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LAKE Communications Limited, founded in 1991 and based in Dublin, Ireland, is a privately held firm that develops wireline and wireless communications devices for the residential, small office - home office (SOHO), and branch office markets. The company's technology supports multimedia data transfers over DSL and ISDN connections. The firm is known for its HomeLink (R), NetLink, OfficeLink, and Matrix product lines. HomeLink is an ISDN voice and data system. The NetLink appliance provides mid-sized businesses with data transfer tools. OfficeLink supports communications between branch offices. Matrix provides SOHO users with wireless voice, data, video, and Internet communications features. LAKE Communications also develops the AirWay SOHO communications and Centrex office telephone integration devices. LAKE Communications has formed partnerships with BT, Commander, Motorola, Fujitsu, eircom, NEC, France Telecom, DORO, and other telecommunications providers, ISPs, and silicon component suppliers across Europe, the United States, and Asia. The firm maintains additional offices in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. It employs 120 people. Inter-Tel Incorporated's Inter-Tel Lake Limited subsidiary acquired 100 percent of LAKE Communications' issued share capital in 2005. Inter-Tel Lake spent $28 million on the transaction.
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