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Sonus Networks

Sonus Networks is an American technology company based in Chelmsford, founded in 1997.¹ Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol SONS.¹

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded¹

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TickerSONS on NASDAQ¹
IndustryServices-Computer Integrated Systems Design¹
HeadquartersChelmsford¹
Websitewww.sonus.net
Incorporated inDE³
Business address4 Technology Park Drive, Westford, Ma 01886³
Filer categoryAccelerated filer³

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What it owns

What Sonus Networks reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Property and equipment, before depreciation	$95.5M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$93.4M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	+2.2%
Accumulated depreciation	$83.7M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$79.8M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	+4.9%
Property and equipment, net	$11.7M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$13.6M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	−13.8%

Real estate and locations

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Area of real estate	97,500 sq ft⁴ Dec 31, 2016	97,500 sq ft⁵ Dec 31, 2015	0%

Investments

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	$31.9M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$50.1M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	−36.3%
Marketable securities, current	$61.8M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$58.5M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	+5.6%
Long-term investments	$32.4M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$33.6M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	−3.7%

Intangibles and goodwill

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Goodwill	$49.4M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$40.3M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	+22.5%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)	$30.2M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$26.1M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	+15.8%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross	$55.2M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$43.6M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	+26.6%
Accumulated amortization	$25.1M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$17.6M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	+42.7%
Finite-lived intangibles, net	$30.2M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$26.1M⁵ Dec 31, 2015	+15.8%

Inventory

Item	Latest	A year before	Change
Inventory, total	$18.3M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$23.1M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	−20.9%
Finished goods	$15.3M⁴ Dec 31, 2016	$17.1M⁴ Dec 31, 2015	−10.4%

Leadership

Who has led Sonus Networks, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Hassan Ahmed2007

President

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

Gurudutt U. Pai2010

200020052010201520202025

Chief executive officerRaymond P. Dolan Oct 18, 2010 to Oct 31, 2017⁶
Chief executive officerRichard N. Nottenburg Jun 18, 2008 to Jun 17, 2010⁷
Chief executive officerHassan Ahmed Oct 2, 2007 to Nov 19, 2007⁸
ChairHassan Ahmed Oct 2, 2007 to Nov 19, 2007⁸
PresidentRaymond P. Dolan Oct 18, 2010 to Oct 31, 2017⁶
PresidentRichard N. Nottenburg Jun 18, 2008 to Jun 17, 2010⁷
PresidentHassan Ahmed Oct 2, 2007 to Nov 19, 2007⁸
Chief financial officerSusan M. Villare Jun 23, 2016 to Oct 31, 2017⁹
Chief financial officerMark T. Greenquist Nov 4, 2013 to May 17, 2016¹⁰
Chief financial officerMaurice L. Castonguay Aug 26, 2011 to Aug 27, 2013¹¹
Chief financial officerWayne Pastore Jul 16, 2010 to Aug 10, 2011¹²
Chief financial officerRichard J. Gaynor Oct 2, 2007 to Oct 2, 2009¹³
Chief financial officerEllen B. Richstone Mar 23, 2006 to Mar 23, 2006¹⁴
Chief operating officerGurudutt U. Pai Feb 18, 2010 to Dec 15, 2010¹⁵

Board members and other officers (33)

VP, Corporate ControllerBrian M. O'Donnell Feb 19, 2015 to Aug 19, 2015¹⁶
VP Engineering & CTOKevin W. Riley Aug 5, 2014 to Oct 31, 2017¹⁷
SVP Worldwide Sales/MarketingMichael R. Swade Oct 3, 2014 to Oct 31, 2017¹⁸
VP, Global ServicesPeter Polizzi Aug 16, 2013 to Mar 17, 2015¹⁹
SVP, Technology DevelopmentAnthony Scarfo May 25, 2012 to Apr 5, 2016²⁰
SVP, Ch Admin Off & Gen CounJeffrey M. Snider Dec 11, 2012 to Oct 31, 2017²¹
SVP & Chief Technology OfficerRajiv Laroia Feb 17, 2011 to Aug 14, 2012²²
VP, Prod Mkting & Prod MgmtDavid W. Tipping Apr 19, 2011 to Mar 19, 2012²³
SVP of Worldwide SalesTodd Abbott Jun 3, 2011 to Mar 19, 2014²⁴
VP, Product OperationsGale E. England Apr 29, 2010 to Aug 16, 2011²⁵
VP, Human ResourcesKathleen A. Harris Apr 29, 2010 to Mar 19, 2012²⁶
VP, Eng. & Chief ArchitectKumar Vishwanathan Apr 29, 2010 to Mar 17, 2011²⁷
VP, Controller & PAOElmer A. Lai Oct 28, 2010 to Sep 6, 2012²⁸
VP Finance & Corp. ControllerWayne Pastore May 15, 2008 to Sep 16, 2009²⁹
Senior Vice PresidentGurudutt U. Pai Dec 16, 2008 to Dec 16, 2009³⁰
VP, EngineeringChuba N. Udokwu Sep 24, 2007 to Aug 18, 2008³¹
VP, Global ServicesMatthew S. Dillon Sep 24, 2007 to Aug 16, 2013³²
VP, Worldwide SalesMohammed Shanableh Sep 24, 2007 to Sep 16, 2010³³
VP of Worldwide SalesGary A. Rogers Jan 24, 2006 to Mar 23, 2006³⁴
Board memberMatthew W. Bross Feb 19, 2014 to Jun 19, 2017³⁵
Board memberRichard J. Lynch Feb 19, 2014 to Jun 19, 2017³⁶
Board memberPamela D. A. Reeve Sep 5, 2013 to Jun 19, 2017³⁷
Board memberBeatriz Infante V. Jan 19, 2010 to Jun 19, 2017³⁸
Board memberRaymond P. Dolan Oct 18, 2010 to Oct 31, 2017⁶
Board memberJohn A. Schofield Jan 20, 2009 to Jul 17, 2017³⁹
Board memberScott E. Schubert Mar 2, 2009 to Jun 19, 2017⁴⁰
Board memberJames K. Brewington May 12, 2009 to Jun 16, 2015⁴¹
Board memberRichard N. Nottenburg Jun 18, 2008 to Jun 17, 2010⁷
Board memberHassan Ahmed Sep 15, 2008 to Sep 15, 2008⁴²
Board memberEdward T. Anderson Dec 18, 2007 to Dec 18, 2007⁴³
Board memberPaul J. Severino Dec 18, 2007 to Jun 3, 2011⁴⁴
Board memberHoward E. Janzen Jan 24, 2006 to Jun 19, 2017⁴⁵
General counselJeffrey M. Snider Apr 29, 2010 to Jun 11, 2012⁴⁶

Former names

SONUS NETWORKS INCAug 9, 2000 to Oct 27, 2017³

Timeline

Oct 18, 2010New chief executive Raymond P. Dolan becomes CEO⁶
Jun 18, 2008New chief executive Richard N. Nottenburg becomes CEO⁷
Oct 2, 2007New chief executive Hassan Ahmed becomes CEO⁸
1997Founded Founded¹

SEC filer profile

How Sonus Networks is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARSonus, Inc.²
CIK0001105472
Employer ID (EIN)04-3387074²
Filer statusAccelerated filer²
Incorporated inDelaware²
Fiscal year endsDecember 31²
Industry code (SIC)7373 Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design²
Business address4 Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA 01886²
Phone9786148100²
Shares outstanding50,071,956 as of Oct 18, 2017⁴⁷
Public float$371.6M as of Jun 30, 2016⁴
On EDGAR sinceMar 10, 2000²
Filings1,129 in all: 4 (492), 8-K (206), 10-Q (53), SC 13G/A (51), 3 (44), SC 13G (22), DEF 14A (18), UPLOAD (18)²
All 54 form types
10-K (17), S-8 POS (16), S-8 (15), CORRESP (14), SC 13D/A (14), 5 (13), 425 (10), ARS (10), 4/A (9), 8-K/A (9), DEFA14A (9), SC TO-C (9), SC TO-I/A (7), DFAN14A (5), PRE 14A (5), 10-K/A (4), NT 10-Q (4), SD (4), 10-Q/A (3), 3/A (3), 424B3 (3), 8-A12B/A (3), EFFECT (3), NT 10-K (3), POS AM (3), SC 13D (3), SC TO-I (3), 25-NSE (2), 424B5 (2), FWP (2), S-1/A (2), S-3 (2), 15-12B (1), 424B1 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12G (1), DEFM14A (1), DEFR14A (1), NT 10-K/A (1), S-1 (1), S-3/A (1), S-3ASR (1), S-4 (1), S-4/A (1), SD/A (1)
Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 27, 2017
Quarterly report (10-Q) Oct 27, 2017
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 28, 2017
Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 30, 2017

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataSonus Networks on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARSonus Networks filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARSonus Networks filings on SEC EDGAR
4
SEC EDGARSonus Networks 10-K for fiscal 2016
5
SEC EDGARSonus Networks 10-K for fiscal 2015
6
SEC EDGARRaymond P. Dolan, Chief executive officer
7
SEC EDGARRichard N. Nottenburg, Chief executive officer
8
SEC EDGARHassan Ahmed, Chief executive officer
9
SEC EDGARSusan M. Villare, Chief financial officer
10
SEC EDGARMark T. Greenquist, Chief financial officer
11
SEC EDGARMaurice L. Castonguay, Chief financial officer
12
SEC EDGARWayne Pastore, Chief financial officer
13
SEC EDGARRichard J. Gaynor, Chief financial officer
14
SEC EDGAREllen B. Richstone, Chief financial officer
15
SEC EDGARGurudutt U. Pai, Chief operating officer
16
SEC EDGARBrian M. O'Donnell, VP, Corporate Controller
17
SEC EDGARKevin W. Riley, VP Engineering & CTO
18
SEC EDGARMichael R. Swade, SVP Worldwide Sales/Marketing
19
SEC EDGARPeter Polizzi, VP, Global Services
20
SEC EDGARAnthony Scarfo, SVP, Technology Development
21
SEC EDGARJeffrey M. Snider, SVP, Ch Admin Off & Gen Coun
22
SEC EDGARRajiv Laroia, SVP & Chief Technology Officer
23
SEC EDGARDavid W. Tipping, VP, Prod Mkting & Prod Mgmt
24
SEC EDGARTodd Abbott, SVP of Worldwide Sales
25
SEC EDGARGale E. England, VP, Product Operations
26
SEC EDGARKathleen A. Harris, VP, Human Resources
27
SEC EDGARKumar Vishwanathan, VP, Eng. & Chief Architect
28
SEC EDGARElmer A. Lai, VP, Controller & PAO
29
SEC EDGARWayne Pastore, VP Finance & Corp. Controller
30
SEC EDGARGurudutt U. Pai, Senior Vice President
31
SEC EDGARChuba N. Udokwu, VP, Engineering
32
SEC EDGARMatthew S. Dillon, VP, Global Services
33
SEC EDGARMohammed Shanableh, VP, Worldwide Sales
34
SEC EDGARGary A. Rogers, VP of Worldwide Sales
35
SEC EDGARMatthew W. Bross, Board member
36
SEC EDGARRichard J. Lynch, Board member
37
SEC EDGARPamela D. A. Reeve, Board member
38
SEC EDGARBeatriz Infante V., Board member
39
SEC EDGARJohn A. Schofield, Board member
40
SEC EDGARScott E. Schubert, Board member
41
SEC EDGARJames K. Brewington, Board member
42
SEC EDGARHassan Ahmed, Board member
43
SEC EDGAREdward T. Anderson, Board member
44
SEC EDGARPaul J. Severino, Board member
45
SEC EDGARHoward E. Janzen, Board member
46
SEC EDGARJeffrey M. Snider, General counsel
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SEC EDGARSonus Networks 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2017: shares outstanding