| BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. | |
| Location City: | Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA, Kfar Netter, Israel |
| Key People: | Zvi Marom CEO |
| Industry: | Communication systems, Medical devices |
| Revenue: | US$ 134.4 million (2008) |
| Operating Income: | $ 24.4 million (2008) |
| Net Income: | $ 24.0 million (2008) |
| Num Employees: | 450 (2008) |
| Subsid: | Telco Systems, Vigilant Technology, Resolute Networks |
BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. (Baras Advanced Technologies Marom) is a technology company principally engaged in development, production and marketing of data and telecommunication products in the field of local and wide area networks, as well as the development, production and distribution of laboratory diagnostic equipment in the medical sector. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE techMARK 100 Index.
BATM Advanced Communications was founded in 1992 by Dr. Zvi Marom and Greshon Baras as a bootstrap that grew into a multinational technology corporation; Initially focusing on developing high-performance communications equipment, mainly fibre optic networking, multiservice transport, access solutions, and integrated voice, video and data service.[1]
Between August 1999 and 2002 Benjamin Netanyahu served as a senior consultant for the company (after he left politics following his defeat in the 1999 Israeli general election).[2] [3]
| Telco Systems, a BATM Company | |
| Foundation: | 1972 |
| Industry: | Telecommunications equipment |
| Location City: | Mansfield, Massachusetts |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Ariel Efrati - Telco Systems CEO and BATM COO Zvi Marom - BATM CEO |
| Products: | Carrier Ethernet, Mobile Backhaul, MPLS, Cloud networking, ATCA, Network management |
| Homepage: | www.telco.com |
Telco Systems is a manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, founded in 1972, headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and acquired by BATM in 2000. Telco Systems solutions focuses around four primary vertical marketscarrier cloud networking and cloud services, business Ethernet services, mobile backhaul[4] and AdvancedTCA (ATCA) switching blades.
In April 2000, BATM Advanced Communications acquired Telco Systems for $260.8 million in cash and 960,000 shares of BATM stock.[5] As a wholly owned subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications, the company now has over 400 engineers and scientists through BATM's integrated research and development program between all its subsidiary companies. Since its founding in 1992, BATM has been involved in the design and manufacture of equipment for the telecommunications industry.[6]
Headquartered in Mansfield, MA, and Yokneam, Israel, Telco Systems has offices throughout the world including the United States, Germany, France, Singapore, and Australia.
| Year to 31 Dec | Revenue (US $m) | EBIT (US $m) | Net profit (US $m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 134.462 | 23.860 | 24.459 | |
| 2007 | 96.952 | 16.603 | 20.097 |