ADTRAN vs HPE Aruba Networking

ADTRAN, Inc. is a provider of telecommunications networking equipment and internetworking products. Its headquarters are in Huntsville, Alabama. The company is ISO 9001 and TL9000 certified. ADTRAN was founded by Mark C. Smith The AT&T divestiture of the Regional Bell Operating Companies, with restrictions that effectively barred their manufacturing of equipment, created an opportunity for companies such as ADTRAN to supply network equipment, both to the seven RBOCs and the new and independent telephone companies in the United States.

Aruba Networks, Inc. is a networking vendor selling enterprise wireless LAN and edge access networking equipment. The company has over 1,200 employees and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Aruba's core products are access points, mobility controllers, and network management software through their Airwave Management Platform product. According to the Dell'Oro Report published in Q211, Aruba ranked #2 in market share in the wireless LAN market.