Nokia Siemens Networks to acquire carrier ethernet specialist Atrica

With the intended acquisition of the carrier ethernet expert Atrica, Nokia Siemens Networks is continuing its investments in the development of solutions and products for data-optimized networks. Atrica is one of the leading providers of carrier ethernet solutions for metropolitan area networks. The acquisition will allow Nokia Siemens Networks to offer end-to-end carrier ethernet transport solutions that reduce the cost and complexity of data-optimized transport networks – from access to the core network.

Atrica’s main strengths are an end-to-end ethernet solution know-how with a comprehensive portfolio including ethernet, CPE and EGDE products as well as an associated services provisioning platform. Atrica is the first company to be acquired by Nokia Siemens Networks. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California and with a development center in Tel Aviv, Atrica has over 40 customers including Orange Business Services, KVH and Optimum LightPath.

The market for carrier ethernet products is one of the fastest growing segments of the telecoms market. Leading analysts forecast growth of 15% a year.

The acquisition is expected to take place before January 1, 2008.

With Atrica’s Carrier Ethernet solutions, service providers can deliver the ultimate broadband triple play services experience to their business and residential customers over a single universal transport network, with guaranteed SLAs, sub-50ms network-wide resiliency, TDM traffic support, and point-and-click, centralized OAM&P.