MERA Networks
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| MERA Networks | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Key people | Dmitry Ponomarev, Mark Granik, Yuri Menkov, Igor Piruyan, Alexey Myakov, Grigory Burov |
| Industry | Offshore programming |
| Employees | ≈900 (2007) [1] |
| Website | http://meranetworks.com |
MERA Networks is a Russian software R&D services provider for telecom equipment manufactures and IT solutions vendors. MERA is headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. MERA Networks specializes in software R&D for cellular/wireless/wireline communications as well as converged communications. The company is TL 9000 [2] and ISO 9001:2000 certified. Among MERA Networks clients are Alcatel-Lucent, Andrew[3], Ericsson, Nortel, TietoEnator. The company is a full member of Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT)
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[edit] Development Timeline
- 1989 : A group of professors from State Nizhny Novgorod Technical University founds MERA as a private firm specialized in antenna research and development.
- 1990 : MERA wins first contracts with foreign customers.
- 1993 : MERA concludes a first software development contract with Nortel Networks, Canada.
- 2000 : The company opens a Customer Relations Office in Toronto, Canada.
- 2001 : MERA Networks fully complies with ISO 9001:2000 standard.
- 2003 : The company completes the construction of its own office building.
- 2005 : MERA signs a contract with TietoEnator, a leading Swedish corporation, expanding thus its business in Western Europe.
- 2006 : MERA is the first company in Russia to achieve TL 9000 certification [4] for provision of outsourced software development, testing and maintenance services.
- MERA signs a contract with Alcatel-Lucent, thus expanding its business in Europe even further.
- 2007 : MERA Networks starts collaborating with Andrew Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of RF systems and solutions.
- MERA Networks acquires a new client and starts a new software development project with SynapSense [5], a leading provider of complete wireless instrumentation products.
[edit] Areas of specialization
MERA Networks offers lifecycle software R&D services (customer requirements analysis, architecting, design,development, testing, verification, maintenance and support) in the following areas:
- Cellular communications (GSM, UMTS, CDMA, GPRS)
- Wireless communications (WiMax,WiFi)
- Wireline communications(switching/routing, protocol stacks, TCP/IP)
- NGN services(IMS Core (HSS), IMS Gateways,IMS Clients, IMS Services (VoIP, IPTV, Unified Communications, IVR, Call Center)
- Enterprise Communications (switches/routers, Digital and IP PBX, Enterprise Multimedia Communications, Analog/Digital and IP Clients)
- Embedded Software (VxWorks, OSE-Delta, pSOS, Symbian, Palm OS, UC Linux, picoBSD & proprietary OSs)
- Digital Signal Processing (speech and audio processing, text-to-speech technologies)
- Antenna Technologies (antenna measurements, antenna arrays and microwave modules design)
[edit] See also
Offshoring, Offshore outsourcing, Offshore programming
