Tellabs is a leader in providing innovative solutions that address today's customer demands while transforming tomorrow's network. We are dedicated to taming new technologies and providing gateways to next-generation networks. Our solutions help service providers build, grow and optimize high-bandwidth networks that can manage any type of communications traffic across converging infrastructures.

Tellabs designs, manufactures, markets and services optical networking, next-generation switching and broadband access solutions. The company also provides professional services that support its solutions. Tellabs' products and services are used worldwide by the providers of communications services.

Technology Breakthroughs

Tellabs introduces the telecommunications industry's first viable echo canceller system (September 1982).

Tellabs releases its largest development project, the TITAN 5500 system, to enable the migration from asynchronous to SONET (May 1991).

Tellabs pioneers its first cable telephony system, the CABLESPAN® 2300 universal telephony system, (May 1994).

Tellabs champions switching and interoperability solutions through the acquisition of SALIX® Technologies, Inc (1999).