PETERBOROUGH, ON – Lindsay Broadband is celebrating 60 years of business serving the international communications industry.
As a designer, manufacturer, and integrator of broadband communication solutions, Lindsay's products include strand-mounted Wi-Fi hotspots, optical and DOCSIS Gateways, LTE small cell backhaul solutions, end-to-end FTTx and RF solutions.
Headquartered in Peterborough, Lindsay Broadband was founded by John Thomas in 1953, and quickly became one of the largest manufacturers of off-air antenna products worldwide. Other company milestones include:
– 1960s: developed wide bandwidth passives and amplifiers to satisfy demand for more entertainment services;
– 1970s: designed the first silicon based 300 MHz amplifiers, which became the standard for North America;
– 1980s: first North American manufacturer to deploy networks in China and Taiwan totaling over 2500 systems;
– 1990s: largest worldwide supplier of ultra-high bandwidth passives during network upgrades;
– 2004: first manufacturer to design and deploy HFC powered strand mounted Wi-Fi;
– 2009: first manufacturer to deploy four port HFC Gateways for IP traffic and security connectivity;
– 2012: first manufacturer to deploy HFC POE power supplies to power third party IP;
– 2013: first manufacturer to deploy indoor DOCSIS LTE small cell backhaul gateways;
– 2014: first manufacturer to deploy HFC strand mounted LTE small cell demarcation gateways.
David Atman joined Lindsay Broadband in 1979 and has been its president since 2003.
“We at Lindsay are proud of our Canadian RF design and manufacturing heritage from the beginning with simple antennas and matching transformers, to today’s HFC optical and gateway solutions that empower cable networks for greatness”, he told Cartt.ca. “We attribute six decades of success to our loyal customers worldwide, and will continue to invest resources to ensure that they maintain a competitive edge.”
– Lesley Hunter
