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BroadSoft

BroadSoft, Inc. is a communication software and service provider that was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2018. BroadSoft was founded in 1998 and completed its initial public offering in 2010, and was headquartered in Maryland. It partners with carriers and large service providers in several countries. BroadSoft’s customers include AT&T, Verizon Communications, Sprint, Charter Communications, Comcast, KPN and Vodafone. The company provides technology for service providers to build cloud-based communications services such as voice, video, web conferencing and team messaging and contextual services.

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BroadSoft Inc.
Company type
Subsidiary
Nasdaq: BSFT
IndustryCommunication software
Founded1998 (1998)
HeadquartersGaithersburg, Maryland,
United States
Key people
RevenueIncrease US$ 340.96 million (2016)
Increase US$ 15.51 million (2016)
Increase US$ 0.82 million (2016)
Total assetsIncrease US$ 651.20 million (2016)
Total equityIncrease US$ 301.23 million (2016)
Number of employees
1,597 (2016)
ParentCisco Systems
Websitewww.broadsoft.com
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BroadSoft, Inc. is a communication software and service provider that was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2018.2 BroadSoft was founded in 1998 and completed its initial public offering in 2010, and was headquartered in Maryland.3 It partners with carriers and large service providers in several countries.45 BroadSoft’s customers include AT&T, Verizon Communications, Sprint, Charter Communications, Comcast, KPN and Vodafone.6 The company provides technology for service providers to build cloud-based communications services such as voice, video, web conferencing and team messaging and contextual services.7

History

The company was founded by Michael Tessler and Scott D. Hoffpauir in 1998.8 Prior to Broadsoft, Tessler worked at several telecommunications manufacturers and later joined Celcore, a wireless startup. Following the acquisition of Celcore by Alcatel, Tessler and Hoffpauir, an executive at Alcatel, decided to branch out on their own and create BroadSoft. BroadSoft then received $5 million in Series A round funding.9

BroadSoft grew organically and through acquisitions over 20 years.10

• 1998 – Company officially started with the name iKnow11

• 1999 – Renamed to BroadSoft8

• August 2000 – Montreal research and development center opened12

• 2003 – Fujitsu becomes the principal system integration partner for BroadSoft in the Asia-Pacific13

• September 2005 – Acquired Carbon Twelve14

• November 2006 – Opened new offices in Belfast, Northern Ireland15

• August 2008 – Acquired Genband's M6 communication applications server, formerly VocalData16

• December 2008 – Acquired Sylantro Systems17

• October 2009 – Acquired Packet Island18

• June 2010 – BroadSoft debuted on the Nasdaq Global Market19

• October 2010 – Acquired Casabi20

• October 2011 – Acquired iLinc Communications21 and Movial Applications Oy 22

• April 2012 – Acquired Partners 1993 EOOD23

• August 2012 – Acquired Adaption Technologies Ventures24

• August 2013 – Acquired Hosted IP Communications (Europe) Limited (HIPCOM)25

• December 2013 – Acquired finocom AG2627

• August 2014 – Acquired Systems Design & Development, Inc. (SDD)28

• January 2015 – Acquired Leonid Systems29

• June 2015 – Acquired mPortal29

• November 2015 – Acquired PBXL29

• February 2016 – Acquired Transera29

• May 2016 – Acquired Intellinote29

• October 2016 – Acquired VoIP Logic30

• November 2016 – Launches Team-One31

• October 2017 - BroadSoft announced that it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by Cisco for approximately $2 billion.32

• February 2018 - BroadSoft acquired by Cisco33

References

References

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  14. "US vendor buys Sydney developer Carbon Twelve". CRN. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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  23. "BOYANOV & Co. Advised Broadsoft Inc. on the Acquisition of Partners 1993 EOOD (Bulgarian Software Developer Company)". Boyanov & Co. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  24. "Telecom M&A: BroadSoft Grabs Adaption Technologies". CRN. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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