Rumor: ANDA's About to Be Acquired

Craig Matsumoto, Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading

March 2, 2011

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Rumor: ANDA's About to Be Acquired

Multiple sources in the Carrier Ethernet world seem convinced that an acquisition of ANDA Networks Inc. is imminent.

The deal is apparently underway. The chatter about it started last week and got a boost from Tuesday's announcement that Hatteras Networks Inc. and Overture Networks Inc. , two other Carrier Ethernet equipment vendors, are tying the knot. (See Overture & Hatteras Gang Up on Carrier Ethernet.)

Who would be the acquirer? Light Reading has barely started delving into that question -- but wouldn't Ciena Corp. (NYSE: CIEN) seem like an obvious guess? Ciena's CN 3000 series, now called ActivEdge 3000, started life as an OEM version of ANDA's gear. Ciena also helped bring ANDA in to the BT Group plc (NYSE: BT; London: BTA) 21CN project. (See Ciena Continues Ethernet Push and Ciena Takes ANDA Into 21CN.)

If ANDA goes, who would be left among privately held Carrier Ethernet vendors? The list-topper would be Actelis Networks Inc. , Hatteras's rival and a contender for market-share leader in Ethernet-over-copper gear. There's also RAD Data Communications Ltd. , the 30-year-old company that's also into multiservice access products.

— Craig Matsumoto, West Coast Editor, Light Reading

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Craig Matsumoto

Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading

Yes, THAT Craig Matsumoto – who used to be at Light Reading from 2002 until 2013 and then went away and did other stuff and now HE'S BACK! As Editor-in-Chief. Go Craig!!

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