Anritsu Corporation(アンリツ chu thức hội xã,Anritsu Kabushiki-gaisha)is a Japanesemultinational corporationin thetelecommunications electronicsequipment market.[4]A global pioneer for producing the world's first wireless telephone network, Anritsu's revenue numbers nearUS$782 million.
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Native name | アンリツ chu thức hội xã |
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| Company type | PublicKK |
| TYO:6754 | |
| ISIN | JP3128800004 |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 1895as Sekisan-sha |
| Headquarters | Atsugi,Kanagawa Prefecture,243-8555 ,Japan[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hirokazu Hashimoto (ChairmanandCEO) Hirokazu Hamada (President) |
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| Revenue |  JPY85.9 billion (FY2017)
(US$809 million) (FY 2017) |
 JPY 2.8 billion (FY 2017)
(US$ 27 million) (FY 2017) | |
Number of employees | 3,717 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2018) |
| Website | anritsu |
| Footnotes / references [2][3] | |
History
editIn Japan, Anritsu's first predecessor, Sekisan-sha, was founded in 1895.Annaka Electric Companyfollowed, producing wireless transmitters and the world's first wireless telephone service and Japan's first automatic public telephone.
Anritsu Corporation was formed with the merger of two companies, the Annaka Corporation andKyoritsu Electricin Japan in 1931. In 1990, Anritsu acquired Wiltron Company in the United States for $180 million.[5]
Currently, the Anritsu Group is composed of Anritsu Corporation, Anritsu Engineering, Anritsu Infivis, Anritsu Devices, and Anritsu Networks.[1]Anritsu Corporation's American subsidiary, Anritsu Company, is a supplier of theUnited States Department of Defense.[6]
Performance
editNet sales in FY2008 were¥84 billion (US$782 million). It has been listed on theTokyo Stock Exchangesince 1968.[7]
Products
editProducts include network call trace, service assurance, customer experience management, microwave, radio frequency (RF), and opticalsignal generators,spectrum analyzers,andnetwork analyzers.[8]
References
edit- ^ab"Anritsu Worldwide".Anritsu.RetrievedNovember 22,2018.
- ^"Corporate Profile".Anritsu.RetrievedNovember 22,2018.
- ^"Company Profile".Nikkei Asian Review.Nikkei Inc.RetrievedNovember 22,2018.
- ^"About the company".Financial Times.RetrievedNovember 23,2018.
- ^Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Transactions.U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. 1992. p. 56.
- ^Microwave Journal.Horizon House-Microwave. 2008. p. 156.
- ^Grant, Tina (February 1, 2005).International Directory of Company Histories.St. James Press.p. 29.ISBN978-1-55862-543-3.
- ^Asia Electronics Industry: AEI.Dempa Publications. 2007. pp. 30–35.
