Black Box Corporation

Black Box is a global company selling networking and computer interconnect products and services.

Black Box has its global headquarters in Texas, and India headquarters in Navi Mumbai. Black Box operates in 75 locations across 35 countries, and its clients include 250 global fortune 500 companies. Black Box reported revenues of $715 million in FY2022.

In 2022, Black Box had more than 3,800 employees worldwide and was recognized as the "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" by the 2022 Disability Equality Index.

In 2019, Black Box Corporation was acquired by AGC Networks. In 2021, AGC Networks changed its name to Black Box.

History

Black Box Corporation was founded as Expandor, Inc. by Eugene Yost and Richard "Dick" Raub, and offered printer switches popularly called "black boxes". It published a popular "Black Box Catalog" which was the basis of changing its name to Black Box Corporation in 1982. Another division, Interlan, sold local area network equipment.

The telecommunications product business was split into a subsidiary called Micom Communications Corporation. The Micom Communications unit was spun off, and acquired by Northern Telecom (Nortel) in June 1996.

In May 1997, Black Box Corporation’s board of directors announced that it authorized management to buy back the company's stock, depending on market prices and other factors.

In 1998, the company started offering on-site data and infrastructure services in the United Kingdom, which expanded throughout Europe and Pacific Rim.

The profitable catalog sales business moved from Simi Valley in California to Lawrence, Pennsylvania and changed its name to Black Box Incorporated.

From 2000 to 2010, Black Box Corporation formed partnerships in the USA with key IT service providers, including Cisco, Avaya, NEC, and Unify. There were about 120 acquisitions overall.

Rebranding

In January 2019, AGC Networks Limited acquired Black Box Corporation.

Black Box became a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGC Networks.

In 2021, AGC Networks Limited changed its name to Black Box Limited.

Services and operations

The business is organized as follows:

* ''Black Box'' ''Global Solutions Integration (GSI)'' provides Connected Buildings, Digital Workplaces, Customer Experience, Data Centers, and Enterprise Networking Services, as well as In-Building 5G/OnGo® and Cyber Security solutions.
* ''Black Box Technology Product Solutions (TPS)'' provides professional Audio Video, Networking, Cabling, and IoT products, including Emerald high-performance KVM system.
* ''Black Box Xcelerate Services'' focuses on Consulting & Design, Project Management, Field Services, and Customer Success and Support Services.

Locations

Black Box has operations in the following locations:

;Asia Pacific:
China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong
;America:
Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and the USA
;Europe:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom
;Oceania:
Australia and New Zealand
;Middle East:
Saudi Arabia and UAE
;Africa:
Kenya

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