DZS, formerly Zhone Technologies and DASAN Zhone Solutions, is a provider of
telecommunications networking equipment founded in 1999. It is headquartered in
Plano. DZS is
ISO 9001:2008 certified in the manufacture and service of telecommunications equipment.
Corporate history
Zhone was founded in September 1999 by former executives of
Ascend Communications
Ascend Communications was an Alameda, California-based manufacturer of communications equipment that was later purchased by Lucent Technologies in 1999.
Ascend Communications was founded in 1988 and taken public in 1994. Initial investors includ ...
Jeanette Symons, Mory Ejabat and Robert Dahl.
Acquisitions
Zhone acquired more than a dozen companies, including:
* Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA)
*
Paradyne Networks, September 2005,
Internet access
Internet access is the ability of individuals and organizations to connect to the Internet using computer terminals, computers, and other devices; and to access services such as email and the World Wide Web. Internet access is sold by Internet ...
* Sorrento Networks, July 2004, Metro optical access
* Gluon Networks, February 2004, Switching and signaling gateways
* Tellium, November 2003, Metro
optical transport
* Eluminant, February 2003, Access and transmission products
* vpacket, July 2002,
VoIP
*
Nortel Networks Access Node, August 2001,
Digital loop carrier (DLC)
* xybridge, February 2001,
Softswitch
* Optaphone Systems, February 2000, Wireless
* Roundview February 2000, IP and derived voice
* Premisys, December 1999, Integrated access solutions
* CAG Technologies, November 1999, Manufacturing
In April 2015, the company announced its decision to merge with Korean
DASAN Network Solutions. The deal involved Zhone purchasing DASAN and then granting 58% of the company's shares to DASAN management. The merger was completed in September 2016, creating DASAN Zhone Solutions, which was soon renamed DZS.
Zhone Building
The Zhone Building at 7001 Oakport Street is a prominent detached building, next to
Interstate 880 in
East Oakland
East Oakland is a geographical region of Oakland, California, United States, that stretches between Lake Merritt in the northwest and San Leandro in the southeast. As the southeastern portion of the city, East Oakland takes up the largest portio ...
. The 66th Street exit was renamed "Zhone Way" west of 880, leading to Oakport. The building were the headquarters of Zhone, until they moved to a smaller building behind it at 7005 Oakport, and then eventually to Plano, Texas.
In March 2020, DZS announced that it will move its company headquarters to Plano, TX. The building at 7001 Oakport Street is now called the Arena Center, and has a few tenants, including the Oakland Drive-Through Food Pantry and the Alameda County Registrar of Voters.
Products
Zhone's SkyZHone Metro
Wi-Fi System is approved by the
Rural Utilities Service
The United States Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services. it is ...
for use in rural areas.
References
External links
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{{Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Manufacturing companies based in Oakland, California
Telecommunications equipment vendors
Networking hardware companies
Networking companies of the United States
Companies listed on the Nasdaq
American companies established in 1999