About Us
Building the tools that
define Wi-Fi testing.
Candela Technologies was founded in 2000 by Ben Greear, a network engineer with a clear vision: give Wi-Fi developers the tools to test their products the right way — with real hardware, real traffic, and real results.
What started as a small engineering effort in Ferndale, Washington grew into the industry's most trusted name in wireless test and measurement. Over two decades, Candela has built platforms used by the world's leading chipset vendors, OEMs, and certification labs to validate everything from consumer routers to enterprise-grade mesh networks.
Today, with offices in the US and across India, Candela Technologies continues to lead — shipping the first fully automated TR-398 Issue 4 testbeds, supporting Wi-Fi 7's Multi-Link Operation, and pushing the boundaries of what automated network testing can do.
Candela Technologies founded by Ben Greear in Ferndale, Washington.
Moved from Ben's garage into the Ferndale downtown office.
20th Anniversary. Sitarama Penumetsa opens Candela India — our first international office in Visakhapatnam.
Ben Greear receives the Outstanding Contributor Award from the Broadband Forum.
Expanded India operations with Wi-Fi and TIP test labs in Bengaluru, and office in Chennai.
Shipped the first fully automated TR-398 Issue 4 testbed with 32 Wi-Fi 7 radios.
Celebrating 25 years of LANforge and Candela Technologies.
Milestone
Celebrating 25 Years
From a garage in Ferndale to a global team across the US and India.
Trusted By
LANforge Successes
From aerospace giants to research institutions, LANforge powers testing at some of the world's most demanding organizations.
Uses LANforge-ICE to emulate high-speed satellite networks for internal R&D and testing.
Generates load on wide area networks to understand real-world limitations early in the design stage.
Uses LANforge-ICE to emulate Wide Area Networks to aid development and testing of enterprise applications.
Deploys both LANforge-FIRE and LANforge-ICE systems to test network infrastructure at scale.
Uses LANforge-ICE to emulate Wide Area Networks during development of client/server medical software.
Uses 1 Gbps LANforge-ICE systems to provide network impairments for equipment validation.
Uses LANforge in a distance learning program to load-test various network devices and layouts.
Generates 10–50 Mbps of traffic per port to stress-test a large ocean research network.
"The recent surge in reliability is a direct result of an informal partnership with Candela Technologies. With their LANforge line you can root out almost any issue in your network."
"This product has saved us a ton of time testing different scenarios and an equal if not greater amount of money from deploying a bad solution."
Our People
The Team
The people behind Candela's products and mission.
Ben Greear
CEO & Founder
Isaac
VP
Sitarama Penumetsa
CTO
Jed Reynolds
Engineering Lead
Find Us
Our Offices
Headquartered in the US, with a growing presence across India.
Candela Technologies Inc.
2417 Main Street, Suite 201 Ferndale, WA 98248 United States
Candela Technologies PRIMA
4th Floor, Hill Crest Peddha Rushikonda Visakhapatnam – 530045
Candela Technologies Bengaluru
New Polytechnic Building Acharya Institute of Technology Dr. S. Radhakrishna Road, Soladevanahali Bangalore – 560107
Candela Technologies Chennai
St. Joseph's College of Engineering Old Mahabalipuram Road Kamaraj Nagar, Semmancheri Chennai – 600119