Zeugma systems
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Zeugma Systems was a privately held telecommunications equipment supplier delivering open solutions that accelerate new service deployment for broadband
service providers
of all types. On September 2010, it was announced that Zeugma Systems had closed down and all of its staff were dismissed. There was considerable debate among the experts in telecom space as to why Zeugma failed. Some believed that Zeugma's innovative idea, although technologically very sound, was just ahead of its time. Others believe that their solution didn't quite meet the needs of the market. Later, in November 2010, Tellabs
announced that they have acquired most of the assets and many of the former employees of Zeugma Systems
Inc. and has a former life in the mobile data division of Motorola
Inc. Luft helped found Siara, the acquisition at the heart of Redback
's SmartEdge. Luft recruited some of the former Siara team back out of Redback to join him at Zeugma.
The Zeugma Services Node was a new breed of access equipment known as the service delivery router, which integrated routing, subscriber management and service management by combining high-throughput routing with enormous computing capacity at the edge
of the network.
Broadband Internet access
Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is a high data rate, low-latency connection to the Internet— typically contrasted with dial-up access using a 56 kbit/s modem or satellite Internet with inherently high latency....
service providers
Internet service provider
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of all types. On September 2010, it was announced that Zeugma Systems had closed down and all of its staff were dismissed. There was considerable debate among the experts in telecom space as to why Zeugma failed. Some believed that Zeugma's innovative idea, although technologically very sound, was just ahead of its time. Others believe that their solution didn't quite meet the needs of the market. Later, in November 2010, Tellabs
Tellabs
Tellabs, Inc. is a telecommunications company that designs and manufactures equipment for service providers.Ranked among the BusinessWeek InfoTech 100, Tellabs is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index, NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index and the S&P 500...
announced that they have acquired most of the assets and many of the former employees of Zeugma Systems
History
Zeugma Systems was founded in 2004 by Andrew Harries (CEO) and Siegfried (Sig) Luft (CTO). Harries was previously at the helm of Sierra WirelessSierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless is a wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1993 and currently headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada....
Inc. and has a former life in the mobile data division of Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
Inc. Luft helped found Siara, the acquisition at the heart of Redback
Redback Networks
Redback Networks was a telecommunications equipment company, specializing in hardware and software used by ISPs to manage broadband services. In December 2006, Ericsson and Redback announced they had signed a definitive agreement under which Ericsson would acquire Redback...
's SmartEdge. Luft recruited some of the former Siara team back out of Redback to join him at Zeugma.
Products
Zeugma's major products included the Zeugma Services Node (Service Delivery Router) and the Zeugma OSS (Network Management System).The Zeugma Services Node was a new breed of access equipment known as the service delivery router, which integrated routing, subscriber management and service management by combining high-throughput routing with enormous computing capacity at the edge
Edge device
Edge devices are routers, routing switches, integrated access devices , multiplexers, and a variety of metropolitan area network and wide area network access devices that provide entry points into enterprise or service provider core networks...
of the network.