Redback Networks

Type| Subsidiary of Ericsson
Industry| Telecommunications Equipment
Founded| 1996
Headquarters| San Jose, California

Key people

| CEO: Georges Antoun
Website| www.ericsson.com

Redback Networks was a telecommunications equipment company, specializing in hardware and software used by ISPs to manage broadband services. In December 2006, Ericsson and Redback announced they had signed a definitive agreement under which Ericsson would acquire Redback. The transaction was completed in 2007, and Redback Networks is fully integrated in Ericsson in 2010.

## History

Redback Networks was founded in August, 1996 by Gaurav Garg and Asher Waldfogel, and traded on NASDAQ under the symbol RBAK. It was acquired by Ericsson in January 2007.[1]

1996 | August | Redback creation (San Jose, CA, USA).

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1998 |  | SMS 1800 (first BRAS/BNG).
1999 | March | SMS 500.
1999 | November | Redback Networks acquires Siara Systems (SmartEdge 800/1200 platform) for $4.3 Billion.[2]
2000 | May | SMS 10000.
2000 | July | SmartEdge 800 optical node (SONET/SDH switch).
2000 | August | Redback Networks acquires Abatis Systems.[3]
2001 | October | SmartEdge 800 router (with PPA1 16 Cores 2.5 Gbits Network Processor).
2002 | November | SMS 10000SL StreamLiner.
2003 | June | SmartEdge service gateway (BRAS/BNG).
2003 | June | SmartEdge 400.
2005 | June | SmartEdge Ethernet aggregation (new PPA2 32 Cores 10 Gbits Network Processor).
2007 | January | Redback becomes a subsidiary of Ericsson.
2007 | October | SmartEdge 1200 (new XCRP4 Processor Card, new PPA3 48 Cores 20 Gbits Network Processor).
2008 | Q4 | SmartEdge Ethernet aggregation
2009 | Q1 | SmartMetro SM480 (L2 Ethernet only version of the SmartEdge router).
2010 | Q1 | SmartEdge 600 and SmartMetro SM240.
2010 | January | Redback is fully integrated in Ericsson. The SmartEdge router is integrated in the Ericsson IP Product Line.
2010 | Q3 | SmartEdge 1200H (High Power version of the SE1200).
2011 | 1H | SmartEdge platforms support Ericsson's 3GPP Evolved Packet Core (EPC).
2015 | Q3 | SmartEdge 600

## External links

* Official website

## References

1. ↑ "Ericsson Press Release". http://www.ericsson.com/news/1094314.
2. ↑ Wirbel, Loring. "Redback pays $4.3B for company still in prototype stage". http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1140613. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
3. ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; REDBACK NETWORKS AGREES TO ACQUIRE ABATIS SYSTEMS". https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/01/business/company-news-redback-networks-agrees-to-acquire-abatis-systems.html. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

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