A venture capital fund focusing on early stage companies in the communications industry  

Portview Communications Partners and its predecessor fund have invested in the following communications companies:

 



    Wireless Communications

    Floware Wireless Systems Ltd.: Nasdaq: ALVR

http://www.alvarion.com/

Floware (now merged with Breezecom to form Alvarion) developed and marketed point-to-multipoint (PMP) wireless access systems that enabled telecom operators to deliver broadband data and voice services. Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband, having supplied more than 2 million units to operators in 130 countries. Alvarion is a leader in the WiMAX area, with a product portfolio that covers the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. The company has annual revenues in excess of $200 million.


    Ceragon Networks Ltd: Nasdaq: CRNT

http://www.ceragon.com

Ceragon Networks develops, markets and supports broadband wireless point-to-point (PTP) access and infrastructure solutions for cellular and fixed network operators as well as enterprises. Ceragon's modular FibeAir product family provides quick and cost-effective high-capacity network connectivity. The FibeAir product family operates across multiple frequencies, supports integrated services over IP, SONET/SDH, and ATM networks and offers built-in encryption and multiplexing. Ceragon products have been installed by more than 200 customers in over 60 countries.




    Optical Networking

  FiberZone Networks

www.fiberzone-networks.com

FiberZone develops and markets intelligent, automated solutions that facilitate the management of fiber optic infrastructure. Using FiberZone products, network operators can reduce costs and provisioning time as well as increase revenues by automating the provisioning, trouble-shooting and management of the physical fiber layer. FiberZone products are designed for deployment in central offices, network access points and points of presence.


    Mintera Corporation

http://www.mintera.com

Mintera has developed industry-leading solutions enabling carriers to migrate to 40 Gbps optical transport in their metro, regional, long-haul and ultra long-haul networks. Mintera's products offer a seamless, cost-effective upgrade to existing carrier infrastructure.




    Network Convergence

  Clariton Networks. (formerly known as Passover)

http://www.clariton-networks.com

Clariton develops and markets communications equipment that enables wireless and cable operators to work cooperatively to deliver wireless services to the indoor environment via the CATV infrastructure.



    Tdsoft Communications Ltd.

http://www.tdsoft.com

Tdsoft is a leading provider of Voice over IP gateway for carriers. Tdsoft solutions enable telecom service providers to leverage existing infrastructure while migrating smoothly to next generation networks. Tdsoft products, which have been deployed by dozens of carriers, interoperate with over 100 types of access equipment and 26 voice switches in over 30 countries.


    Network Management Software

  Aternity

Aternity is developing software that detects and characterizes IT problems in large enterprises, thereby reducing "downtime" and IT support costs.



  TTI Team Telecom International : Nasdaq: TTIL

http://www.tti-telecom.com

TTI develops, markets and supports advanced, modular, integrated software products and services for operations support systems (OSS) and network management systems (NMS) in the telecommunications industry. Netrac, TTI's flagship product, is used by wireless and wireline telecommunications network providers throughout North and South America, Europe, Israel, Africa and the Far East.


    Value Added Services

  BitBand Inc.

http://www.bitband.com

Bitband provides scalable, field-proven video storage and streaming solutions that enable carriers to deploy IP-based Video-on-Demand (VOD) services quickly and cost-effectively.



  ReefPoint Systems

http://www.quarrytech.com

ReefPoint Systems develops and markets carrier-class security service routers. Using these routers, service providers can sell network-based security applications (such as firewalls, anti-virus protection, prevention of denial of service attacks, and intrusion detection) to their SME and multi-site enterprise customers.



    IntraLinks Inc.

http://www.intralinks.com

IntraLinks® On-Demand Workspaces™ connect business communities and accelerate the flow of information and documents among participants. Through IntraLinks' secure, neutral, online environments, companies can accelerate essential business processes, simplify communications and foster rapid workflow. More than 200,000 participants representing over 10,000 organizations worldwide have used IntraLinks on-demand workspaces for more than 20,000 projects and transactions.




    Broadband Access

  Teknovus Inc

http://www.teknovus.com

Teknovus develops and delivers the only proven Ethernet Passive optical Networks (EPON) chipset for fast, easy to deploy and low-cost, triple-play (voice, data and video, broadband access via optical fiber networks. The Teknovus EPON chipset is fundamentally changing the way broadband access networks are designed and deployed.




    Storage

  Mempile

http://www.mempile.com

Mempile is developing a removable, cost-effective optical storage solution capable of storing terabytes of data on a single disk. Mempile's breakthrough technology yields disks with higher capacity and speed at lower costs than conventional DVDs. In addition, Mempile’s disk will allow for fully secured storage of information and robust copy protection, as well as a much longer shelf-life than what is common today. The company is developing both disks and drives.



    Networking

  Teranetics

http://www.teranetics.com

Teranetics is targeting the next step in Ethernet by developing chips that enable the transmission of data at the rate of 10 Gbps over copper. The product will enable data centers and enterprise networks to increase their networking bandwidth in a cost-effective manner.

     


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