Optellios Inc.

Infobox_Company | company_name = Optellios | company_| company_type = Private | foundation = 2000 | industry = Manufacturing
location = Langhorne, PA, USA | founders = Jay Patel
key_people = CEO: Jay Patel
homepage = [http://www.optellios.com/ www.optellios.com]

Optellios, Inc. is a manufacturer of fiber optic perimeter security systems based in Langhorne, PA. Originally founded in the telecommunications sector by Jay Patel [cite web |url=http://www.fiberpatrol.com/management.shtml |title=Board of Directors |publisher=FiberPatrol.com |accessdate=2008-02-12] in 2000, its current product line goes by the name of FiberPatrol. [cite web |url=http://www.fiberpatrol.com/about.shtml |title=About Us |publisher=FiberPatrol.com |accessdate=2008-02-12] The FiberPatrol product line provides protection for fence, in-ground, wall, data networks and pipelines. Notable customers include NORAD and White Sands Missile Range. [cite web |url=http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/147-01092008-1468130.html |title=Bucks firm tapped for missile security |publisher=PhillyBurbs.com |accessdate=2008-02-12]

In January 2007, Optellios acquired a line of products enabling video and data transmission over fiber-optic cable, as a result of a license agreement with Cisco. The licensed technology stems from Cisco's acquisition of Sypixx on March 7, 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Optellios+Expands+Fiber+Patrol+Product+Line.-a0158574459 |title=Optellios offers Sypixx Products |publisher=FreeLibrary.com |accessdate=2008-02-12] For more detail, see: Cisco_Systems_acquisitions#2006

History

Optellios, formerly Optellium, was launched in August 2000. The company was founded with the goal of establishing a leadership position in enabling high speed communications at 40Gbs and beyond by correcting for detrimental Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) distortions in communication links.

By mid 2004, Optellios aggressively sought to refocus its technology into the emerging security market and launched its first security product in the third quarter of 2004, a fiber-optic based intrusion detection system capable of locating the point of intrusion to within 10s of feet over perimeter runs as long as 60 miles.

In January 2007, Optellios had expanded its security product line significantly, and now offers a new line of video and data products acquired from Cisco.

External links

* [http://www.fiberpatrol.com/ FiberPatrol.com]
* [http://www.fiberpatrol.com/news.php Optellios News Room]
* [http://www.fiberpatrol.com/perimeter-security.php FiberPatrol Perimeter Security]
* [http://www.fiberpatrol.com/infrastructure-protection.php FiberPatrol Infrastructure Protection]
* [http://www.fiberpatrol.com/fiber-communication.php FiberPatrol Video & Data Products]
* [http://www.secprodonline.com/articles/50471/ FiberPatrol installed at NORAD]

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