What Metrodata does

Metrodata Limited is a privately held UK telecommunications equipment manufacturer, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Egham, Surrey. Following a 2024 acquisition by The Kenton Group, it operates as a subsidiary brand (Metrodata Communications Solutions) within a larger connectivity products and managed services group. The company designs and sells proprietary hardware for converting between legacy (E1/T1, E3/DS3, STM-1/OC-3, X.21, V.35, HSSI, LVDS, RS-232) and modern (10/100/1000BaseT, 10GbE, fibre) network interfaces—serving as the demarcation, media conversion and protocol conversion layer between service providers and their customers' networks.

The portfolio is anchored by the MetroCONNECT platform family, which includes the FCM9003, FCM9005 and FCM10G05 Ethernet demarcation devices (with OAM per IEEE 802.3ah), the MC12000 managed chassis supporting up to 48 LAN extension and 24 media conversion services, and a broad range of fibre converters (FC1X00–FC6X00, FC-GigE), fibre transceivers (SFP/SFP+/XFP/QSFP+/QSFP28 up to 100Gbps), serial interface converters (DC series), baseband converters (BC1X00, BC2X00) for defence networking, the NetTESTER in-line performance monitors (RFC2544/Y.1564 at up to 10Gbps), MetroWAVE passive CWDM/DWDM multiplexers, and MetroLAN multiservice SDH multiplexers. Custom product design and three-tier white-labelling services extend the offering to OEMs and integrators.

Metrodata generates revenue primarily through quote-based hardware sales to telecom carriers, ISPs, corporate enterprises and, to a lesser extent, defence and security buyers. Distribution is via direct enterprise sales from the UK headquarters and post-acquisition through The Kenton Group's shared sales and managed-service infrastructure. Marketing is limited to a content-led website, social channels (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), email newsletter and quotation-request forms. Geographic reach is anchored in the United Kingdom with a claimed global sales footprint, no public e-commerce, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Metrodata

Legal name

Metrodata Limited

Website

https://metrodata.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metrodata Communications Solutions is a UK-based, privately held telecommunications equipment manufacturer (founded 1989, now a Kenton Group subsidiary) selling proprietary Ethernet demarcation, fibre conversion, multiplexing, serial interface and network performance monitoring hardware to carriers, ISPs, corporate enterprises and defence buyers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Egham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Network Hardware Products: Sale of physical telecommunications equipment including Ethernet demarcation devices, fibre converters, serial interface converters, multiplexers, network monitors and transceivers. Products sold as one-time capital purchases with optional maintenance agreements.
2. Custom Product Design Services: Bespoke custom product design and white labelling services for customers requiring modified or completely new product designs to resolve specific interface and networking problems
3. Product Maintenance and Support: Maintenance agreements and technical support services for products under warranty and post-warranty coverage

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Metrodata designs, manufactures and supplies telecommunications interface conversion, media conversion, and Ethernet demarcation equipment for carriers, ISPs, corporates and defence networks. Its product portfolio spans Ethernet demarcation devices, fibre converters, multiplexers, serial interface converters, optical transceivers, network performance monitors, and managed chassis systems. The company also offers bespoke custom product design and white labelling services alongside maintenance and technical support.

Product overview

Metrodata Communications Solutions is a telecommunications equipment manufacturer founded in 1989, offering a comprehensive portfolio of network connectivity and conversion products. The product portfolio centers on the MetroCONNECT platform family comprising Ethernet Demarcation Devices (FCM9003, FCM9005, FCM10G05) and the MC12000 managed chassis system for centralized Ethernet Service Delivery. Supporting products include extensive Fibre Converter families (FC1X00 for E1/T1, FC2X00 for Fast Ethernet, FC3X00 for E3/DS3, FC4X00 for STM-1/OC-3, FC6X00 for 622Mbps, FC-GigE for Gigabit) and Media Converter lines (FC7X00, FC5000, FCM5000). The company provides Serial Interface Converters (DC series), Baseband Converters (BC series), and specialized products like the LVM2000 LAN over Serial and FIMO fibre modems. Additional offerings include MetroWAVE passive CWDM/DWDM multiplexers, MetroLAN SDH multiplexers (MetroLAN1000, MetroLAN2000), Emux E1 multiplexers, and legacy WAN-in-a-Can LAN extenders. The portfolio extends to bespoke custom product design and white labelling services. All products support various interface standards (E1, T1, E3, DS3, STM-1, OC-3, X.21, V.35, HSSI, LVDS) and offer copper or fibre connectivity with comprehensive management capabilities via SNMP, Telnet, and web interfaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MetroCONNECT: Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery platform product line including Ethernet demarcation devices, LAN extension, and media conversion modules.
• MetroWAVE
• MetroLAN
• NetTESTER
• WAN-in-a-Can

Products and services

• NetTESTER Network Monitor Embedded, always-on network testing and monitoring device for LAN and WAN connections up to 10Gbps, supporting out-of-service testing (RFC2544, Y.1564) and in-service background monitoring with remote management for carriers and enterprise customers.
• NT10G05 10G Embedded Ethernet Monitoring and Testing Latest generation 10Gbps embedded Ethernet monitor in the NetTESTER family, providing always-on SLA verification and on-demand RFC2544/Y.1564 testing for service providers and enterprise networks.
• MetroCONNECT FCM9003 Ethernet Demarcation Device 1Gbps Ethernet Demarcation Device with 2x 10/100/1000BaseT ports and 1x 100BaseFX/1000BaseX SFP port, providing carrier-quality Layer 2/Layer 3 functionality for service provider to customer demarcation.
• MetroCONNECT FCM9005 Ethernet Demarcation Device Advanced 1Gbps Ethernet Demarcation Device with 4x LAN and 1x WAN 10/100/1000BaseT ports plus 1x LAN and 1x WAN 100BaseFX/1000BaseX SFP, featuring AC, DC or redundant failover PSU options.
• FCM10G05 10Gbps Managed Ethernet Demarcation Device 10Gbps Advanced Ethernet Demarcation Device with 4x LAN 10/100/1000BaseT ports, 1x LAN IEEE802.3ae 10GBaseSR/LR/ER, and 1x WAN IEEE802.3ae 10GBaseSR/LR/ER, with single, dual redundant or mixed AC/DC PSU configurations.
• MetroCONNECT MC12000 Carrier Ethernet Service Distribution Chassis Centralised 4U 19-inch rack chassis for Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery, supporting up to 12 I/O modules, up to 48 LAN extension services, and up to 24 Ethernet Media Conversion services with hot-swap modules and redundant load-sharing AC or DC PSUs.
• Fibre Converter Family (FC1X00, FC2X00, FC3X00, FC4X00, FC6X00) Family of fibre modems extending E1/T1, E3/DS3, STM-1/OC-3, STM-4/OC-12, and Fast Ethernet services over multimode or singlemode fibre at distances from 5km to 70km, enabling legacy infrastructure (including PBX) extension over campus fibre.
• Optical Fibre Transceivers (SFP, SFP+, XFP, QSFP+, QSFP28) Comprehensive range of fibre transceiver modules from 155Mbps to 100Gbps in SFP, SFP+, XFP, QSFP+ and QSFP28 form factors, supporting singlemode/multimode, BiDi, dual fibre, CWDM and DWDM with MSA compliance and Cisco/Juniper compatibility.
• MetroWAVE CWDM and DWDM Multiplexers Passive CWDM (up to 16 wavelengths) and DWDM multiplexers enabling service providers to maximise bandwidth of dark-fibre links, with services up to 10Gbps or 40Gbps per wavelength and totally passive unpowered operation.
• MetroLAN1000 and MetroLAN2000 SDH Multiplexers Multiservice multiplexers converging Ethernet, E1, T1, E3 and DS3 services onto STM-1/OC-3 fibre using SDH technology, with GFP framing and LCAS support for flexible bandwidth allocation.
• WCM Standalone Ethernet Converters Family of standalone Ethernet converters including WCM1100, WCM1400, WCM1800, WCM1820, WCM3100, WCM3200, WCM3400, WCM5100, WCM-Serial and LHM1000 models, providing Ethernet extension over E1/T1, E3/DS3, STM-1/OC-3, serial and HSSI services.
• Serial Interface Converters (DC Series) Serial interface converters (DC1000/DC3000 E1-X.21, DC1200/DC3200 E1-V.35) connecting router serial WAN cards to alternative serial interface technologies and E1/G.703 leased lines for routers and leased line configurations.
• Baseband Converters (BC1X00, BC2X00) LVDS/EIA530 to HSSI baseband converters enabling Cisco routers to communicate via encrypted radio links; BC1X00 interfaces Cisco HSSI routers to LVDS cryptos or HSSI Satcom modems/radio relay systems, while BC2X00 connects HSSI routers with EIA530 satellite modems.
• LVM2000 LAN over Serial Managed local Ethernet switching at up to 1Gbps with LAN extension over LVDS serial wide area links at up to 52Mbps, featuring dual RJ45 plus single SFP flexible media port, Crypto Auto Resync, and comprehensive VLAN and OAM support.
• TDM Over IP (PacketLink) Solutions for transporting legacy TDM traffic over packet-based IP networks, enabling service providers and enterprises to converge legacy time-division multiplexing services onto IP infrastructure.
• Bespoke Custom Product Design and White Labelling Services Bespoke custom product design and white labelling services with near 30 years of telecommunications experience, providing custom product labels, plain packaging, custom part numbers, custom user interface and pre-configuration to customer specifications for telecom, enterprise and defence customers.
• Product Maintenance and Support Services Maintenance agreements and technical support services for Metrodata products under warranty and post-warranty, sold alongside one-time capital hardware purchases.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• RAD Data Communications: Israel-based vendor of network interface and demarcation equipment for carriers and utilities with a deep portfolio of media converters, multiplexers and Ethernet service delivery products overlapping directly with MetroCONNECT.
• Westermo: Swedish industrial networking specialist offering ruggedised media converters, Ethernet extenders and serial-to-IP solutions for rail, utilities and defence markets that match Metrodata's industrial-grade interface conversion focus.
• Omnitron Systems: US manufacturer of media converters, demarcation devices and PoE injectors for carrier and enterprise networks, with direct overlap to Metrodata's FC and FCM Ethernet demarcation and conversion portfolio.
• Versitron: US fibre optic networking manufacturer producing media converters, Ethernet switches and CWDM/DWDM multiplexers with overlapping fibre and demarcation device capabilities to the MetroCONNECT and MetroWAVE lines.
• Patton Electronics: Maker of interface converters, Ethernet extenders and serial-to-IP gateways used by carriers and integrators, with comparable E1/T1 and serial interface converter products to Metrodata's DC and FIMO families.
• Perle Systems: Canadian vendor of Ethernet I/O, device servers and media converters serving enterprise and industrial customers with a closely overlapping fibre conversion and serial-to-Ethernet product set.
• Transition Networks: US manufacturer of media converters, Ethernet demarcation devices and network interface equipment serving carriers, ISPs and enterprises with feature overlap to Metrodata's fibre converter and demarcation lines.

Broad incumbents

• B+B SmartWorx (Advantech): Industrial networking brand within Advantech offering media converters, serial device servers and cellular routers; competes with Metrodata across fibre conversion and interface conversion while serving a much broader industrial connectivity portfolio.
• Raisecom Technology: Chinese vendor of optical transport, multiservice access and media conversion products for carriers, with overlapping demarcation and multiplexing capabilities positioned against MetroLAN and MetroCONNECT platforms.

Emerging players

• Lantech Communications: Industrial Ethernet and fibre media conversion vendor offering managed switches and media converters with partial overlap to Metrodata's carrier-grade demarcation line, primarily addressing industrial and rail customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/metrodataltd
• Facebookfacebook.com/MetrodataLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metrodata-limited

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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