founded 1991 as hughes software systems headquarters redwood city california key people frank kern ceo products internet engineering number of employees 12000 1 website www.aricent.com aricent is a pure play product engineering service firm . it develops software provides technology services and works with networking telecom software semiconductor internet and industrial companies . 2 aricent is headquartered in redwood city california with operations in 9 countries worldwide ; 3 investors are kkr & co. l.p. and sequoia capital . 4 the company claims to employ 12 000 consultants designers and engineers at 19 locations worldwide . 4 history edit aricent is the successor to hughes software systems which was established in 1991 a subsidiary to hughes electronics . kkr 5 and sequoia capital . 6 7 1991 established as hughes software systems hss in new delhi developing software solutions in the areas of vsat based networks for voice and data cellular wireless telephony packet switching and multi protocol routing . 8 it acquired frog design for approximately 25 million . 9 2005 expanded development operations in kiev kherson and vinnytsia in the ukraine ; randburg south africa ; and beijing china . was delisted from india s stock market in preparation for sale . 2006 was acquired by kohlberg kravis roberts and sequoia capital as part of a 900 million sales of software companies . 10 the transaction represented the largest private equity buy out in indian history . 11 2007 acquired datalinx ; launched service provider offerings . 12 2008 the family office a multi family office company with headquarters in bahrain also joined in funding aricent . 13 2011 rebranded to aricent group . 14 2011 opened engineering and development center for testing and wireless technologies in vietnam 15 2013 rebranded to aricent . 2015 acquired smartplay technologies a semiconductor service based firm for 180 million . as part of the deal smartplay s 1 200 plus staff will join aricent s staff . operations aricent redwood city office aricent gurgaon infotech campus see also edit fortune india 500 list of companies of india references edit about us webpage . aricent . retrieved 2016 05 28 . http www.aricent.com news zinnov rates aricent global rd services leader http www.aricent.com contact anchor locations a b about us 1 accessed j may 28 2016 kkr current investments . kkr . archived from the original on 2006 08 25 . retrieved 2006 10 26 . aricent sequoia capital . sequoia capital . archived from the original on 10 november 2006 . retrieved 2006 10 26 . aricent debuts as communications software pure play . kkr . archived from the original on 2006 10 31 . retrieved 2006 10 26 . url http www.thehindu.com 2004 08 27 stories 2004082703941500.htm one great leap for frog design . businessweek . retrieved 2010 03 04 . aricent sequoia capital . sequoia capital . archived from the original on 10 november 2006 . retrieved 2006 10 26 . buyout deal by kkr is india s largest ever . international herald tribune . archived from the original on 24 october 2006 . retrieved 2006 10 31 . http www.hindustantimes.com business news aricent buys us firm in global market quest article1 247777 . aspx aricent announces new funding from kkr and the family office . aricent . archived from the original on 9 october 2008 . retrieved 2008 09 23 . rebranded to aricent group . aricent . retrieved 2011 05 21 . http english.thesaigontimes.vn home business other 15411 v t e telecommunications history beacon broadcasting cable tv communications satellite computer network drums electrical telegraph fax heliographs hydraulic telegraph internet mass media mobile phone optical telecommunication optical telegraphy photophone prepaid mobile phone radio radiotelephone satellite communications semaphore smartphone smoke signals telecommunications history telautograph telegraphy teleprinter teletype telephone the telephone cases television timeline of communication technology undersea telegraph 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