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Company Milestones

  • October 2004: Transition Networks introduces Remotely Managed RS422/485 Coper to Fiber media converters.
  • May 2004: Transition Networks offers Power over Ethernet media converters to supply power to wireless and remote applications.
  • January 2004: Industry's first Remotely Managed RS232 Copper to Fiber media converter.


  • October 2003: Transition Networks achieves 125km Gigabit Ethernet over Fiber.
  • July 2003: Offering Remote Management and Bandwidth Allocation media conversion option.
  • June 2003: Introduction of Legacy E&M 2/4 wire converters.
  • June 2003: Transition Networks introduces Fiber Optic Converters for Analog Phones.
  • April 2003: Transition Networks offers 10/100/1000 Copper to Fiber converter to provide a low cost gigabit integration option.
  • April 2003: Redundancy option for 10/100Base-TX to 100Base-FX Bridging media converters.
  • April 2003: Transition Networks offers new and enhanced Focal Point 2 free of charge to Point System chassis customers.
  • January 2003: New Extended Temperature Media converters for both Ethernet and Fast Ethernet addressing the Industrial market.
  • January 2003: Transition unveils new 8-slot Point System Chassis.


  • May 2002: Dual Fast Ethernet Converters introduced to provide compact, High Density solution for Fast Ethernet.
  • May 2002: Transition Networks releases a new low cost bridging converter.
  • January 2002: Single Fiber option for Fast Ethernet converters.
  • January 2002: Introduction of Management Aggregation Converter offering a low cost solution for managing the remote end.
  • January 2002: Transition Networks extends Gigabit Ethernet to 2 km.


  • July 2001: Transition adds 13 Slot to its Point System Chassis offering.
  • July 2001: Transition Networks continues its commitment to the service provider market with the introduction of T1/E1 and DS3 media converters.
  • January 2001: Reduced cost of data extension services with single slot T1 to fiber converters.


  • December 2000: Reduced the cost of Gigabit networking with a line of copper to fiber converters.
  • Sept 2000: Transition Networks extends Fast Ethernet distance to 80 km with new long haul media converter.
  • May 2000: Received certification from Sun Solaris Readiness program.
  • May 2000: Announced the Point System—the next generation in media conversion allowing up to 8 chassis to be managed from a single management screen.
  • Feb 2000: HP standardized on Transition Networks as their media conversion platform of choice.


  • November 1999: Ranked Number 1 supplier of media conversion technology by ElectroniCast.
  • November 1999: Released the industry's first 10/100 SX Media Converter powered by LANart-Inside ASIC.
  • May 1999: Announced a lifetime warranty on the complete product—including power supply and fan.
  • March 1999: Transition Networks' parent company purchased LANart Corp. and merged into Transition Networks.
  • Spring 1999: Introduced industry's first High Speed Token Ring Media Converter.


  • December 1998: Transition Networks acquired by Communications Systems, Inc.
  • January 1998: Introduced industry's first OC12 media converter.


  • December 1997: Conversion Center named Product of the Year, by Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine.
  • September 1997: Established European headquarters in London.
  • May 1997: Introduced industry's first Gigabit media converter.
  • March 1997: Introduced Conversion Center; first manageable media conversion solution under HP, NT and Sun Solaris.


  • 1995: Renamed Transition Networks.


  • 1987: Transition Engineering founded.