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Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
IndustryTelecom Research
FoundedOctober 20, 1983
ParentBaby Bells (1984–1997)
SAIC (1997–2004)
Providence Equity/Warburg Pincus (2004–2012)
Ericsson (2012–present)

Telcordia Technologies, Inc., doing business as (dba) iconectiv, is a global company providing interconnection technology and clearinghouse solutions that enable communication service providers and enterprises to discover, route and interact with their customers reliably, securely and efficiently. iconectiv’s solutions help over one billion people communicate daily, and are used by more than 1,000 carriers, regulators, and content providers. The company’s core product areas include Numbering Solutions, Common Language Information Services and Mobile Messaging.

The company’s headquarters are in Piscataway, NJ U.S.A., and it has several branches and subsidiaries around the world, including the Americas, Europe, and Asia. </ref>

History

Telcordia Technologies, Inc. formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, was the telecommunication research and development (R&D) company based in the United States created as part of the 1982 Modification of Final Judgment that broke up American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T).

Bellcore's initial staff and corporate culture drew heavily via transfers of personnel from the nearby Bell Labs locations in northern New Jersey, plus additional staff from AT&T and the regional operating companies. The company originally established its headquarters in Livingston with dedication by New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean in 1985, but moved its headquarters to Morristown a decade later. Bellcore operated the former Bell System Center for Technical Education in Lisle, Illinois.


Separation from the Baby Bells

In 1996, the company was acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and the name was officially changed to Telcordia Technologies, Inc. in 1999.[10] The headquarters was eventually moved to Piscataway, NJ. In March 2005, SAIC completed its sale of the company to Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus, who both held equal stakes in the company.

Telcordia is a chief architect of the telecommunications system in the U.S., having pioneered many of the telecommunications services used today, including Caller ID, Call Waiting, Mobile Number Portability and Toll-Free Telephone Number (800) service. Telcordia’s expertise lies in managing large, complex projects across the operations and communications spectrum.

The company’s formidable research capability yielded more than 1,800 patents across ADSL, ATM/SONET, Advanced Intelligent Network, optical networking, wavelength-division multiplexing, wireless (3G, 4G, cellular, mobility), security, and more.


Acquisition by Ericsson

On June 15, 2011, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) announced that it would buy Telcordia from private-equity firms Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus to pursue industry trends that included mobile broadband service delivery, managed services and global OSS/BSS transformation projects. The acquisition officially closed on January 12, 2012. As part of the deal, Telcordia’s Advanced Technology Solutions business unit, the company’s applied research and consulting arm for commercial enterprises and government agencies, was moved into TT Government Solutions, a subsidiary of Telcordia Technologies Inc., branded as Applied Communication Sciences. On May 15, 2013, Applied Communication Sciences was acquired by The SI Organization, Inc., which was later rebranded as Vencore.

In February 2013, Ericsson completed its integration of the Telcordia BSS and OSS business units into Ericsson and announced that the interconnection business, formerly known as Telcordia Interconnection Solutions, would be the only business to remain in Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and would do business as iconectiv, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ericsson.

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