Fidelity Ventures Communications Portfolio


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	Adero Acquired by COLT Telecom
	Adero provided global content delivery services to e-businesses by routing content via the best servers.

	Brix Networks
	Brix Networks develops and markets real-time service assurance and performance management solutions that verify the quality of advanced, Internet Protocol- based services such as VoIP, VPN access, video, and Web-hosted business applications.

	COLT IPO
	COLT Telecom is the leading pan-European provider of business communications services. COLT supplies customers across the full spectrum of industry, service and government sectors with unrivalled end-to-end network security, reliability and service.

	Continental Cablevision IPO
	Continental Cablevision built, operated and maintained one of the first national cable networks. Since becoming part of the US West Media Group it has grown to become the third largest broadband telecommunications provider in the country, and serves more than 4.8 million subscribers in 19 states. Fidelity Ventures invested in Continental Cablevision in 1972.

	GeoTel IPO, Acquired by Cisco
	Geotel provided call routing and optimization software utilized by the world's leading enterprise call centers.

	Internap IPO
	Internap Network Services Corporation offers high-performance IP solutions for business-critical applications through its industry-leading route control and optimization technology.

	MegaPath Networks
	MegaPath Networks is the largest independent provider of managed broadband VPNs in North America

	mindSHIFT Technologies
	mindSHIFT Technologies is the leading provider of managed IT infrastructure services to small and medium sized organizations.

	Netonomy Acquired by Comverse
	Netonomy is the leader in customer self-service solutions, providing online account management, e-Commerce and electronic bill analysis for the communications industry.

	Nexabit Networks Acquired by Lucent
	Nexabit Networks developed the next generation of high performance switching and routing equipment.

	Nextel IPO, then Merged
	Nextel Communications is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. In 1998 Fidelity Ventures invested in Advanced Mobilecomm and other entities which were merged to become Nextel.

	ONI Systems IPO, Acquired by Ciena
	ONI Systems is a leading provider of optical telecommunication equipment whose products are now sold through Ciena.

	Teliris
	Teliris develops, implements and manages the world’s most widely deployed telepresence systems, realistically replicating the human dynamics of a live meeting. Teliris combines a fully managed service with end-to-end integration that offers businesses a 24/7 multipoint capability with a 99%+ availability guarantee, ensuring they can respond and collaborate as needed.