Perspecta Labs


Perspecta Labs, previously branded as "Applied Communication Sciences,"
is a communications and information research and engineering company based in the United States. Previously the R&D arm of Telcordia Technologies, the company became a business of Vencore, Inc in 2013. It was then known as Vencore Labs until 2018 when its parent company merged to form Perspecta Inc. Perspecta Labs is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, with laboratory facilities in Basking Ridge and Red Bank, New Jersey.

History

Applied Communication Sciences' origins are in Bell Labs and the 1984 divestiture of AT&T. Subsequently, it operated primarily as the Applied Research group within Bellcore and Telcordia.

Business focus

Perspecta Labs addresses large-scale information and communications problems requiring deep knowledge of technology and operations. Particular areas of focus include cyber security, data analytics, wireless and mobility applications, advanced software methodologies, network and operations, information assurance, optical networking, application engineering and integration, and smart grid.
Including work as part of Telcordia, Perspecta Labs researchers have produced more than 2,000 patents across ADSL, ATM/SONET, Advanced Intelligent Network, optical networking / Wavelength-division multiplexing, wireless, security and other areas of communications and information.
Perspecta Labs is active in the development of a wide range of industry standards, with standards-bodies memberships including IEEE, ATIS, TIA, 3GPP, ETSI, OIF, Open Mobile Alliance, Open Geospatial Consortium, Small Cells Forum, ZigBee Alliance and related industry organizations.

Corporate ownership and structure

Perspecta Labs is a wholly owned subsidiary of Perspecta Inc., a systems engineering and integration company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia.