Xtera Snapshot
Xtera Communications tries to provide extra performance to network infrastructures. The company makes fiber-optic transmission equipment used in both the terrestrial and undersea sections of telecommunications networks. Its Nu-Wave systems increase the bandwidth capacity of fiber-optic strands, enabling converged communications. Xtera also offers load balancers and traffic management devices for wide area networks. The company serves wholesale telecommunications carriers and other service providers; clients have included Pacnet. Xtera has attracted investments from a wide range of private equity firms, including Accel Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and Sevin Rosen.