Advanced Telecommunication Modules Ltd
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Advanced Telecommunication Modules Ltd (ATML) was set up in 1993 by Dr Hermann Hauser
and Professor Andy Hopper
as a spin-off from the Olivetti Research Laboratory
in Cambridge.
ATML manufactured a variety of ATM
products under the family name of Virata and licensed embedded software for ATM switches, routers and network interface cards. In September 1997 ATML sold its product business to Escalate Networks and concentrated on its licensing business, primarily to access network providers of DSL technology and cable-modems.
In its product lineup, Virata had two Application Specific Standard Product families called, the ATOM and the Proton, both of which featured ARM microprocessors. The family was extended to include a number of telecommunications-optimised processors including the successful Hydrogen and Helium products.
On 11 February 1998 ATML rebranded itself as Virata Limited
.
Dr Hauser was a director of Virata and served as its Chairman from March 1993 to December 2001.
Virata was sold to Globespan in 2001 for over 500 million pounds.
GlobespanVirata was acquired by Conexant Systems, Inc on 1 March 2004.
Hermann Hauser
Hermann Maria Hauser, CBE FREng FinstP CPhys , is an entrepreneur who was born in Vienna, Austria but is primarily associated with Silicon Fen in England....
and Professor Andy Hopper
Andy Hopper
Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:...
as a spin-off from the Olivetti Research Laboratory
Olivetti Research Laboratory
The Olivetti Research Laboratory was a research institute in the field of computing and telecommunications founded in 1986 by Hermann Hauser and Andy Hopper.-History:...
in Cambridge.
ATML manufactured a variety of ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Asynchronous Transfer Mode is a standard switching technique designed to unify telecommunication and computer networks. It uses asynchronous time-division multiplexing, and it encodes data into small, fixed-sized cells. This differs from approaches such as the Internet Protocol or Ethernet that...
products under the family name of Virata and licensed embedded software for ATM switches, routers and network interface cards. In September 1997 ATML sold its product business to Escalate Networks and concentrated on its licensing business, primarily to access network providers of DSL technology and cable-modems.
In its product lineup, Virata had two Application Specific Standard Product families called, the ATOM and the Proton, both of which featured ARM microprocessors. The family was extended to include a number of telecommunications-optimised processors including the successful Hydrogen and Helium products.
On 11 February 1998 ATML rebranded itself as Virata Limited
Virata Corporation
Virata Corporation is an inactive acquired company that was a major contributor to the "Cambridge Phenomenon" or Silicon Fen high-tech cluster in the United Kingdom. Case studies and research papers have been created to illustrate the role of social networking in the creation of Virata's success...
.
Dr Hauser was a director of Virata and served as its Chairman from March 1993 to December 2001.
Virata was sold to Globespan in 2001 for over 500 million pounds.
GlobespanVirata was acquired by Conexant Systems, Inc on 1 March 2004.