page_title: ADVA Optical Networking
section_title: Corporate history
hierarchical_section_title: ADVA Optical Networking / Corporate history
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Haupteingang der Firma ADVA Optical Networking AG in Meiningen. Aufnahmezeit: August 2006
context_page_description: ADVA Optical Networking SE is a European telecommunications vendor that provides network equipment for data, storage, voice and video services. ADVA has a global workforce of over 1,800 employees and its FSP 3000 has been deployed in more than 250 carriers and 10,000 enterprises.
context_section_description: ADVA was founded in 1994 by Brian Protiva. It established its headquarters in Martinsried near Munich and its first production facility in Meiningen. Funded by Egora Holding, the company's initial focus was on the development of wavelength division multiplexing technology designed to provide enterprises, including banks, insurance firms and utilities, with high-bandwidth network connectivity.
caption: The factory in Meiningen
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