- Facts at a Glance
Founded
February 1998
Headquarters
220 Mill Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4144 USA
Telephone 978-250-2900
Fax 978-256-3434
www.sycamorenet.com
Ownership
Sycamore became a publicly traded company in October 1999
NASDAQ symbol: SCMR
Executive Officers
Daniel E. Smith, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director; Paul F. Brauneis, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Administration, and Treasurer; John E. Dowling, Vice President of Operations; John Scully, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Support; Kevin J. Oye, Vice President of Systems and Technology; Alan R. Cormier, General Counsel and Secretary
Mission
To deliver innovative networking products and solutions that enable fixed line and mobile network operators to build agile, resilient, and scalable networks.
Target Market
Sycamore sells to the network service provider community on a global basis.
Products
Sycamore Networks' comprehensive portfolio of intelligent networking products includes intelligent optical switches, multiservice cross-connects, integrated access platforms, and network management and design software. Sycamore's offerings also include intelligent mobile broadband optimization solutions.
Service and Support
Comprehensive network operations lifecycle services to meet the planning and implementation needs of any service provider organization: Design & Analysis, Deployment Services (EFI&T), Support Services, Network Maintenance & Upgrades, Customer Training, Global Technical Assistance Center (TAC), Online Support
Global Customers
Sycamore carrier-class solutions empower production networks across 6 continents and 17 countries for customers including:
- Mobile and Fixed Line Operators – Sprint, Vodafone, KT, NTT, Telstra, Telkom South Africa, Cable & Wireless, CNC, China Unicom, SFR, MediaXstream, Axtel
- Government Agencies – Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), US Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration
- Utility Operators – PG&E, APS, Southern California Edison, Southern Company, Puget Sound Energy
Global Presence
11 office locations worldwide
Cash and Investments
As of July 31st, 2010, Sycamore Networks had cash and investments totaling $636.9 million. The Company's cash balance is composed of cash and cash equivalents of approximately $104.4 million, short-term investments of approximately $450.7 million, and long-term investments of approximately $81.7 million.
ISO 9001:2008 Registered
The Sycamore Networks Quality Management System is ISO 9001:2008 registered for the design, delivery, and support of innovative networking products and solutions.
JITC Certified
Sycamore intelligent optical switches and SILVX network management have successfully completed an interoperability and performance assessment by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC). The JITC evaluation process includes extensive standards conformance, systems performance, and multi-vendor interoperability testing.


