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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. was incorporated in Minnesota in 1953 as Magnetic Controls Company. The Company adopted its current name in 1985. The Company is a leading global supplier of optical- and copper-connectivity systems, broadband access and network equipment, software and integration services designed to improve the speed and performance of broadband, multiservice communications networks. Telephone companies, cable television operators, Internet and data service providers, wireless service providers and other communications service providers are building and upgrading the broadband network infrastructure required to offer high-speed Internet access as well as data, video, telephony and other interactive multimedia services to consumers and businesses. The Company’s product offerings and development efforts are focused on increasing the speed and efficiency of the last mile/kilometer portion of communications networks — that is, the network equipment that connects the service providers' offices to end users' homes and businesses, as well as wireless communications devices. The Company’s customers include local and long-distance telephone companies, cable television operators, wireless service providers, new competitive service providers, broadcasters, governments, system integrators, enterprises, and communications equipment manufacturers and distributors. The Company offers optical- and
copper-connectivity systems/components, broadband access and network equipment,
software and integration services to its customers through the following three
business groups: These products provide the physical contact points needed to connect different communications network elements and gain access to communications system channels for the purposes of installing, testing, monitoring, accessing, managing, reconfiguring, splitting and multiplexing such channels within service providers' serving offices and the last mile/kilometer portion of communications networks. These products include broadband connection and access devices for copper, coaxial cable, optical, wireless and broadcast communications networks. The group also produces passive and active
optical components, as well as wireless components. Broadband Connectivity's
products are used throughout the world in telephone, cable television, Internet,
wireless, enterprise and broadcast communications networks. These products enable broadband, multiservice delivery capabilities within service provider networks, while also introducing new service delivery functionality and cost effectiveness into these networks. The group's products include access and transport systems that deliver broadband, multiservice communications to consumers and businesses over copper, coaxial cable, optical and wireless networks. Broadband Access and Transport's products
are used throughout the world to deliver Internet, data, video and voice
services to consumers and businesses.
The Company sells its products to customers in three primary markets:
The Company also sells products for each of these customer groups to OEMs of communications equipment.
A majority of the Company’s sales are
made by a direct sales force. The Company maintain sales offices throughout the
United States and in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Latin America,
Asia and the Pacific. In the United States, the Company’s products are sold by
its sales offices as well as through dealer organizations and distributors.
Outside the United States, the Company’s products are sold by several field
sales offices and by independent sales representatives and distributors, as well
as through U.S. public and private network providers who also distribute
products outside the United States. |
