1976
Black Box founded as Expandor, Inc. Mails first catalog with nine products in six pages.
Expandor Inc. becomes Black Box
1982
1984
Black Box Catalog grows into the Big Book.
AGC founded as Tata Telecom Ltd.
1986
1990
HQ moved from Simi Valley, California to Lawrence, PA
Black Box goes public (NASDAQ: BBOX)
1992
1994
Tata Telecom forms JV with AT&T in India
Known for its 24/7 tech support, Black Box expands international presence and forms JVs in Europe, APAC, and South America
1996
1996
Tata-Avaya JV takes shape
Black Box offers on-site data and infrastructure services for the first time.
1998
1999
Names one of the "200 Best Small Companies in America" by Forbe magazine. Number of team members hits 1,000.
Black Box Catalog grows to 1,500 pages.
2001
2001- 2010
Partners with multiple-OEMs and acquires 120 IT service providers
Avaya buys TTL stake, forms Avaya Global Connect
2004
2010
Avaya exits. Essar enters and AGC Networks Ltd. Is born.
AGC goes global and expands into North America & MEA
2011
2014
Amplifies customer centricity through M3 approach: Multi-solutions, Multi-Alliances, Multi-Geos
Expanding global presence, AGC acquires Black Box Corporation; Black Box delists
2019
2020
Global capability and delivery expansion with key tuck-in acquisitions in MEA & APAC
Growing the global organization: One Name, One Brand, One Language