SMC Networks
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SMC Networks designs, develops and manufactures customer-premises equipment
such as gateways, routers, modems and home security, automation, and monitoring (SMA) products for residential and business customers.
SMC was purchased by Accton Technology Corporation
in 1997. Accton (Hsin-Chu:TWN) is a global outsourcing partner for networking and communications solutions who earned over US$
1 billion in annual revenues in 2009. Accton has equity positions in over 70 technology companies in Taiwan
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In 2001, SMC began to focus exclusively on servicing multi-service operators (MSOs) who offered voice, video, and data services to residential and business customers. SMC's products mix changed to reflect this change and SMC began developing and marketing products exclusively for MSO customers. In 2002, SMC hired Todd Babic to lead sales and business development. Over the next 8 years, Babic and his team grew revenues by an average of 200% per year. In May 2010, Babic was promoted to President, North America for SMC.
Today, SMC is the only vendor to service 12 of the top 14 multi-service operators (MSOs) in North America including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Rogers, Suddenlink, and Shaw. The company's headquarters are located in Irvine, CA
in the United States and in Vancouver, BC, Canada. SMC has R&D centers in Denver, Austin, Massachusetts, China, Taiwan, India, and Israel and maintains offices in Irvine, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, and Charlotte. Globally, SMC maintains a presence through regional offices located in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Japan.
SMC has invested in research and development using new technologies such as DOCSIS 3.0, Ethernet over DOCSIS, PRI over DOCSIS, plastic optical fiber, MOCA, home PNA, DLNA, UPnP, and Packet Cable 2.0. SMC currently have over 3 million products in service in North America.
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Business:
Customer-premises equipment
Customer-premises equipment or customer-provided equipment is any terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises and connected with a carrier's telecommunication channel at the demarcation point...
such as gateways, routers, modems and home security, automation, and monitoring (SMA) products for residential and business customers.
SMC was purchased by Accton Technology Corporation
Accton Technology Corporation
Accton Technology Corporation is a company in Taiwan that principally engages in the research, development, manufacture and distribution of Ethernet switches, wireless local area network products and broadband access products...
in 1997. Accton (Hsin-Chu:TWN) is a global outsourcing partner for networking and communications solutions who earned over US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1 billion in annual revenues in 2009. Accton has equity positions in over 70 technology companies in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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In 2001, SMC began to focus exclusively on servicing multi-service operators (MSOs) who offered voice, video, and data services to residential and business customers. SMC's products mix changed to reflect this change and SMC began developing and marketing products exclusively for MSO customers. In 2002, SMC hired Todd Babic to lead sales and business development. Over the next 8 years, Babic and his team grew revenues by an average of 200% per year. In May 2010, Babic was promoted to President, North America for SMC.
Today, SMC is the only vendor to service 12 of the top 14 multi-service operators (MSOs) in North America including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Rogers, Suddenlink, and Shaw. The company's headquarters are located in Irvine, CA
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
in the United States and in Vancouver, BC, Canada. SMC has R&D centers in Denver, Austin, Massachusetts, China, Taiwan, India, and Israel and maintains offices in Irvine, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago, and Charlotte. Globally, SMC maintains a presence through regional offices located in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Japan.
SMC has invested in research and development using new technologies such as DOCSIS 3.0, Ethernet over DOCSIS, PRI over DOCSIS, plastic optical fiber, MOCA, home PNA, DLNA, UPnP, and Packet Cable 2.0. SMC currently have over 3 million products in service in North America.
Products
SMC offers residential and business networking products including:Residential:
- DOCSIS 3.0 gateways
- DOCSIS 3.0 voice gateways
- DOCSIS 3.0 universal services gateways
- DOCSIS 3.0 modems
- Networking adapters
- DOCSIS 2.0 gateways and modems
- Plastic optical fiber networking devices
- Home security, monitoring, and automation (SMA) devices
Business:
- DOCSIS 3.0 gateways
- DOCSIS 3.0 voice gateways
- DOCSIS 3.0 universal services gateways
- DOCSIS 3.0 MODEMS
- PRI over DOCSIS gateways
- Ethernet over DOCSIS gateways
- Transparent ethernet services gateways
- Networking adapters
- DOCSIS 2.0 gateways and modems
- Business security, monitoring, and automation (SMA) devices