- RAD Data Communications
Infobox_Company | company_name = RAD Data Communications | company_| company_type = Private | foundation =
1981 | industry =Telecommunications
revenue = $174 million USD (2007 )
num_employees = 1,100
location_city =Tel Aviv, Israel | key_people = Chairman:Zohar Zisapel , CEO: Efraim Wachtel
products = Networking | homepage = [http://www.rad.com/ www.rad.com] |RAD Data Communications (also known as "RAD") is a privately held corporation, based in
Tel Aviv ,Israel , that designs and manufacturers specialized networking equipment. It was founded in 1981 byZohar Zisapel and his brother, Yehuda.RAD's research, development and engineering includes
TDM ,Ethernet ,MPLS , IP, ATM,Frame Relay , E1/T1,E3 /T3,xDSL , SDH/SONET ,pseudowire circuit emulation and service emulation,clock synchronization ,voice compression ,wireless , mobile andsatellite connectivity,fiber optics , SFPs (small form-factor pluggable) and ASICs (application-specific integrated circuit ), and integrated network management.In 1998, RAD invented the
TDMoIP (TDM over IP) technology.The company's installed base exceeds 10,000,000 units [ [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3399512,00.html T-Mobile selects RAD's HSDPA transport solution - Israel Money, Ynetnews ] ] and includes more than 150
telecommunications carriers and operators. RAD products are sold by distributors in 164 countries.RAD Data Communications is a member of the RAD Group of companies.
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External links
* [http://www.podtech.net/home/3137/rad-radio-broadband RAD Radio Broadband] - a video article by James Gaskin, 25 May 2007
* [http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/whitepaper.aspx?&scname=Industry+Standard+Protocols&sortby=title&docid=38881 ZDNet article]
* [http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=123091 Light Reading article - VoIP purchase]
* [http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=114834 Light Reading article - 2006 revenues]
* [http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/May2007/4651.htm 3G Article - T-mobile selects RAD]
* [http://telephonyonline.com/software/technology/tmobile_rad_hsdpa_050907 Telephony Online - T-Mobile and RAD]
* [http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-pwe3-tdmoip-06.txt IETF draft by RAD - TDM over IP]
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