DZS

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DZS Inc.
Company type Public
OTC Pink: DZSI
Nasdaq: DZSI
IndustryCommunication Equipment
Founded1999;26 years ago (1999)
Headquarters Flag of the United States.svg Plano, Texas
Key people
 Charlie Vogt (CEO)
Misty Kawecki (CFO)
RevenueIncrease2.svgUS$376 million(FY 2022) [1]
Decrease2.svgUS$3 million(FY 2022) [1]
Decrease2.svgUS$4 million & US$0.15 per share(FY 2022) [1]
Number of employees
800
Website dzsi.com
Logo of Zhone Technologies, Inc. before the merger with DASAN Network Solutions Logo of Zhone Technologies, Inc.svg
Logo of Zhone Technologies, Inc. before the merger with DASAN Network Solutions

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.

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History

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

DZS has acquired the following companies since 2020:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DZS Releases Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results" (PDF).
  2. ↑ EETimes (2005-07-11). "Zhone to acquire Paradyne for $184 million". EE Times. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Broadband World News - Dasan Zhone becomes DZS, outlines plan under new CEO". Broadband World News. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. ↑ "DZS to Acquire ASSIA". TV Technology. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "StackPath". www.lightwaveonline.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ↑ Robuck, Mike. "DZS snags coherent optics vendor Optelian". Fierce Telecom . Retrieved 2023-04-11.
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