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Is this company public???
below from website (www.tellium.com/story.htm)
Founded in May 1997, Tellium is the commercial spin-off from Bellcore, the former research arm of the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). In June 1998, Tellium moved into its current, 67,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Oceanport, New Jersey.
Dr. M. Farooque Mesiya
Chairman
Dr. Mesiya has more than 21 years of experience in the fiber optic field. In 1986, he founded American Lightwave Systems (ALS), which doubled revenues annually to over $100 million by the time he left in 1994.
Mike Hodges
President and CEO
Mike Hodges was elected President and CEO in January 1999. From 1996 until his election as President and CEO, he served as a consultant to Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) in Menlo Park, CA. He has served as CEO and President of several venture-backed companies, including NanoGram (1996-1997), Biometric Imaging (1992-1996), Cygnet Systems (1990-1992), and Thermea (1988-1989), and as a senior executive of Spectra-Physics from 1973-1987. Mr. Hodges holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of California at Berkeley.
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Brackett has worked in optical networking for 30 years. (OH REALLY?????????)
Corporate History
Tellium is dedicated to providing next-generation optical networking solutions for large public network operators. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets optical networking systems that allow customers to build survivable Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks. By converting years of experience and research in the optical networking field into a series of practical, interoperable products based on wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), Tellium enables service providers to handle the explosion of data traffic on their existing fiber optic networks. Providers can combine their current assets with products that deliver SONET-like features at an unprecedented level of configurability and survivability at the optical layer.
Founded in May 1997, Tellium is the commercial spin-off from Bellcore, the former research arm of the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). Management is led by highly successful executives who have proven business experience in building technology start-ups into multi-million dollar success stories. A robust portfolio of intellectual property is providing the seeds for multiple new Tellium products and services. The company's seasoned technical team includes more than a dozen members of Bellcore's Optical Networking Research Group which has been at the heart of every significant optical network development project since the early 1980's. Programs like Optical Networks Technology Consortium (ONTC), LambdaNet and Multi-Wavelength Optical Networking (MONET) have defined much of what will be implemented in tomorrow's optical networks. Since we wrote most of the rules of the road for next generation optical networking we are way ahead of the pack in transforming our know-how into market leading products. In June 1998, Tellium moved into its current, 67,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Oceanport, New Jersey.
MONET Takes Shape with Tellium
Its first primary contract, worth $2.5 million, is with the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Tellium is installing a new, advanced high-capacity, high-performance optical network to transmit voice, video and data for U.S. government agencies throughout the Washington, D.C. area including the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and DARPA. Tellium is using its Aurora optical cross-connects, Marathon WDM transport and Marathon optical amplifiers to provide a secure optical network that provides provisioning, monitoring, protection switching and network interoperability at the wavelength level, eliminating expensive SONET layer equipment normally required. First deliveries to the MONET project started in October, 1998 and were completed in March 1999.
More Info About MONET
Tellium Management Team
Experience in Action
Although the company and the technology are new to the marketplace, the staff and management team have considerable experience in developing, managing and delivering optical network solutions. Many of Tellium's staff came from Bellcore to continue working on optical network products they were developing at the research facility, and the management team comprises acknowledged experts in the optical networking field.
Dr. M. Farooque Mesiya
Chairman
Dr. Mesiya has more than 21 years of experience in the fiber optic field. In 1986, he founded American Lightwave Systems (ALS), which doubled revenues annually to over $100 million by the time he left in 1994.
Mike Hodges
President and CEO
Mike Hodges was elected President and CEO in January 1999. From 1996 until his election as President and CEO, he served as a consultant to Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) in Menlo Park, CA. He has served as CEO and President of several venture-backed companies, including NanoGram (1996-1997), Biometric Imaging (1992-1996), Cygnet Systems (1990-1992), and Thermea (1988-1989), and as a senior executive of Spectra-Physics from 1973-1987. Mr. Hodges holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Charles A. Brackett
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Brackett has worked in optical networking for 30 years. An acknowledged leader in the field of WDM, he managed the optical networking program at Bellcore for 15 years. He was instrumental in securing six patents for Bellcore, produced over 60 publications, speaks regularly on the topic of optical communications and is the recipient of numerous awards.
John K. Kostibas
Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Customer Service
John Kostibas has been Tellium's Vice President Worldwide Sales and Customer Service since January 1998. Formerly he served with NEC America, as General Manager, Sales Division, for Transmission (SONET, WDM), Access (DLC/XDSL) and Switching (ATM) products. At NEC, and before that at ITT Telecom, he led Product Marketing and Engineering programs for the provision of Wireless (Satellite, Radio), Fiber and Video systems in North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America. Mr. Kostibas holds an MBA from New York Institute of Technology and a BSEE from the University of Colorado.
Richard W. Barcus
Vice President, Marketing and Product Management
Richard W. Barcus joined Tellium as Vice President, Marketing and Product Management in February 1998. He has more than 23 years of experience marketing telecommunications products. Prior to joining Tellium, he held senior executive sales and marketing positions at ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Fujitsu, MCI and Ameritech. He was resposible for sales, marketing, research and development of new product lines, and implemented the marketing for the broadband communications division at ADC. Mr. Barcus holds an MBA from George Mason University and a BA - Economics from Aurora University.
Scott L. Kahn
Controller
Formerly vice president of Financial Reporting at Caribiner International, Inc.
Dr. John Gamelin
Development Manager
WDM Transport Products
Former Senior Scientist at Bellcore's Optical Research Group, he holds a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Krishna Bala
Manager, Optical Cross Connect Products
Fomerly a Senior Scientist at Bellcore's Optical Research Group, he holds a PhD in electrical engineering from Columbia University.
About Our Investors
Synergy in Motion
Strengthening Tellium's management and technological core is the support of strategic industry partners-Bellcore, SAIC, Ortel Corporation and Cisco Systems-and investment partners that include Oak Investment Partners, Accel Partners, Worldview Technology Partners and Blue Rock Capital Investors.
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