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Vencore Labs, Inc., formerly Applied Communication Sciences (ACS), is a communications and information research and engineering company based in the United States. The company was previously the R&D arm of Telcordia Technologies and Bellcore.

In 2013, Vencore Labs (then known as Applied Communication Sciences) became a business of Vencore, Inc.

Vencore Labs is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and has laboratory facilities in Basking Ridge and Red Bank, New Jersey.

History
Vencore Labs' origins are in Bell Labs and the 1984 divestiture of ATT. Subsequently, it operated primarily as the Applied Research group within Bellcore and Telcordia. In 2012, it was spun out of Telcordia and became Applied Communication Sciences (ACS). In 2013, ACS was purchased by Vencore, Inc. and in 2015 it was rebranded as Vencore Labs.

Business Focus
Vencore Labs addresses large-scale information and communications problems requiring deep knowledge of technology and operations. Its core client focus is in the Federal, Defense, Utility and Commercial sectors. Particular areas of technology focus include cyber defense, data analytics, smart grid, mobility and wireless, quantum, configuration analysis and cognitive communications. Including work as part of Telcordia, Vencore Labs' researchers have produced more than 2000 patents across a broad spectrum of critical and emerging information and communications technologies. The company is also active in the development of a wide range of industry standards, with standards body memberships including ATIS, ETSI, IEEE, OIF, Open Geospatial Consortium, Open Mobile Alliance, Small Cells Forum, ZigBee Alliance and other related industry organizations.

Corporate Ownership and Structure
Effective June 2015, ACS began to be rebranded as "Vencore Labs," reflecting its status as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vencore, Inc., whose 4000+ employees deliver mission-critical solutions for the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and other agencies. Vencore, Inc is headquartered in Chantilly, VA.