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| Company type | Public (TSX: VCM) |
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| Industry | Telecommunications, telematics equipment |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Sumit Kumar (CEO &President),Surinder Kumar (Chairman), Judd Schmid (CFO) |
| Products | Distributed access architecture, video processing, content delivery networks, telematics |
Number of employees | 377 (June 2020) |
| Website | vecima.com |
Vecima Networks is a Canadian company that develops hardware and software for broadband access, content delivery, and telematics. It was founded inSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, and currently has offices in Saskatoon,Burnaby,Atlanta,London,Amsterdam,Tokyo, and is headquartered inVictoria. Vecima sells its products tooriginal equipment manufacturers (OEMs),system integrators, MSOs and other service providers.
Sumit Kumar is the CEO and president.Surinder Kumar is the founder of the company and is the chairman of the board.[1]
In 1988Wavecom Electronics was founded and incorporated by Surinder Kumar. In 1990, the first commercial products included a line of modulators for the cable television industry.[citation needed] In 1998, Wavecom relocated its corporate headquarters toVictoria.[citation needed]
In 2003, Wavecom changed the company name toVCom.[2]
In 2005, VCom transitioned to a public company – VCM on the TSX.[2] In the same year, VCom wins the Advancing Technology award at BC Export Awards.[citation needed]
In 2006 VCom changed its name toVecima Networks.[3] In December 2008, Vecima signed a supply agreement withCisco Systems.[4]
In 2013, Vecima announced the appointment of Sumit Kumar to position of CEO.[5]
In 2017, Vecima sold YourLink to Xplornet.[6]
In 2003, VCom acquired YourLink, a wireless service provider.[citation needed]
In 2007, Vecima acquiredSpectrum Signal Processing (Burnaby), a signal processing hardware company.[7]
In 2016, Vecima acquired Contigo Systems, a telematics company.[8]
In 2017, Vecima acquiredConcurrent Computer Corporation, a video content delivery and storage company.[9]
