Anritsu
{{Short description|Japanese telecommunications equipment corporation}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Anritsu Corporation
|native_name = アンリツ株式会社
|native_name_lang = ja
|logo = Anritsu.svg
|logo_size = 200px
|image = Anritsu-corp head office 2013.JPG
|traded_as = {{TYO|6754}}
|ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|JP3128800004}}
|foundation = {{Start date and age|1895}} as Sekisan-sha
|hq_location_city = Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, 243-8555
|hq_location_country = Japan{{cite web |url=https://www.anritsu.com/en-gb/contact-us/corporate-information/anritsu-worldwide |title=Anritsu Worldwide |publisher=Anritsu |access-date=November 22, 2018}}
|key_people = Hirokazu Hashimoto
(Chairman and CEO)
Hirokazu Hamada
(President)
|industry = Electronics
|products = {{ubl|Measuring instruments|Microwave, RF & optical products|OTDRs|Weighing machines|Service Assurance|Metal detectors|X-ray inspection systems}}
|revenue = {{decrease}} JPY 85.9 billion (FY 2017)
(US$ 809 million) (FY 2017)
|net_income = {{increase}} JPY 2.8 billion (FY 2017)
(US$ 27 million) (FY 2017)
|num_employees = 3,717 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2018)
|area_served = Worldwide
|homepage = {{url|anritsu.com}}
|footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.anritsu.com/en-GB/about-anritsu/corporate-information/profile |title=Corporate Profile |publisher=Anritsu |access-date=November 22, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/Anritsu-Corp |title=Company Profile |work=Nikkei Asian Review |publisher=Nikkei Inc. |access-date=November 22, 2018}}}}
{{Nihongo|Anritsu Corporation|アンリツ株式会社|Anritsu Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a Japanese multinational corporation in the telecommunications electronics equipment market.{{cite web |url=https://markets.ft.com/data/equities/tearsheet/profile?s=6754:TYO |title=About the company |publisher=Financial Times |access-date=November 23, 2018}} A global pioneer for producing the world's first wireless telephone network, Anritsu's revenue numbers near US$782 million.
History
In Japan, Anritsu's first predecessor, Sekisan-sha, was founded in 1895. Annaka Electric Company followed, 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 and Kyoritsu Electric in Japan in 1931. In 1990, Anritsu acquired Wiltron Company in the United States for $180 million.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XTJvdDyGGewC&q=anritsu+acquires+wiltron&pg=PA56|title=Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Transactions|date=1992|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration|pages=56|language=en}}
Currently, the Anritsu Group is composed of Anritsu Corporation, Anritsu Engineering, Anritsu Infivis, Anritsu Devices, and Anritsu Networks. Anritsu Corporation's American subsidiary, Anritsu Company, is a supplier of the United States Department of Defense.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmxKAQAAIAAJ&q=anritsu|title=Microwave Journal|date=2008|publisher=Horizon House-Microwave|pages=156|language=en}}File:Anritsu MG3642A SSG.jpg
Performance
Net sales in FY2008 were ¥84 billion (US$782 million). It has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1968.{{cite book |first=Tina |last=Grant |title=International Directory of Company Histories |date=February 1, 2005 |publisher=St. James Press |isbn=978-1-55862-543-3 |page=29}}
Products
Products include network call trace, service assurance, customer experience management, microwave, radio frequency (RF), and optical signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzO2AAAAIAAJ&q=anritsu|title=Asia Electronics Industry: AEI|date=2007|publisher=Dempa Publications|pages=30–35|language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.anritsu.com Anritsu Corporation Global]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060426051757/http://www.us.anritsu.com/ Anritsu Company North America]
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Category:Electronics companies of Japan
Category:Electronic test equipment manufacturers
Category:Companies based in Kanagawa Prefecture
Category:Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Category:Electronics companies established in 1895