List of networking hardware vendors
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Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. This is a list of notable vendors who produce network hardware.
Routers
- ADTRAN
- Aerohive Networks - acquired by Extreme Networks
- Alaxala Networks
- Allied Telesis
- Alcatel Lucent Enterprise - Stellar
- Arcadyan
- Arris International
- Aruba Networks - acquired by HPE
- Asus (including subsidiary Askey Computer Corp.)
- Avaya - acquired Nortel, networking business sold to Extreme Networks[1]
- AVM
- Barracuda Networks
- Brocade - acquired Vyatta, purchased by Broadcom[2]
- Billion Electric
- Calix
- Cisco Systems
- Control4 - acquired by SnapAV
- Cradlepoint - acquired by Ericsson
- Dell - acquired Force10
- Digi International
- DrayTek
- D-Link[3]
- ECI Telecom
- Enterasys - acquired by Extreme Networks in 2013[4]
- Ericsson - acquired Redback
- Extreme Networks
- FiberHome
- Fortinet
- HPE - acquired 3Com and Aruba Networks
- Huawei Routers
- Juniper Networks
- Linksys - acquired by Belkin
- Meraki - acquired by Cisco Systems
- MikroTik
- Mitsubishi
- Motorola
- NEC
- Netgear
- Nokia
- Nokia Networks
- Open Mesh - acquired by Datto
- RAD Data Communications
- Ribbon Communications
- Ruckus Networks - acquired by Brocade; acquired by ARRIS
- Ruijie Networks
- Sagemcom
- Sierra Wireless
- Silver Peak - acquired by HPE
- Technicolor
- Telco Systems
- Teltonika Networks
- TP-Link
- TRENDnet
- Ubiquiti
- USRobotics
- Xirrus - acquired by Cambium[5]
- Yamaha
- ZTE
- ZyXEL
Router SoC
- Broadcom (includes former Avago and Emulex)
- Cortina Systems (including former StormSemi/StorLink)
- Geode (processor)
- HiSilicon
- Lantiq
- Mediatek (includes former TrendChip/Econet/Ralink/Airoha)
- Qualcomm (includes former Atheros)
- Realtek
Network switches
- ADTRAN
- Aerohive
- Alaxala Networks
- Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
- Allied Telesis
- Arista Networks
- Avaya - acquired Nortel
- Buffalo Technology
- Brocade Communications Systems - acquired Foundry Networks - was acquired by Ruckus Networks, An ARRIS company and Extreme Networks
- Ciena
- Cisco Systems
- Control4 - acquired by SnapAV
- Dell Networking
- DrayTek
- D-Link
- ECI Telecom
- EnGenius
- Enterasys - acquired by Extreme Networks
- Extreme Networks
- Fortinet
- HPE - acquired ProCurve, 3Com, H3C, TippingPoint and Aruba Networks
- Huawei
- Juniper Networks
- Linksys - acquired by Belkin
- Mellanox - acquired by NVIDIA
- Meraki - acquired by Cisco Systems
- MikroTik
- Netgear
- Nokia Networks
- NEC
- Open Mesh - acquired by Datto
- Oracle Corporation
- Rad Group
- Ruckus Networks - acquired some Brocade product lines; Ruckus was acquired by ARRIS; Arris International was acquired by CommScope
- Ruijie Networks
- Telco Systems
- Teledata Networks
- Teltonika Networks
- TP-Link
- TRENDnet
- Ubiquiti
- Yamaha
- ZTE
- ZyXEL
Wireless
- ADTRAN/BlueSocket
- Aerohive
- Alaxala Networks
- Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
- Allied Telesis
- Alvarion
- Aruba - acquired by HPE
- Asus
- Avaya
- AVM
- Belkin
- Buffalo Technology
- Ceragon
- Cisco
- CommScope
- Control4 - acquired by SnapAV
- DrayTek
- D-Link
- EnGenius
- Enterasys - acquired by Extreme
- Ericsson
- Extreme Networks
- Fortinet
- HPE
- Huawei
- Juniper - acquired Trapeze & Mist
- Linksys - acquired by Belkin
- Meraki - acquired by Cisco
- Meru - acquired by Fortinet
- MikroTik
- Motorola
- NEC
- Netgear
- Nokia Networks
- Open Mesh - acquired by Datto
- Proxim
- Ruckus Networks - acquired by Brocade; then acquired by ARRIS; then acquired by CommScope
- Ruijie Networks
- Siae Microelettronica
- Sierra Wireless
- Samsung
- TP-Link
- TRENDnet
- Ubiquiti
- WatchGuard
- Xirrus - acquired by Cambium Networks
- Yamaha
- ZyXEL
Wireless controller
Network interface card
- Allied Telesis
- Broadcom (includes former Avago and Emulex)
- Buffalo Technology
- Cavium (formerly QLogic)
- Chelsio
- Cisco
- D-Link
- Huawei
- Intel
- Marvell
- Mellanox
- Oracle Corporation
- Realtek
- TRENDnet
- ZyXEL
Ethernet controller
- ASIX
- JMicron
- Marvell Technology
- Qualcomm (includes former Atheros)
- Realtek
Server appliance
References
- ^ Natalie Gagliordi (March 7, 2017). "Avaya sells networking business to Extreme Networks for $100 million". ZD Net. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Chipmaker Broadcom to buy network gear maker Brocade for $5.5 billion". reuters.com. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Bloomberg Businessweek. "D-Link Corp." Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Enterasys Networks Appoints Michael Fabiaschi President and CEO, AllBusiness, April 26, 2006.
- ^ "Cambium Networks Buys Xirrus Portfolio from Riverbed Technology". channelpartnersonline.com. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-12.