Jabra (brand)
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| Industry | Business and consumer electronics |
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| Founded | 1983[1] |
| Founder | Elwood Norris[1][2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Peter Karlstromer, CEO |
| Products | Professional and consumer audio |
Number of employees | 2000 |
| Parent | GN Store Nord |
| Website | www.jabra.com |
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Jabra is a Danish brand specializing in audio equipment and, more recently, videoconference systems. It is owned by GN Audio, a division of the Danish company GN Group.[3] Jabra engineers, manufactures, and markets wireless, true wireless, and corded headphones for consumers and business customers.
History
Jabra Corporation, founded in 1983[1] and holding some patents,[4] was acquired by GN Audio in September 2000,[1] a division of the Danish company GN Group, founded by C. F. Tietgen in 1869 as the Great Northern Telegraph Company.[5] Jabra's manufacturing plant is located in China.[6]
In 2006, GN consolidated its Contact Center and Office headset division under the Jabra brand. A restructuring in 2008 established two divisions within Jabra, later named Enterprise and Consumer. This restructuring facilitated a greater focus on business-to-business and consumer markets respectively.[7][8] Since 2012, development has also been located in China.[6]
In early 2019, GN Audio acquired Altia Systems for approximately $125M,[9] adding videoconferencing products to their lineup. Later in the year, the first video product from the acquisition was announced, the Jabra PanaCast.[10]
Jabra and GN Group
Jabra's product range includes wireless earbuds, noise-cancelling headphones, headsets (some with AI), video conferencing cameras, and fitness-tracking sports headphones designed for athletes during exercise.
References==
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- ^ "GN Group Overview". GN.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Patents Assigned to Jabra Corporation". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 10 September 2022.Template:SemiBareRefNeedsTitle
- ^ "GN Group". GN. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b Hemaja Burud, Jabra Company Origin? Where is Jabra made? Is Jabra made in China? in technozive.com, 27 September 2021, retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "GN Store Nord Financial Report 2008". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "GN Store Nord Financial Report 2006". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "GN acquires Altia Systems for $125M to add video to its advanced audio solutions". Tech Crunch, February 2019
- ^ "Jabra launches real-time intelligent video solution".