Seven Solutions

Seven Solutions was a Spanish hardware technology company headquartered in Granada. Its documented specialization was the development and manufacture of equipment associated with the White Rabbit project, an open-source timing and synchronization initiative financed by the government of Spain and CERN. The company contributed to the design, manufacturing, testing, and technical support of White Rabbit switching equipment. The company's best-known contribution was the development of the first network switch for the White Rabbit project. White Rabbit extends Precision Time Protocol and related networking techniques to provide highly accurate synchronization over Ethernet and fiber-optic networks. In the project context described by available reference material, Seven Solutions demonstrated a high-performance enhanced PTP switch capable of sub-nanosecond accuracy. This positioned the company at the intersection of advanced networking hardware, precision timing, research infrastructure, and industrial technology. Seven Solutions was not primarily documented as a mass-market consumer brand. Its activities centered on specialized hardware and engineering work supporting demanding scientific and industrial applications. The company's role covered more than product assembly: it was involved in design, production, validation, and ongoing support of White Rabbit switching equipment. The connection with CERN and the Spanish public-sector funding framework provided an institutional and research-oriented setting for this work. In 2021, Seven Solutions was acquired by Orolia. Orolia was subsequently acquired by Safran. These transactions changed the ownership context of the business and mark the last clearly documented corporate transition in the supplied reference material. Because the available sources do not provide a detailed account of post-acquisition branding, staffing, product continuation, or legal dissolution, Seven Solutions' status is recorded here as defunct as an independent company rather than as an active standalone enterprise.

Seven Solutions developed as a specialized Spanish hardware technology company based in Granada. Its documented historical importance comes from its participation in the White Rabbit project, an open-source initiative supported financially by the government of Spain and CERN. White Rabbit was created to address demanding requirements for accurate timing and synchronization across networked systems, extending established packet-based networking and Precision Time Protocol techniques for scientific and industrial use. Within that project, Seven Solutions worked across the hardware lifecycle. Its responsibilities included the design, manufacture, testing, and support of White Rabbit switching equipment. The company is identified as the developer and manufacturer of the first network switch for the White Rabbit project, making it a significant industrial contributor to the practical deployment of the technology rather than merely a research participant. The switch work demonstrated how the project's open technical approach could be implemented in dedicated networking hardware. A key technical result associated with Seven Solutions was a high-performance enhanced PTP switch offering sub-nanosecond accuracy. Such performance is relevant to environments where distributed instruments, control systems, and measurement devices must share a tightly aligned time base. The available reference material does not provide a complete product chronology, detailed customer list, revenue history, workforce information, or a full account of the company's later operations. Accordingly, the documented history is strongest on its White Rabbit engineering role and weaker on broader commercial development. The company's independent corporate history ended or materially changed in 2021, when Orolia acquired Seven Solutions. Orolia was later acquired by Safran. The supplied sources do not establish whether Seven Solutions continued as a distinct legal entity, brand, product division, or technology team after those transactions. For encyclopedia purposes, Seven Solutions is therefore best described as a formerly independent Spanish technology company whose principal documented legacy is its contribution to White Rabbit switching and precision synchronization hardware.

• 2021

  Acquisition by Orolia

  [1]Seven Solutionsen.wikipedia.org

  Orolia acquired Seven Solutions, ending or substantially altering its period as an independent company.

• Participation in the White Rabbit project

  [1]Seven Solutionsen.wikipedia.org

  Seven Solutions became involved in the Spain- and CERN-financed White Rabbit project, contributing engineering and manufacturing capabilities to the development of high-precision network timing equipment.

• Development of the first White Rabbit network switch

  [1]Seven Solutionsen.wikipedia.org

  The company developed and manufactured the first network switch for the open-source White Rabbit project and supported its testing and operation.

• Demonstration of sub-nanosecond synchronization performance

  [1]Seven Solutionsen.wikipedia.org

  Seven Solutions demonstrated a high-performance enhanced Precision Time Protocol switch capable of sub-nanosecond accuracy in the White Rabbit project context.

Specialist provider of high-precision networking and timing hardware for scientific, industrial, and advanced technology applications.

• Precision networking hardware

  White Rabbit switching equipment

  Specialized network switches developed for the open-source White Rabbit project. The equipment combined high-performance packet networking with exceptionally accurate timing and synchronization. Seven Solutions was involved in the design, manufacture, testing, and support of this equipment, including development of the first White Rabbit network switch and demonstration of an enhanced PTP implementation with sub-nanosecond accuracy.

• 2021

  Sale to OroliaM&A

  Background

  Seven Solutions operated as a specialist developer and manufacturer of White Rabbit switching equipment before its acquisition by Orolia.

  Action taken

  Orolia acquired Seven Solutions in 2021.

  Aftermath

  Orolia was later acquired by Safran. The available reference does not establish whether Seven Solutions continued as a separate brand or legal entity after these transactions.

  Source

• 2021

  Seven Solutions acquired by Orolia[1]Seven Solutionsen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Orolia acquired Seven Solutions, changing the ownership of the Granada-based specialist in White Rabbit switching equipment and precision networking hardware.

• Orolia subsequently acquired by Safran[1]Seven Solutionsen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  After acquiring Seven Solutions, Orolia was itself acquired by Safran. The available reference does not specify the date or the precise treatment of the Seven Solutions brand in the later transaction.

1. 1Seven Solutionsen.wikipedia.org