# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/infinera-q6029685/

U.S. founder reference library

# Infinera

manufacturer of optical fiber telecommunications equipment

## Company context

The public record describes Infinera as manufacturer of optical fiber telecommunications equipment. Its recorded founding year is 2000.

Public business description

manufacturer of optical fiber telecommunications equipment

Country in source record

United States

Founding year in source record

2000

## Recorded founders

- [David Welch](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/david-welch-q16193927/) · American optical engineer

The linked people are recorded under the company’s founder property in the cited dataset. This is a founding association, rather than a verification of current equity or management responsibility.

## Understanding Infinera in context

Infinera is included because its public company record connects a named business to an identifiable founding team. The business description, “manufacturer of optical fiber telecommunications equipment,” supplies the context for that relationship, with a recorded starting year of 2000. The founding association shown here is with David Welch. A single association in this library should not be read as a complete list of everyone who helped establish the business.

No official website has been confirmed in this reference record. Use the source trail to distinguish the business from similarly named organizations before contacting it. A founding year describes a historical event; it does not measure business scale, growth, or the length of a founder’s continuing involvement.

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### Questions for researching Infinera

- Which current company materials identify its products and customer industries?
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- What dated evidence supports claims about facilities, distribution, or operating scale?

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## Research trail

- [Wikidata public record Q6029685](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6029685): company description, country, founding year where present, and founder associations.

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