Overture Networks
{{Short description|Telecommunications company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Overture Networks
| logo = File:Overture New-Logo.png
| type = Privately held company
| foundation = July 2000
| founder = Prayson Pate, Jeff Reedy
| location = 20px Research Triangle Park,[http://www.rtp.org/main/index.php?pid=178&sec=1 "The Future of Great Ideas"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102124235/http://www.rtp.org/main/index.php?pid=178&sec=1 |date=2011-01-02 }}, Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina. Retrieved July 26, 2010. North Carolina, USA
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Mike Aquino, President and CEO
Prayson Pate, Chief Technologist
Arthur Bergens, CFO
| products = Networking and telecommunications equipment
| num_employees = 75
| parent =
| homepage = [http://www.overturenetworks.com www.overturenetworks.com]
| footnotes =
}}
Overture Networks was a company that designed, manufactured, and marketed networking and telecommunications equipment. It was "a leading developer of converged packet access platforms for Carrier Ethernet services."{{Cite web|last=Reading 9/27/2007|first=News Wire Feed Light|title=Overture Gets $12.3M|url=https://www.lightreading.com/ethernet-ip/ethernet-services/overture-gets-$123m/d/d-id/647334|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Light Reading|language=en}} Overture was headquartered in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina and also maintained offices in Westford, MA and Bangalore, India.
Overture was a member of the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).[http://metroethernetforum.org/members.php "Metro Ethernet Forum Member List"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106212305/http://metroethernetforum.org/members.php |date=2013-01-06 }}, Metro Ethernet Forum. Retrieved June 23, 2011. It also held a TL 9000 certification[http://portal.questforum.org/questVer2/pubProfileAction.do;jsessionid=B8FB7346D9947E095261129F9BB0786F?tlid=5751 "TL 9000 Registration Public Profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727194009/http://portal.questforum.org/questVer2/pubProfileAction.do;jsessionid=B8FB7346D9947E095261129F9BB0786F?tlid=5751 |date=2011-07-27 }}, QuEST Forum, July 05, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2011. which it received from the QuEST Forum in May 2007.
In January 2016, Overture was acquired by telecommunications vendor ADVA Optical Networking.{{Cite web |last=Ohnesorge |first=Lauren |date=13 January 2016 |title=Morrisville-based Overture Networks acquired for $35M |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2016/01/morrisville-based-overture-networks-acquired.html |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Triangle Business Journal}}
History
In 2000, Overture was launched by co-founders Jeff Reedy and Prayson Pate to develop solutions designed to help service providers and network operators transition to an all-packet network. In December 2008, Overture Networks acquired Ceterus Networks, a Richardson, Texas-based manufacturer of Carrier Ethernet equipment and technologies for mobile backhaul.Mohney, Doug. [http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/carrier-ethernet-consolidation-overture-networks-buys-ceterus-networks/2008-12-16 Carrier Ethernet Consolidation: Overture Networks buys Ceterus Networks], FierceTelecom, December 16, 2008. In March 2011, Overture merged with Hatteras Networks,{{Cite web |last=Buckley |first=Sean |date=2011-03-22 |title=Overture and Hatteras complete merger {{!}} Fierce Network |url=https://www.fierce-network.com/telecom/overture-and-hatteras-complete-merger |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.fierce-network.com |language=en}}{{cite web | url=http://thenew.overturenetworks.com/downloads/Overture-Hatteras_Customer_Letter.pdf | title=Overture Networks - Letters to our Customers | accessdate=March 22, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} the number one-ranked Ethernet over Copper market leader[http://www.subtelforum.com/articles/?p=498 Hatteras and Overture Lead Growing Carrier Ethernet Access Platform Market Segments in 2008, Heavy Reading Reports], Submarine Telecoms Forum, March 20, 2009. and manufacturer of Ethernet service delivery solutions for the Carrier Ethernet, Metro Ethernet, and DSLAM and mobile wireless backhaul markets. Post-merger, the unified company operated under the Overture Networks name until February 2012, when a rebranding initiative was announced. Marking the final integration of the two companies, Overture introduced a new logo, color palette, company blog, and tagline, "Overture - An Entrance to a Smarter Network", and informally dropped "Networks" from its name.{{Cite press release |url= http://www.overturenetworks.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2012/02/07/overture-refines-brand-emphasizing-qualities-helped-it-achieve-its-current-mark |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120906095745/http://www.overturenetworks.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2012/02/07/overture-refines-brand-emphasizing-qualities-helped-it-achieve-its-current-mark |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 6, 2012 |title= Overture Refines Brand, Emphasizing Qualities that Helped it Achieve its Current Market Leading Position |publisher= Overture Networks |accessdate= February 7, 2012 |date= February 7, 2012 }}
Beginning in 2008, and continuing through 2009,[http://www.lightwaveonline.com/business/market-research/news/Carrier-Ethernet-access-platforms-post-double-digit-growth-in-2Q09-66509862.html Carrier Ethernet Access Platforms Post Double-Digit Growth in 2Q09], Lightwave Online, October 27, 2009. 2010,Hubbard, Stan. [http://www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=782&doc_id=189927 Carrier Ethernet Access Platform Market Abuzz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915085624/http://www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=782&doc_id=189927 |date=2010-09-15 }}, Light Reading, March 30, 2010. and 2011,Hubbard, Stan. [http://www.lightreading.com/blog/carrier-ethernet-access-market-update/240134526?queryText=CEAP Carrier Ethernet Access Market Update], Light Reading, September 7, 2011. Overture was named as the number one provider of Ethernet over TDM (EoTDM) access circuits and Ethernet over bonded copper pair (EoC) platforms by analyst firm Heavy Reading.
In September 2012, Overture appointed former Ciena Corporation Senior VP of Global Field Operations, General Manager of Global Government Solutions, and VP of Americas, Mike Aquino, as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).{{Cite press release |url= http://www.overturenetworks.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2012/09/24/overture-announces-mike-aquino-president-and-ceo |title= Overture Announces Mike Aquino as President and CEO |publisher= Overture Networks |accessdate= January 11, 2013 |date= September 24, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141121183836/http://www.overturenetworks.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2012/09/24/overture-announces-mike-aquino-president-and-ceo |archive-date= November 21, 2014 |url-status= dead }}
Overture announced the company's entry into the software-defined networking (SDN) space in March 2012 with the launch of a new product, Ensemble OSA. Ensemble OSA is an open architecture based on open API standards like OpenFlow and has three layers, which may include Overture-developed components, as well as those developed by service providers or third-party vendors.{{Cite press release |url= http://www.overturenetworks.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2013/03/11/overture-introduces-ensemble-osa-industry-s-first-open-architecture-software-de |title= Overture Introduces Ensemble OSA™, the Industry's First Open Architecture for Software-Defined Services at the Metro Edge |accessdate= April 2, 2013 |date= March 11, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Overture followed this with the release of the Overture 6500, the first Ensemble OSA-ready platform and the inaugural product in its Open Service Delivery Family product line.{{Cite press release |url= http://www.overturenetworks.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2013/03/26/overture-launches-6500-first-platform-new-open-service-delivery-family |title= Overture Launches 6500, First Platform in new Open Service Delivery Family |accessdate= April 2, 2013 |date= March 26, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140718040456/http://www.overturenetworks.com/company/news-events/press-releases/2013/03/26/overture-launches-6500-first-platform-new-open-service-delivery-family |archive-date= July 18, 2014 |url-status= dead }}
In January 2016, Overture was acquired by ADVA Optical Networking in a $35 million purchase which was reported to involve "an additional $5 million conditional 'earn-out' payment".Le Maistre, Ray. [http://www.lightreading.com/nfv/nfv-strategies/adva-adds-nfv-smarts-with-$35m-overture-acquisition/d/d-id/720364 ADVA Adds NFV Smarts With $35M Overture Acquisition], Light Reading, January 25, 2016.
Products
Image:Overture Networks 6100 Multiservice Ethernet Aggregation Device.jpg
Image:Overture 4800 10G Optical Ethernet Edge.jpg
Overture's products were generally used in the following solution categories: business services, mobile backhaul, Ethernet transport and infrastructure for speeds from 1 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s, and SDN. The company's products addressed these core applications using a range of access technologies including optical Ethernet, Ethernet over bonded copper, Ethernet over TDM/SONET/SDH/PDH, and multi-service Carrier Ethernet that supported TDM pseudo-wires and IP service aggregation using VLANs.{{cite web | url=http://www.overturenetworks.com/products-solutions | title=Products+Solutions | author=Overture Networks | accessdate=March 22, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519130111/http://www.overturenetworks.com/products-solutions | archive-date=May 19, 2011 | url-status=dead }} Targeted to users such as competitive local exchange carriers, incumbent local exchange carriers, cable companies, and wholesale ISPs, its technologies were used in applications and settings like cloud computing, data center services, and mobile data services. Overture Network's products achieved MEF 9, 14, and 18 certifications.[http://metroethernetforum.org/page_loader.php?p_id=33 "MEF Certified Companies - Equipment and Services"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823051838/http://metroethernetforum.org/page_loader.php?p_id=33 |date=2011-08-23 }}, Metro Ethernet Forum, June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.overturenetworks.com}}
- Overtones Blog: https://web.archive.org/web/20151210181826/http://www.overturenetworks.com/connect-with-overture/overtones-blog/
Category:Telecommunications companies established in 2000
Category:Privately held companies based in North Carolina
Category:Telecommunications companies of the United States
Category:Telecommunications equipment vendors
Category:Networking companies of the United States
Category:Networking hardware companies
Category:American companies established in 2000