Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. This is a list of notable vendors who produce network hardware.
Routers
ADTRAN Aerohive Networks - acquired by Extreme Networks Alaxala Networks Allied Telesis Alcatel Lucent Enterprise - Stellar Arcadyan Arris International Aruba Networks - acquired by HPE Asus (including subsidiary Askey Computer Corp.) Avaya - acquired Nortel, networking business sold to Extreme Networks AVM Barracuda Networks Brocade - acquired Vyatta, partially purchased by Broadcom and partially by Extreme Networks. Billion Electric Calix Cisco Systems Control4 - acquired by SnapAV Cradlepoint - acquired by Ericsson Dell - acquired Force10 Digi International DrayTek D-LinkBloomberg Businessweek. "D-Link Corp." Retrieved 11 July 2012. ECI Telecom Enterasys - acquired by Extreme Networks in 2013Enterasys Networks Appoints Michael Fabiaschi President and CEO, AllBusiness, April 26, 2006. Ericsson - acquired Redback Extreme Networks FiberHome Fortinet HPE - acquired 3Com and Aruba Networks Hisense Broadband - now Ligent Huawei Routers Juniper Networks - acquired by HPE Linksys - acquired by Belkin Meraki - acquired by Cisco Systems MikroTik Mitsubishi Motorola NEC Netgear Nokia Nokia Networks Open Mesh - acquired by Datto QNAP Systems RAD Data Communications Ribbon Communications Rohde & Schwarz Networks and Cybersecurity Ruckus Networks - acquired by Brocade; acquired by ARRIS Ruijie Networks Sagemcom Sierra Wireless Silver Peak - acquired by HPE Technicolor SA Telco Systems Teltonika TP-Link (including Mercusys) TRENDnet Ubiquiti USRobotics Xiaomi Xirrus - acquired by Cambium Yamaha ZTE ZyXEL
Router SoC
Broadcom (includes former Avago and Emulex) Cortina Systems (including former StormSemi/StorLink) Geode (processor) HiSilicon MaxLinear (includes former Intel/Lantiq) Mediatek (includes former TrendChip/Econet/Ralink/Airoha) Qualcomm (includes former Atheros) Realtek
Network switches
ADTRAN AirPro Aerohive Networks - acquired by Extreme Networks Alaxala Networks Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Allied Telesis AMG Systems Arista Networks Avaya - acquired Nortel Buffalo Technology Brocade Communications Systems - acquired Foundry Networks - was acquired by Ruckus Networks, An ARRIS company and Extreme Networks Ciena Cisco Systems Control4 - acquired by SnapAV Dell Networking DrayTek D-Link ECI Telecom EnGenius Enterasys - acquired by Extreme Networks Extreme Networks Fortinet HPE - acquired ProCurve, 3Com, H3C, TippingPoint and Aruba Networks Huawei Juniper Networks Linksys - acquired by Belkin Mellanox - acquired by NVIDIA Meraki - acquired by Cisco Systems MikroTik Netgear Nokia Networks NEC Open Mesh - acquired by Datto Oracle Corporation QNAP Systems Rad Group Rohde & Schwarz Networks and Cybersecurity Ruckus Networks - acquired some Brocade product lines; Ruckus was acquired by ARRIS; Arris International was acquired by CommScope Ruijie Networks Telco Systems Teledata Networks Teltonika TP-Link TRENDnet Ubiquiti Yamaha ZTE ZyXEL
Wireless
ADTRAN/BlueSocket Aerohive Networks - acquired by Extreme Networks Alaxala Networks Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Allied Telesis Alvarion Aruba - acquired by HPE Asus Avaya AVM Belkin Buffalo Technology Ceragon Cisco CommScope Control4 - acquired by SnapAV DrayTek D-Link EnGenius Enterasys - acquired by Extreme Ericsson Extreme Networks Fortinet HPE Huawei Juniper - acquired Trapeze & Mist Linksys - acquired by Belkin Meraki - acquired by Cisco Meru - acquired by Fortinet MikroTik Motorola NEC Netgear Nokia Networks Open Mesh - acquired by Datto Proxim Ruckus Networks - acquired by Brocade; then acquired by ARRIS; then acquired by CommScope Ruijie Networks Siae Microelettronica Samsung Sierra Wireless Siklu Teltonika TP-Link TRENDnet Ubiquiti WatchGuard Xirrus - acquired by Cambium Networks Yamaha ZyXEL
Wireless controller
Broadcom (includes former Avago and Emulex) Intel Mediatek (includes former Ralink) Qualcomm (includes former Atheros) Realtek
Network interface card
Allied Telesis AMD (includes former Solarflare and Xilinx) Broadcom (includes former Avago and Emulex) Buffalo Technology Cavium (formerly QLogic) Chelsio Cisco D-Link Huawei Intel Marvell Napatech Nvidia (includes former Mellanox) Oracle Corporation QNAP Systems Realtek TRENDnet ZyXEL
Ethernet controller
ASIX Intel JMicron Marvell Technology Qualcomm (includes former Atheros) Realtek
Server appliance
aiScaler Avaya Symantec Cisco Ciena Exinda Expand F5 HPE Infoblox Lanner Inc Lotus Foundations Nortel Oracle Corporation PSSC Labs Radware Riverbed Technology Secure64
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