About Tellabs

We aspire to focus our passion, expertise, and social responsibility to innovate better ways to build and operate networks. We deliver simple, secure, sustainable, stable, and scalable network solutions that gain our partners and customers tangible benefits. 

The Tellabs Story of Access Networking Innovation Leadership

Tellabs is an innovation leader in fiber-based technologies. Tellabs has many first to market successes and a long history of constant investments in fiber optic R&D innovations. Watch this video to learn more about the Tellabs story supporting both broadband access for service providers and Passive Optical LANs across all enterprise industries.

Timeline

Tellabs T1000 MSAP and DSL broadband

2003

Tellabs starts residential Broadband PON as Verizon primary PON vendor for FiOS

2006

Millions of IP voice and IP videos served on Tellabs Broadband connectivity for homes and businesses

Sandia National Lab

2008

Optical LAN solution launched and first Fed Gov install at Sandia Laboratories

Optical LAN in Federal Government

2010

US Department of Defense (DoD) JITC Certification and first of many DoD deployments

2012

Millions of PON ONTs turned-up and first commercial enterprise plus hotel customers

Optical LAN at Texas A&M Kyle Field

2016

OLAN grows in education, healthcare, retail, stadium, transportation, and manufacturer

2022

Millions of OLAN ports connecting IoT, wireless, surveillance and smart building apps

Team Tellabs

Leadership

Our leadership is dedicated to providing vision and direction to positively influence the outcome of our key organizational objectives.

Tellabs building hygiene kits for Fort Worth area veterans

Our Team

The Tellabs’ team is passionate in their pursuit of excellence in the office, their community and the greater industry.

Location

4240 International Pkwy
Suite 105
Carrollton, TX 75007 USA

Careers

Join the Tellabs team! Visit Tellabs’ online careers pages today to see if there is a job opportunity that matches your ambitions.

Vision

The ideal state that Tellabs desires to achieve

We aspire to focus our passion, expertise, and social responsibility to innovate better ways to build and operate networks.

Mission

The present purpose and state of Tellabs
(These are the things we do to achieve our Vision)

  • Deliver simple, secure, sustainable, stable, and scalable network solutions that gain our partners and customers tangible benefits
  • Work as one team
  • Provide unparalleled customer service
  • Build lasting customer relationships
  • Pursue operational excellence with passion
  • Maintain financial performance required for future growth
  • Leverage our expertise and leadership to drive values
  • Act with social responsibility to positively impact sustainability, governance, human resources, and philanthropy

Tellabs Industry Association Memberships

Tellabs is an active and influential member of the following Industry Trade Associations

Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN)

The Association for Passive Optical LAN is a non-profit organization composed of manufacturers, distributors, integrators, and consulting companies who are actively involved in Passive Optical LAN. APOLAN’s mission is to advocate the education and global adoption of passive optical for enterprise networks. 

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is the leading trade association representing the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, policy initiatives, business opportunities, market intelligence and networking events. 

Hospitality Technology Next Generation

Hospitality Technology Next Generation is a global not-for-profit trade association that fosters, through collaboration and partnership among hospitality professionals and technology providers, the development of next-generation solutions that will enable them to do business globally in the 21st century. 

BICSI

BICSI is a professional association supporting the advancement of the information and communications technology (ICT) community. ICT covers the spectrum of voice, data, electronic safety & security, project management and audio & video technologies.

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

AFCEA is a member-based, non-profit association that provides highly sought after thought leadership, engagement and networking opportunities. We focus on cyber, command, control, communications, computers and intelligence to address national and international security challenges.

Broadband Forum

The Broadband Forum is a non-profit industry consortium dedicated to accelerating broadband innovation, standards, and ecosystem development. Members include telecommunications networking, service providers, broadband equipment vendors, consultants and independent testing labs.

University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory

UNH-IOL tests networking and data communications products. Since 1988, The lab has fostered multi-vendor interoperability while preparing students for careers in the industry. UNH-IOL has grown steadily into one of the industry’s premier independent proving grounds for new technologies.