DZS

DZS Inc.
Company type	Public
Traded as	OTC Pink: DZSI; Nasdaq: DZSI
Industry	Communication Equipment
Founded	1999; 25 years ago
Headquarters	Plano, Texas
Key people	Charlie Vogt (CEO); Misty Kawecki (CFO)
Revenue	US$376 million (FY 2022)
Operating income	US$3 million (FY 2022)
Net income	US$4 million & US$0.15 per share (FY 2022)
Number of employees	800
Website	dzsi.com

DZS Inc. is a provider of fiber access and optical telecommunications networking and cloud software technology. The company was founded in 1999. It is headquartered in Plano. DZS is ISO 9001:2008 certified in the manufacture and service of telecommunications equipment.

Corporate 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:

Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA) ^[5]
RIFT ^[6]
Optelian^[7]
Products
Access Edge
Subscriber Edge
Optical Edge
Cloud Edge
Professional Services

Major Customers

Rakuten Symphony
TalkTalk
KT formerly Korea Telecom
Liberty Latin America
Telus

References

^ ^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

"Zhone Technologies Inc". Yahoo Business profile. Retrieved August 15, 2011.

[DZSQ42022EarningsAccouncement-1] "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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