# List of networking hardware vendors

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, purchased by Broadcom
* Billion Electric
* Calix
* Cisco Systems
* Control4 - acquired by SnapAV
* Cradlepoint - acquired by Ericsson
* Dell - acquired Force10
* Digi International
* DrayTek
* D-Link
* ECI Telecom
* Enterasys - acquired by Extreme Networks in 2013
* Ericsson - acquired Redback
* Extreme Networks
* FiberHome
* Fortinet
* HPE - acquired 3Com and Aruba Networks
* Huawei Routers
* Juniper Networks
* 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
* Ruckus Networks - acquired by Brocade; acquired by ARRIS
* Ruijie Networks
* Sagemcom
* Sierra Wireless
* Silver Peak - acquired by HPE
* Technicolor
* Telco Systems
* Teltonika Networks
* TP-Link
* TRENDnet
* Ubiquiti
* USRobotics
* 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
* Aerohive Networks - acquired by Extreme Networks
* Alaxala Networks
* Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
* Allied Telesis
* 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
* 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 Networks
* 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
* Sierra Wireless
* Samsung
* Siklu
* 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
* ApplianSys
* Avaya
* Symantec
* Cisco
* Ciena
* Exinda
* Expand
* F5
* HPE
* Infoblox
* Lanner Inc
* Lotus Foundations
* Nortel
* Oracle Corporation
* PSSC Labs
* Radware
* Riverbed Technology
* Secure64