Star Portfolio - Communications Sector

Company Business Status Location
AeroScout AeroScout (formerly Bluesoft)
Provides active RFID location tracking solutions that utilize a standard Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Acquired by
Stanley Black & Decker
San Mateo, CA, USA
Rehovot, Israel
Airspan Airspan
Connecting business and homes with high speed internet, data and wireless
NASDAQ AIRN
Public -
NASDAQ:AIRN
Boca Raton, FL, USA
Alvarion Alvarion (prev. Floware & Breezcom)
Point-to-multipoint Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) solutions
NASDAQ ALVR
Public -
NASDAQ: ALVR - (Result of the merger between Breezcom NASDAQ:BRZE & Floware NASDAQ:FLRE)
Tel-Aviv, Israel
AnswerSoft Answersoft
Inter-Application Automation (IAA) solutions for telephone and Internet customer contacts
Davox
Acquired-
Davox
Westford, MA, USA
Armon Networking LTD Armon
Develop network management solutions for local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs).
nortelnetworks
Acquired -
Bay Networks that was acquired by Nortel Networks
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Benchmarq Benchmarq Microelectronics, Inc.
Manufactures and markets integrated circuits and elec
Acquired by
Unitrode Corp.
that was acquired by TI
Texas Instruments
Dallas, TX, USA
BigBand Networks BigBand Networks
Designs, manufactures, sells and supports platforms for broadband multimedia services.
NASDAQ BBND
Public -
NASDAQ:BBND
Redwood City CA USA
Tel Aviv, Israel
Brix Networks Brix Networks
Provider of real-time voip service assurance and performance management solutions for carriers and service providers
Acquired by

Chelmsford, MA, USA
Broadbus Broadbus Inc.
Video On Demand (VOD), Time-Shifted TV, Network-based Digital Video Recording (nDVR), On Demand Ad Insertion (ODAI) and the fast-approaching Television On Demand (TOD®) for Cable oper
Acquired by
Motorola
Boxborough, MA, USA
Broadlight Broadlight
Delivers cost effective components that enable high performance, end-to-end, easy to integrate PON solutions that accelerate FTTP deployment
Acquired by
Broadcom
Ramat-Gan, Israel
C-Port C-Port
Leading supplier of communications processors
Acquired by
Motorola
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications
Voice switches that provide network operators with a cost-efficient, less complex VoIP alternative to distributed softswitches.
Acquired by
Genband

Derry, NH, USA
celerica Celerica
Developer of wireless technology and products for capacity and coverage optimization in next generation urban cellular networks.
Unity Wireless
Acquired -
Unity
Morristown, NJ, USA
Petach Tikva, Israel
Celletra Celletra
Equipment for cellular networks that allow carriers to optimize coverage and capacity for 2.5 and 3G networks
Unity Wireless
Acquired -
Unity
Yoqneam, Israel
Middletown, NJ, USA
Ceragon Ceragon Networks(previously GigaNet)
Supplier of broadband wireless networking systems operating across multiple frequencies from 13 to 38 GHz
NASDAQ CRNT
Public -
NASDAQ: CRNT
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Mahwah, NJ, USA
Ciena Ciena
Access solutions for carrier-class optical networks
NASDAQ CIEN
Public -
NASDAQ: CIEN
Linthicum, MA, USA
cubo Cube Optics AG (formerly Starlink AG)
Low-cost, small form-factor components for mass-deployment in MAN optical networks
Private
Mainz, Germany
Dallas, TX, USA
cvidya cVidya
Revenue Assurance and Profit Maximization solutions - for various Communication Service Providers - IP, Mobile, Fixed.
Private
Tel Aviv, Israel
Entrisphere Entrisphere, Inc.
Provides multi-service access solutions for telecommunications carriers.
Ericsson
Acquired -
Ericsson
Santa Clara, CA, USA
ezchip EZchip
Fabless semiconductor company that provides Ethernet network processors.
Acquired by

NASDAQ: EZCH
Yokneam, Israel
Champbell, CA, USA
followap FolloWap
Instant messaging and presence servers for mobile subscribers
NeuStar
Acquired -
NewStar
NewYork, NY, USA
Haifa, Israel
Genband GENBAND, Inc.
Delivers innovative IP infrastructure and application solutions that enable new services and increased revenue for our fixed and wireless Service Providers.
Private
Austin, TX, USA
Geotek Geotek
Provided wireless communications and management tools to maximize the productivity of businesses managing a mobile workforce.
NASDAQ
Public -
NASDAQ:
Israel
Groove Mobile Groove Mobile (Chaoticom, Inc.)
Mobile music download services.
Acquired by
NMS Communications
Andover, MA USA
Imedia Imedia
Products for digital TV head ends, for flexible grouping of channels
Terayon
Acquired -
Terayon Communication Systems
Acquired -
Motorola
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mangrove Mangrove
Developer of a family of MetroMPLS and Pseudowire access and switching platforms that converge legacy services over an MPLS metro and core networks
Carrier Access
Acquired -
Carrier Access
Wallingford, CT, USA
Mintera Mintera Corporations
high bit-rate optical transport systems solution leader enabling migration to 40 and 100 Gbps in metro-core, regional, long-haul, and ultra long-haul networks
Acquired by
Oclaro

Lowell, MA, USA
Nextnet NextNet Wireless
Developer of the industry's first and world's largest commercially deployed NLOS broadband wireless access system with plug-and-play subscriber equipment.
Clearwire
Acquired by -
Clearwire and latter by Motorola
Minneapolis; USA
Nicecom Nicecom Ltd.
ATM switch products for high-speed LANs
3com
Acquired -
3Com
Herzelia, Israel
Omnia Communications Omnia Communications
Access solutions for carrier-class optical networks
Ciena
Acquired -
Ciena Corp.
Marlborough , MA, USA
Onex Communications Onex Communications Corp.
Fabless silicon for mixed type broadband communications
Transwitch
Acquired -
TranSwitch
Bedford, MA, USA
Orckit Orckit Communications Ltd.
Advanced telecom equipment targeting high capacity packetized broadband services.
NASDAQ ORCT
Public -
NASDAQ: ORCT
Tel Aviv, Israel
RADCOM RADCOM
Provides probe-based network monitoring solutions for communications service providers and equipment vendors.
NASDAQ RDCM
Public -
NASDAQ: RDCM
Tel Aviv, Israel
RAScom RAScom, Inc.
Solution to remote access
Alcatel Lucent
Acquired -
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Salem, New Hampshire, USA
Dortmund, Germany
RF Micro Devices RF Micro Devices
RF integrated circuits for wireless communications
NASDAQ RFMD
Public -
NASDAQ: RFMD
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
RiT RiT
Real-time physical layer management software and hardware
NASDAQ RITT
Public -
NASDAQ: RITT
Tel Aviv, Israel
Mahwan, NJ, USA
Sheer Networks Sheer Networks, Inc.
Scalable service management solution for next-generation broadband networks.
Cisco
Acquired -
NASDAQ: CSCO
San Jose, CA, USA
Kiryat Arye, Petach-Tikva, Israel
Siano Siano
Silicon based solutions for the mobile digital TV (MDTV) market
Private
Netanya, Israel
Sipera Sipera
Leader in pure VoIP security that protects enterprises & operators from attacks, misuse, & abuse.
Acquired by
Avaya
Richardson, TX, USA
Softcom Softcom
Network access accelator products
Intel
Acquired -
Intel Corp
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Proxim Wireless Proxim Wireless (prev. Terabeam)
Wi-Fi and broadband wireless solutions
NASDAQ PRXM
Public -
NASDAQ: PRXM
Falls Church, VA, USA
TranSwitch TranSwitch
Integrated circuits for SONET and ATM applications
NASDAQ TXCC
Public -
NASDAQ: TXCC
Shelton, CT, USA
Trivnet Trivnet
Carrier-grade E-payment platform for mobile and wireline carriers
Acquired by
Gemalto

Santa Clara, CA, USA
Shfayim, Israel
Ultracom UltraCom
Advanced Communications for High Speed Cable Networks
terayon
Acquired -
Terayon Communication Systems
Santa Clara, CA, USA
UP Technologies (China) Ltd. UPTI (United Platform Technologies, Inc)
Metro Optics , Fixed Line Access , Mobile Wireless terminals, and Enterprise Software and IP products
Acquired by
ChannelSoft

Grand Caymen
China
Wayport Wayport
High-speed wired and Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless Internet access for travelers throughout an extensive network of hotels and airports.
Acquired by
AT&T
AT&T
Austin, TX, USA
xignal Xignal
Mixed Signal A/D and D/A IP-Solutions
National Semiconductors
Acquired -
National Semiconductors
Unterhaching, Germany
Xtera Xtera
Technologies for long-haul and ultra-long-haul optical networks
Private
Allen, TX, USA