Milestones

A History of Innovation and Service

1980 Westell, Inc. is founded. Primary focus is telephone signaling and transmission equipment.
 
1989 Westell pioneers T1 Networking Interface Unit (NIU). ConferencePlus, Westell’s multipoint telecommunications subsidiary, is incorporated.
 
1993 First ADSL products delivers video-on-demand.
 
1995 Westell receives ISO 9001 certification.
 
1998 Bell Atlantic begins commercial deployment of DSL service using Westell technology.
 
2001 Westell introduces its first integrated gateway products for high-speed residential and SOHO networking applications.
 
2003 Westell develops high-speed access technology that integrates both data and voice.
 
2005 Westell ships 15-millionth modem.
 
2006 The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) bestows the prestigious InfoVision award for innovation on Westell’s MediaTerminal™ product. Westell celebrates 16 consecutive profitable quarters.
 
2007 Westell ships 20-millionth broadband networking device.
 
2008 Westell's UltraLine™ Series3 residential gateway is named an International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honoree.

Headquartered in the Chicago area, Westell Technologies, Inc. has U.S. offices in Aurora and Schaumburg, Illinois, and Ireland.