Problem We Solve
Adaptive Networks solves the problem of network communications in harsh powerline environments. Our products have been field proven by industry leaders in industries including electric utilities, manufacturing, mining, shipping, and subsea oil and gas production, meeting critical communications requirements 24/7. Our technology has gained acceptance by standards bodies, as an ISO standard (shipping) and an IEC standard (electric utilities). We provide self-contained low voltage (LV) and medium voltage (MV) powerline communications solutions, including couplers.

Our technology alleviates the expensive, complex, time-consuming, and in many instances, impossible-to-solve, problem of running communications wire by allowing data networks to operate in the same reliable fashion, at the same or higher bandwidths, over existing wiring infrastructure such as utility electric grids, on-premises powerlines, subsea powerlines, and other copper media, at maximum distances. This makes it feasible for users to leverage existing power wiring to establish primary, supplementary, complementary and redundant network communications.

Core Competency
Adaptive Networks is engaged in the research, development and sales of networking technology for use in wiring environments that exhibit adverse or electrically hostile conditions. Our technology is applicable to communications over any media where noise or signal integrity is an issue, in particular, powerline, existing twisted copper pair, cable, and wireless. We have focused on delivering solutions for the powerline. Working at the physical (PHY) and media access control (MAC) layers, the developed technologies optimally take into account the requirements that noisy and distorted media impose on these layers.

Business Approach
Since 1986, Adaptive Networks has operated as a provider of Powerline Communication products. In 1994 Adaptive became a fabless semiconductor provider offering an assortment of AN Pro-Line™ chip-based products with throughputs of 100 kbps, 19.2 kbps and 4.8 kbps. These solutions, meeting the requirements of harsh industrial and commercial environments, are available as OEM products for hardware manufacturers in chipset, module and modem system form factors. Today we offer:

• Chipsets
• DSP-based solutions with application hosting
  
• Modules
• Standalone Modem Systems, including Couplers
• Simulation tools to verify performance

As a global provider of powerline communications technology we sell products to a variety of demanding commercial and industrial customers via OEMs, system integrators, system engineers, distributors and direct to end-users. Our products are used to leverage existing wiring to generate increased revenue, decrease costs, improve operating efficiencies, ensure safety and gain a competitive advantage through the automation, control, monitoring and communication of data.

Intellectual Property
Adaptive Networks has developed and owns the rights to multiple patents associated with communications over wiring with adversely effected conditions. The development of this intellectual property has been amassed over a 20 year period and represents a thoroughly researched, advanced and highly integrated approach. The result is technology and products known for reliability, robustness, standards acceptance, compliance with international power emissions regulations and the ability to operate without compromise. The experience in developing this intellectual property justifies the claim that Adaptive Networks is indeed the authority on powerline communications and the leader in providing solutions for communications in harsh industrial and commercial environments.

Adaptive has developed PowerStream™, our breakthrough high-speed technology with the ability to properly handle demanding multimedia audio, video and voice communications with true Quality of Service (QoS.) The applications for this  technology are widespread and varied including demanding industrial and commercial uses requiring multimedia support. In addition, our strong research and extensive intellectual property covering network communications over impaired-wiring generates significant licensing, royalty and contract revenue for Adaptive.