# Tekelec

> Tekelec supplied telecommunications operators with signaling systems, policy control software and subscriber data management. Its equipment helped networks route control messages, manage subscriber services and bridge older voice networks with IP-based mobile broadband. Oracle announced its acquisition in 2013; the product lineage continues within Oracle Communications.

- **Founded:** 1971
- **Headquarters:** Morrisville, United States
- **Founders:** Jean-Claude Asscher (Co-founder and chairman), Philip Black (Co-founder and first president and CEO)
- **Products:** EAGLE 5, Diameter Signaling Router, Policy control, Subscriber data management, Chameleon protocol analyzers
- **Notable:** More than 300 service-provider customers in over 100 countries at Oracle’s March 2013 announcement., Reached 100 number-portability customers in 2010, spanning 34 countries., Customer base included 16 of the top 20 wireless service providers at the November 2011 sale announcement.

## Products & services

- **EAGLE 5** — Carrier signaling platform for SS7 networks and related routing and database applications.
- **Diameter Signaling Router** — Centralizes Diameter routing, traffic management and load balancing for LTE and IMS networks.
- **Policy control** — Camiant-derived software for allocating network resources and applying subscriber service policies.
- **Subscriber data management** — Blueslice-derived technology for managing subscriber profiles across multiple network generations.
- **Chameleon protocol analyzers** — Historical network protocol testing and troubleshooting equipment.
- **Professional services and support** — Deployment, training, maintenance and technical assistance for operator networks.

## Achievements

- More than 300 service-provider customers in over 100 countries at Oracle’s March 2013 announcement.
- Reached 100 number-portability customers in 2010, spanning 34 countries.
- Customer base included 16 of the top 20 wireless service providers at the November 2011 sale announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2013-03** — Oracle announced an agreement to acquire Tekelec; financial terms were not disclosed in the announcement.
- **2013-08** — Oracle’s lifetime support schedule records Diameter Signaling Router 4.1 as generally available.
- **2023-04** — Oracle’s support schedule records Diameter Signaling Router 9.x as generally available, illustrating the continuing product lineage.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oracle.com/communications/signaling-security/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tekelec
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tekelec

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