Ribbon Communications Inc.

Ribbon Communications Inc. is a global provider of communications technology for service providers and enterprises. The company offers a range of software, high-performance hardware products, network solutions, and services. These offerings facilitate the secure delivery of data and voice communications, as well as high-bandwidth networking and connectivity. Ribbon serves residential consumers and small, medium, and large enterprises across various industry sectors, including finance, education, government, utilities, and transportation. The company aims to provide network solutions that are scalable, elastic, and cloud-centric, enabling secure information exchange. Ribbon is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and maintains a global presence with research and development or sales and support locations in over 30 countries. The company was formed in October 2017 through the merger of Sonus Networks, Inc. and GENBAND US LLC, both specializing in secure high-performance Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. GENBAND had previously acquired assets of Nortel's Carrier division in 2010. Since 2017, Ribbon has completed acquisitions to expand its product portfolio, including Edgewater Networks Inc. in August 2018, which expanded security and signaling solutions for the enterprise network edge, and Anova Data, Inc. in February 2019, which added network optimization, security, and data monetization applications.