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Anritsu logo
Anritsu logo

Anritsu Corporation (アンリツ株式会社, Anritsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese corporation that is in the test and measurement market. Products include microwave, RF, and optical signal generators (sources), spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers. It 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. Net sales in FY2008 was 84 billion yen. It has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1961 (TYO: 6754). As of 2009, it employed 3700 employees in 20 countries.

Anritsu Company USA

Anritsu Company is the American subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a provider of communications test and measurement solutions for more than 110 years.[citation needed] Anritsu provides solutions for existing and next-generation wired and wireless communication systems and operators. Anritsu products include wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments as well as operations support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu sells in over 90 countries with approximately 4,000 employees.[citation needed]

Anritsu's United States corporate offices and manufacturing facilities are located in Morgan Hill, California, at the location of the former Wiltron Corporation. The Americas Sales Region Headquarters are located in Richardson, Texas. A Government Contracting office is maintained in Pine Brook, New Jersey.

Anritsu EMEA

Anritsu EMEA covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With over 750 employees in the region the headquarters are based in Luton (UK) with field offices in Dubai, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Other areas are managed through local distributors.

Anritsu Japan 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. More recently, their SONET analyzer measuring 10Gb/s and transmitter test products are of note.

Competitors

  1. Agilent
  2. Rohde&Schwarz
  3. JDSU
  4. EXFO
  5. Anite
  6. Aeroflex