Aktino, Inc. is a private (funded in 2003) telecommunications equipment vendor based in Irvine, CA. Founded by a group of executives from PairGain Technologies, Aktino is led by a top-tier management team from companies such as PairGain, ADC, Globespan (Conexant), Adtran among others. Aktino has developed a carrier grade product portfolio that allows telecommunications service providers to leverage the embedded copper loop infrastructure to quickly deliver a wide range of high-speed, high-quality broadband services.