Artesyn Technologies Reports Record Sales Growth with E1/T1 Interface Board Sales

Strategic Insights -

Artesyn Technologies, a leading supplier of communication controllers and high-speed interfaces, announced that it has shipped a record number of high-speed E1 and T1 WAN interfaces in the first quarter of FY2000. The company's customers for its E1/T1 interfaces include many of the world's leading teledatacom suppliers, and the sales growth is attributed to the extensive use of Artesyn's E1 and T1 interfaces in the implementation of the next generation wireless infrastructure being installed in Europe.

Artesyn's President, Bob Aebli, linked the sales of Artesyn's E1 and T1 interfaces to their use in the implementation of the next generation wireless infrastructure in Europe. The key element of Artesyn's successful implementation is its use of SpiderFRAME-RELAY, powerful protocol software from Spider Software, which promotes interoperability between LAN/WAN and voice data products.

Key Takeaways:

  • Artesyn Technologies shipped a record number of high-speed E1 and T1 WAN interfaces in the first quarter of FY2000, with sales of $9.3 million.
  • The sales growth is attributed to the extensive use of Artesyn's E1 and T1 interfaces in the implementation of the next generation wireless infrastructure being installed in Europe.
  • Spider Software's protocol software, SpiderFRAME-RELAY, is a key element of Artesyn's successful implementation in Europe.
  • Artesyn's customers for its E1/T1 interfaces include many of the world's leading teledatacom suppliers.
  • Artesyn's products are used in a variety of target applications, including VoIP gateways, signaling gateways, data gateways, and base station controllers.
  • Spider Software's product portfolio includes Frame Relay, SS7, PPP, ISDN, TCP, X.25, OSI and Distributed STREAMS.

Statistics:

  • $9.3 million: record sales of E1 and T1 interface boards in the first quarter of FY2000.
  • FY2000: fiscal year in which Artesyn reported record sales growth.
  • Europe: location where Artesyn's E1 and T1 interfaces are being used in the implementation of the next generation wireless infrastructure.
  • 6,200: number of people employed by Artesyn Technologies.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Sales Growth Affirms Recent Acquisition of Spider Software by Artesyn Technologies", May 30, 2000
  • Artesyn Technologies, http://www.artesyncp.com
  • Spider Software, http://www.spider.com/
  • Artesyn Technologies, http://www.artesyn.com