Networking SE was a European telecommunications vendor that provides network equipment for data, storage, voice and video services.[1] It was founded in 1994 by Brian Protiva. On August 30, 2021, it was announced that ADVA and Adtran Holdings would be merging, continuing business under the name Adtran.[2]

Corporate history

ADVA was founded in 1994 by Brian Protiva. It established its headquarters in Martinsried in Munich (district) and its first production facility in Meiningen. Funded by Egora Holding, the company's initial focus was on the development of wavelength division multiplexing technology designed to provide enterprises, including banks, insurance firms and utilities, with high-bandwidth network connectivity.

Acquisitions

In 2014, ADVA Optical Networking acquired Oscilloquartz. Following the purchase, ADVA continued to expand and develop Oscilloquartz's portfolio of end-to-end synchronization technology.

In 2016, ADVA acquired Overture.

In 2017, ADVA Optical Networking acquired its US rival, MRV Communications in an effort to increase its cloud access portfolio and strengthen its Network Edge portfolio. Following the acquisition, one MRV executive, Scott St. John, was appointed to ADVA's board.

Market share

In 2009, Infonetics Research listed ADVA as the industry leader (#1 position) in the Ethernet Access Device (EAD) space with a market share of 20 percent,[3] based on 2008 revenues.

In 2016, ADVA was listed as the industry leader (#1 position) in Ovum's data center interconnect (DCI) global market share report, with the largest market share in both the metro ICP/CNP and enterprise categories.[4]

Recent history

ADVA's annual revenues surpassed half a billion euros in 2016, peaking at 556.7 million euros.

ADVA demonstrated the world's first 100G quantum safe transport over 2800 km on 13 June 2018.[5]

ADVA's FSP 3000 TeraFlex terminal broke industry records on 24 July 2019, achieving 200 Gbit/s per wavelength transmission over a distance of 5,738 km with 2.5bit/symbol, and 500 Gbit/s over 1,016 km with 5bit/symbol modulation. The trial was conducted with partners: the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC), EENet of HITSA and Tele2 Estonia.[6]

ADVA announced in August 2021 that they are planning a merger with ADTRAN in an all-stock transaction with ADTRAN shareholders to own approximately 54% and ADVA shareholders to own approximately 46% of the combined company.[7]

Awards

Sustainability

In 2016, ADVA announced it was joining the Science Based Targets initiative[17] (SBTi),[18] [19] an organisation set up by the World Resources Institute. ADVA joined the initiative with the aim of contributing to the global effort to keep the average global temperature below a 1.5 °C rise beyond pre-industrial levels, in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement. In 2017, ADVA submitted its targets, which were primarily focused on reducing indirect consumer emissions, to the SBTi. The SBTi validated ADVA's targets in 2019.

On 8 October 2020, ADVA announced a new commitment via a press release: it would achieve a 67% reduction in emissions from its operations by the year 2032.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fibre Systems Europe . 2010-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100131062952/http://fibresystems.org/cws/company/B400011001 . 2010-01-31 . dead .
  2. Web site: Adtran and ADVA combination . 2024-01-23 . www.adtran.com . en.
  3. News: Infonetics Research – "Carrier Ethernet Equipment", April 6, 2009 .
  4. Web site: ADVA Boasts DCI Market Leadership | Light Reading. 14 April 2023.
  5. Web site: SE . ADVA Optical Networking . 2018-06-13 . ADVA achieves world-first 100G quantum-safe transport over 2,800km . 2024-01-23 . GlobeNewswire News Room . en.
  6. Web site: 2020-02-01 . ADVA FSP 3000 TeraFlex™ breaks multiple industry records in live network trial - MarketWatch . 2024-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200201103720/https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/adva-fsp-3000-teraflextm-breaks-multiple-industry-records-in-live-network-trial-2019-07-24?mod=mw_quote_news . 1 February 2020 .
  7. News: August 30, 2021 . ADTRAN and ADVA announce combination to create global, scaled end-to-end fiber networking solutions leader . 1 . ADVA . March 14, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2021-03-10 . ADVA wins two MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept Awards . 2024-01-23 . www.businesswire.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2021-01-27 . TIA names 6th annual Global Sustainability Award winners . 2024-01-23 . Cabling Installation & Maintenance.
  10. Web site: NTT Com Wins Two MEF 3.0 Proof of Concept Awards. 21 November 2019. businesswire.com. 14 April 2023.
  11. Web site: 2019-10-14 . ADVA recognized as a Leaders Board Partner in the Intel® Network Builders' Program Markets Insider . 2024-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191014182151/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/adva-recognized-as-a-leaders-board-partner-in-the-intel-network-builders-program-1028597084 . 14 October 2019 .
  12. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/03/21/1758297/0/en/ADVA-wins-BT-sustainability-innovation-award-with-end-to-end-optimized-edge-device.html ADVA wins BT sustainability innovation award
  13. Web site: 2022-07-05 . ADVA scoops ECOC award with pioneering Ethernet technology for 5G fronthaul . 2024-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705155616/https://www.adva.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/20181018-adva-scoops-ecoc-award-with-pioneering-ethernet-technology-for-5g-fronthaul . 5 July 2022 .
  14. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/11/21/1951080/0/en/Award-Winning-MEF-3-0-Proof-of-Concept-Demonstrations-Recognized-at-MEF19.html Award winning MEP
  15. Web site: ADVA wins Network Transformation Award – Software Testing News North America . 2024-01-23 . en-GB.
  16. Web site: 2023-09-25 . Ensemble Connector Wins 2017 Telecoms World Award . 2024-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925194756/https://www.adva.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/20170922-ensemble-connector-wins-2017-telecoms-world-award . 25 September 2023 .
  17. Web site: Adva joins 'green' focused Science-Based Targets initiative. 6 February 2017. Optical Connections News. 14 April 2023.
  18. Web site: Ambitious corporate climate action. Science Based Targets. 14 April 2023.
  19. Web site: SBTi list of companies. 14 April 2023.

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