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Company Overview

Business Description

Sector
Information Technology
Industry
Communications
Headquarters
Germany DE
Employees
2 014
IPO date
Mar 29, 1999

Adtran Networks SE makes networking equipment that helps internet and telecom traffic move between buildings, cities, and data centers. Its products include optical transport gear, Ethernet access systems, timing and synchronization tools, and software for managing those networks. The company sells mostly to telecom operators, internet service providers, data center operators, large enterprises, and public institutions that need reliable, high-capacity connections.

The company makes money by selling hardware and software systems, then earning ongoing fees from support, maintenance, and related services. In practice, it sits in the middle of the communications infrastructure chain: customers use its gear to carry voice, video, and data across fiber networks, while network builders use its tools to monitor and control that traffic.

What makes the business distinct is that it focuses on the layer of the network that moves data over long distances and keeps different systems in sync. That gives it a role that is less visible than a phone company or cloud provider, but essential to how modern communication networks are built and kept running.

Adtran Networks SE Investor Relations

Address
Campus Martinsried, Fraunhoferstrasse 9a
Martinsried, Bayern
Germany

Business Segments

Network equipment and software

The company sells optical networking, Ethernet access, and synchronization products that help move data across telecom and enterprise networks. It also provides the software used to monitor and manage those networks.

Customers and revenue model

Management