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Ascend Communications
Logo: Ascend Communications, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Alameda, California-based manufacturer of communications equipment
Ascend Communications, Inc. was an Alameda, California-based manufacturer of communications equipment that was later purchased by Lucent Technologies in 1999. Ascend Communications was founded in 1988 and taken public in 1994. Initial investors included Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield and Byers (KPCB); Greylock Partners; and New Enterprise Associates (NEA).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAlameda1
- Founded inAlameda1
- Websitewww.ascend.com
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Ascend Communications, Inc. was an Alameda, California-based manufacturer of communications equipment that was later purchased by Lucent Technologies in 1999.2
Timeline
- 1988Founded Founded in Alameda1
Links
- Websitewww.ascend.com1
- WikipediaAscend Communications
- WikidataQ4803803
Sources
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- 2WikipediaAscend Communications on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsAscend Communications logo by Ascend Communications, Public domain