Fluke Networks completed its acquisition of Visual Networks on 20 January 2006. This profile examines the Visual Networks business and the areas in which Fluke Networks should be able to grow with the benefit of Visual Networks' assets. It examines Fluke Networks' financial results, OSS products and services.
IBM acquired Micromuse for USD865 million in cash on 15 February 2006. The acquisition provides IBM with IP fault and event correlation, security and performance monitoring software in the telecoms market – an area in which IBM has had limited capability with its Tivoli platform. This six-page profile examines IBM Netcool's financial results, OSS products and services.
Telcordia Technologies is the largest supplier of service assurance and service fulfilment solutions in the world. We estimate that Telcordia's revenue reached USD900 million in 2004. This eight-page profile examines Telcordia's financial results, OSS products and services.
Brix Networks is a private supplier of probe systems to players in the business data services and the residential broadband markets. We estimate that it achieved annual revenue of USD12 million in 2005. This seven-page profile examines Brix Networks' financial results, OSS products and services.
Anritsu is a global supplier of test and measurement equipment. It acquired NetTest – a supplier of wireless and IP probe systems, as well as test and measurement systems – in August 2005. This six-page profile examines Anritsu's financial results, OSS products and services.
Telecoms software spending for residential broadband services will grow from USD940 million in 2006 to USD2.5 billion in 2011, at a CAGR of 22%.
NetScout Systems’ nGenius probes, IP flow collector and performance-monitoring applications, which it developed for the enterprise market, are starting to enter the service provider market as carriers deploy advanced data services. This six-page profile examines NetScout's financial results, OSS products and services.
JDSU intends to acquire Casabyte – the acquisition enables JDSU to expand into new areas of the service assurance market. We estimate that the mobile probe system market will grow 12% to 14% annually over the next five years. Casabyte - founded in 1996 - has had strong growth in the active probe market over the past year. We estimated revenues in the range of $11M during 2006.
Nexus Telecom is a supplier of probe and switch-based performance and service management systems, as well as high-performance simulation test tools. We estimate that it generated USD30 million in revenue in 2006, 85% of which was accounted for by service providers. This seven-page profile examines Nexus's financial results, OSS products and services.
JDS Uniphase (JDSU) is a provider of broadband test and measurement solutions and optical products for communications, commercial and consumer markets. This eight-page profile examines JDSU's financial results, OSS products and services.
