Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra Technologies Limited for over 100 years has developed and manufactured systems for accessing communication networks. Aastra’s product range includes residential and business telephones, screen telephones, PBX, network access terminals and high quality digital video encoders.
AUDIOLINE branded telephones, answering machines and Personal Mobile Radios are manufacturered by DORO AB of Sweden. AUDIOLINE products have been sold in New Zealand since 1995.
Clarity, Inc. which was formerly called Walker Corporation was founded in 1969 in Ringgold, Georgia. The company began manufacturing amplified telephone handsets for public telephones in 1975 and patended its Diod Bridge
-technology necessary for amplified handsets in 1977. In 1986, the company was acquired by Plantronics and in 1989 created ClarityPower.
The GIGASONIC CT901 Long Range Cordless Telephone is made by CLT of Taiwan. The CT901 uses unique Split Spectrum Technology in both the 800MHz and 900MHz operating frequencies.
LG-Nortel is a major international supplier to the Telephone System markets with more than US$2.6 Billion in annual sales. LG-Nortel sells more than US$200 Million in Keyphone systems per annum and exports to more than 15 countries worldwide. In New Zealand, more aria telephone systems have been sold than any other brand.
Plantronics invented the lightweight headset, introducing its first product called the MS50 in 1961, over 40 years ago. With Sales of over US$235 million and a staff of more than 2,700 with offices in 18 countries, Plantronics is the world’s leading headset manufacturer. NASA has used them extensively in their space programmes, including the 1969 moon landing. It was a Plantronics headset that transmitted Neil Armstrong’s famous words back to earth, “One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
With the invention of the pointer telegraph by Werner von Siemens, the company was born in 1847, more than 150 years ago. Today, every tenth person around the globe reaches for Siemens technology to make a telephone call. Siemens is a world leader in DECT cordless.
Established in 1999 and headquartered in Fremont, California with offices in Los Angeles and Hong Kong, Vialta Inc., develops, designs and markets unique and innovative communications products. Some of its products include the Beamer 80 Videophone, the Beamer TV Videophone and the Beamer FX Videophone.
Founded in 1972, Aethra is a leader in audio and video conferencing in over 60 countries worldwide. Aethra develops and manufactures ISDN and xDSL products, video and audio conferencing systems and management solutions for audio, video and data services.
Founded in 1965, AURORA is a publicly trading company in Taiwan with annual sales exceeding NT$20 billion. Aurora calculators are sold to millions of consumers in over 90 countries worldwide. AURORA was the inventor of the Dual Power system, BIG NUMBER Display, Long Answer Bar and protective Hardcase designs.
DORO AB of Sweden was founded in 1974 and is a worldwide supplier of brand name telecommunications products, most notably AUDIOLINE and DORO branded telephones, DECT cordless telephones, answering machines and Caller ID products. DORO has worldwide sales of 1,183,000,000 Swedish Kronas and exports to more than 15 countries.
Founded in 1939, Hewlett Packard is one of the oldest and most respected IT manufacturers in the world. It employs more than 110,000 staff and exports to 120 countries. It is ranked one of the largest companies in the world and sells more than 25,000 products.
Is one of the world’s oldest and leading manufacturers of radio frequency based products. Their cordless telephones are sold throughout the world on an OEM basis and their radio telephone, data telemetry and paging products are available in more than 50 countries around the world.
Polaris is an Australian company that was founded over 20 years ago. Polaris specialises in the importation and distribution of telecommunications products including Headsets, Telephones and Audio Conferencing Systems. The products are sourced from the USA,UK and Italy. It has also developed some of its own products such as the SoundShield acoustical shock protection device.
With over 5.5 million telephones installed in over 125 countries worldwide, Teledex is a world leader in providing high quality telephones to the hospitality industry. Teledex phones feature the MultiXTM Message Wait system. Some of the hotels using Teledex phones include: Best Western Embassy Suites, Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt, Holiday Inn, Marriott, Residence Inn, Ritz Carlton, Radisson, Sheraton, Westin and most Las Vegas Hotels.
Founded in 1983, VODAVI has been designing, manufacturing and supporting a broad range of telecommunications products for over 20 years. Vodavi manufactures products under contract for major communications companies and telcos such as LG Electronics, Siemens, Executone, Contel, CTG Canada, GTE and Pacific Telesis.
Alcatel is one of the world’s largest suppliers of communications systems, from submarine cable systems to desktop telephones. Its innovation and dedication to quality is driven by a NZ$4 billion research, development and engineering programme. More than 2.5 million Alcatel telephones have been sold in New Zealand.
The BELCOM EL210 Conference phone is made by ELEAD of Taiwan, a leading specialty manufacturer. ELEAD was founded in 1983, and specializes in niche market communications products and cellular accessories. The BELCOM MOH CD-PLAYER is made by Atlas Gentech.
GE is the leader in the USA market for both the Corded and Cordless Phone segments and the anwering machine segment. GE sells almost 20 million communication products per year in the USA. The GE brand is also strong in parts of Asia and has recently been introduced in Australia and New Zealand.
Konftel Technology is a subsidiary of Konftel Group located in Sweden. Konftel specializes in audio and video conferencing equipment and is estimated to be the second largest manufacturer of audio conferencing equipment in the world.
Newly formed in 2003, Oricom is based in Sydney, Australia and sources telecommunications products from “proven manufacturers” around the world. The current manufacturers also supply to international Telcos and retailers such as Swisscom (Switzerland), KPN (The Netherlands), Telia (Sweden), TeleDenmark (Denmark), Telenor (Norway) and Radio Shack in the USA.
Is the world’s largest supplier of Audio Conferencing Equipment and also supplies video conferencing equipment. Polycom products are available in more than 50 countries around the world.
Thomson is one of the oldest and largest electronic companies in the world with annual revenues over 8.5 billion euros. Based in Europe, Thomson employs over 59,000 staff with offices in more than 30 countries. Thomson is #1 in the world in many categories including broadcast equipment, satellite set-up boxes, DSL modems, audio visual accessories and home telephones. The company markets products under the Thomson, Alcatel, RCA & GE brands.
Founded in 1976, VTech has revenues over US$600 million and invested US$31 million in Research & Development last financial year. VTech made the world’s first 5.8GHz cordless telephone in August 2002 and is a global leader in cordless telephone technology. In the USA, VTech is the market leader in 5.8GHz cordless and has a huge market share with its two brands - VTech and AT&T.
