Anritsu

A global pioneer for producing the world's first wireless telephone network, Anritsu's revenue numbers near US$782 million.

Anritsu Corporation

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Native name	アンリツ株式会社
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 6754
ISIN	JP3128800004
Industry	Electronics
Founded	1895; 129 years ago (1895) as Sekisan-sha
Headquarters	Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, 243-8555 , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Hirokazu Hashimoto (Chairman and CEO) Hirokazu Hamada (President)
Products	Measuring instruments Microwave, RF & optical products OTDRs Weighing machines Service Assurance Metal detectors X-ray inspection systems
Revenue	JPY 85.9 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 809 million) (FY 2017)
Net income	JPY 2.8 billion (FY 2017) (US$ 27 million) (FY 2017)
Number of employees	3,717 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2018)
Website	anritsu.com
Footnotes / references

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.

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.

 

Net sales in FY2008 were ¥84 billion (US$782 million). It has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1968.

Products include network call trace, service assurance, customer experience management, microwave, radio frequency (RF), and optical signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers.