Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, is an American telecommunications R&D (Research & Development) company created on January 1, 1984 as part of the 1982 Modified Final Judgment that broke up the Bell System. Bellcore provided joint research & development, standards setting, and centralized government point-of-contact functions for its co-owners, the seven Regional Holding Companies (the so-called Baby Bells 1. Ameritech (SBC) 2. Bell Atlantic (Verizon) 3. BellSouth (Verizon) 4. Pacific Telesis Group (SBC) 5. Southwestern Bell (SBC) 6. US West (Qwest) & 7. NYNEX (Verizon). Regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs) that were themselves divested from AT&T as holding companies for the 22 local Bell Operating Companies. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... Bell System trademark used by AT&T and affiliated companies from 1921 to 1939 The Bell System was a trademark and service mark used by the US telecommunications company American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T) and its affiliated companies to co-brand their extensive circuit-switched telephone network and their... The Regional Bell operating companies (RBOC) are the result of the United States antitrust action against AT&T in 1983. ... SBC may refer to— SBC Communications Shanghai Beijing Corporation Seattles Best Coffee Session Border Controller Single Board Computer Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, the former name of MediaCorp Single-board computer Smart Bitrate Control (DivX digital video encoding method in Nandub) Ferrocarril Sonora Baja California (AAR reporting mark SBC) Southern Baptist... This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a local exchange telephone company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic, a former Bell Operating Company, and GTE, which was the largest independant local exchange... This article contains nonstandard pronunciation information which should be rewritten using the International Phonetic Alphabet. ... The Regional Bell operating companies (RBOC) are the result of the United States antitrust action against AT&T in 1983. ...

Bellcore's initial staff and corporate culture drew heavily from the nearby Bell Labs locations in northern New Jersey, plus additional staff from AT&T and the regional operating companies. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 1997, the company was acquired by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Since it no longer had any ownership connection with the Bell regional companies, the name was changed to Telcordia. Stake in the company was subsequently sold in November 2004 to Providence Equity Partners and Warburg Pincus, who currently both hold equal stakes in the company. Science Applications International Corporation Science Applications International Corporation (usually known as SAIC) is the largest employee-owned research and engineering firm in the United States. ... Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm headquarted in Providence, Rhode Island that focuses on investments in media and telecommunications. ... Warburg Pincus is a private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. ...

Telcordia provides core software and services that major communications service providers rely on to design, operate and support their networks, and deliver and administer their services. The main business dealings consists in providing Operations and Support Systems (OSS) and [[The Intelligent Network or I.N., as it is more commonly referred to, is a network architecture for both fixed and mobile telecommunication networks. It allows operators to differentiate themselves by providing value added services in addition to the standard telecoms services such as GSM services on mobile phones. It can also be regarded as an overlay on the core network-Intelligent Network]] systems to telecommunications operators. Other busineses include consulting and testing services and research services. The Company’s software and services enables its customers to reduce operating costs and maintain network reliability, generate incremental revenue through the delivery of services on their networks and maintain government-mandated service levels. Telcordia has customers in both the fixed line and wireless markets. Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. ... Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telegraph. ...

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