MRV Communications is a communications equipment and services company based in Chatsworth, California. The company, through its business units, is a provider of optical communications network infrastructure equipment and services to a broad range of telecom concerns, including multinational telecommunications operators, local municipalities, MSOs, corporate and consumer high speed G-Internet service providers, and data storage and cloud computing providers. MRV Communications was acquired by ADVA Optical Networking on August 14, 2017.
History
MRV was founded in 1988 by Prof. Shlomo Margalit and Dr. Zeev Rav-Noy as a maker of Metro and Access optoelectronic components. MRV’s Metro and Access transceivers enable network equipment to be deployed across large campuses or in municipal and regional networks. To expand leadership, MRV established LuminentOIC, an independent subsidiary. LuminentOIC makes fiber-to-the-premises components, activity that was initiated by Rob-Goldman that founded the FTTx business unit in Luminant at 2001. In the 1990s, MRV produced Ethernet switching and Optical Transport for Metro and campus environments. MRV began building switches and routers used by carriers implementing Metro Ethernet networks that provide Ethernet services to enterprise customers and multi-dwelling residential buildings. Significant Milestones – Acquisitions, Product Development:
1992 – Created NBASE Communications through Galcom and Ace acquisitions
Acquisitions created networking company with a focus on technology for the Token Ring LAN, IBM Connectivity and Multi-Platform Network Management for the IBM NetView and HP OpenView platforms Following the acquisitions, the Company consolidated these operations in Israel with its networking operations in the U.S.
Enhanced the development of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet functions through the acquisitions of the Fibronics GigaHub family of products – Served as foundation of OptiSwitch series and other modular optical products Added valuable product development capability, expanded range of networking products and added new marketing and distribution channels and sales in the United States, Israel and Europe
1997 – Acquired Interdata, a French-based system integrator specializing in optical networks, architecture and network security for operators, enterprises and large jurisdictions
1997-1999 – Very significant OEM activity for Gigabit
1998 – Acquired Xyplex - Acquisition enhanced the development of remote management and IP routing functionality for WAN services and added distribution channels in the United States and Europe
1998 – 1st WDM deployment in Metro network in Europe – German city carrier network based on Ethernet switching and WDM technologies
1998 – Invested in Tecnonet SpA, an Italian-based system integrator
1999 – Awarded as prime vendor to deploy world’s 1st Metro Ethernet national network in Swedish Telecom
2010 – Introduced industry 1st Physical layer 10G switch for lab automation market
2010 – Announced the divestiture of Source Photonics, Inc. to Francisco Partners.
2011 – Sets a record for industry most efficient WDM solution with power/space/rate
2012 – Among the 1st vendors in the industry to pass MEF CE 2.0 certification
2014 – Introduced new flagship next generation WDM metro product line, OptiDriver series
2015 – Introduced industry 1st 100G purpose-built CE 2.0 NID, OptiPacket
MRV has been awarded numerous industry accolades for its innovative WDM Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet product lines in recent years from the industry’s top governing bodies and leading research publications and alliances such as MEF, SUPERCOMM, NXTcomm, Frost & Sullivan and others.
