DZS
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| OTC Pink: DZSI Nasdaq: DZSI | |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters |  Plano, Texas |
Key people | Charlie Vogt (CEO) Misty Kawecki (CFO) |
| Revenue |  US$376 million (FY 2022)[1] |
 US$3 million (FY 2022)[1] | |
| US$4 million & US$0.15 per share (FY 2022)[1] | |
Number of employees | 800 |
| Website | dzsi.com |
DZS Inc. (formerly Zhone Technologies, Inc.) is a company specialized in fiber access and optical telecommunications networking and cloud software technology. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Plano.
History
[edit]DZS was founded as Zhone Technologies in September 1999 by former executives of Ascend Communications Jeanette Symons, Mory Ejabat and Robert Dahl.
In July 2005, Zhone acquired Paradyne Networks, Inc. for US$183.6 million.[2]
In 2016 Zhone Technologies merged with DASAN Network Solutions to form DASAN Zhone Solutions Inc. (DZSI)[3]
In August 2020, Charlie Vogt was named CEO and DASAN Zhone became DZS.[4]
Acquisitions
[edit]DZS has acquired the following companies since 2020:
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "DZS Releases Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results" (PDF).
- ^ EETimes (2005-07-11). "Zhone to acquire Paradyne for $184 million". EE Times. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Hettmansperger, Leny (2016-09-13). "Zhone Technologies Merges With DASAN Network Solutions To Become A Significant Global Telecom Player (NASDAQ:DZSI) | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com.
- ^ "Broadband World News - Dasan Zhone becomes DZS, outlines plan under new CEO". Broadband World News. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "DZS to Acquire ASSIA". TV Technology. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "StackPath". www.lightwaveonline.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Robuck, Mike. "DZS snags coherent optics vendor Optelian". Fierce Telecom. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official website (zhone.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-02-07)
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Categories:
- Computer hardware companies
- Manufacturing companies based in Oakland, California
- Telecommunications equipment vendors
- Networking hardware companies
- Networking companies of the United States
- Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
- American companies established in 1999
- Computer companies of the United States