Adtran

Adtran, Inc., is an American Fiber Networking and Telecommunications company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. It was founded in 1985.

History
Adtran was founded in 1985 by Mark C. Smith and Lonnie S. McMillian, and began operations in 1986, following the AT&T divestiture of the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). It supplied network equipment to both the RBOCs and independent telephone companies in the United States.

In 2011, Adtran acquired Bluesocket, a maker of enterprise Wi-Fi equipment based in Burlington, Massachusetts.

In December 2011 Adtran announced a plan to buy the Broadband part from Nokia Siemens Networks. In 2012 Adtran's closing of acquisition of the Nokia Siemens Networks Broadband division was finished.

In 2012, Adtran acquired Nokia Siemens Networks’ Broadband Access Business based in Germany.

In 2016, Adtran acquired CommScope's active fiber business.

In 2018, Adtran acquired connected home software provider SmartRG, a Vancouver, WA, based company that develops and provides carrier-oriented, open-source connected home platforms and cloud services for broadband service providers.

In 2021, Adtran entered into a business combination with ADVA Optical Networks SE, a cloud and mobile services networking company based in Munich and Meiningen in Germany.

In 2022, Adtran acquired the remaining shares of Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) Limited, a developer of wireless backhaul and transport systems for small cells. It offers an mmWave Gigabit fiber extension system along with web-based management software for planning, configuring and monitoring networks.

Locations
Adtran's corporate headquarters is located in Huntsville, Alabama, in Cummings Research Park. It has international offices located in:


 * Melbourne, Australia
 * Berlin and Greifswald, Germany
 * Hyderabad, India
 * Tel Aviv, Israel
 * Milan, Italy
 * Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 * Bratislava, Slovakia
 * Tunis, Tunisia
 * Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom
 * Adastral Park, Ipswich, United Kingdom
 * Warsaw, Poland
 * Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Certifications
The company is certified for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and TL 9000.