DZS
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications Equipment |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Headquarters | Plano, Texas |
Key people | Clayton Zekelman (CEO) |
Number of employees | 200+ |
| Website | zhone.com |
Zhone Technologies Inc. is a company specialized in fiber access and optical telecommunications networking and cloud software technology. The company was founded in 2016 as DASAN Zhone Solutions Inc., a merger between DASAN Network Solutions and Zhone Technologies. It was renamed to its current name in 2020.[1] In 2020, it moved its headquartered from the San Francisco Bay Area to Plano.[2] In August 2020, Charlie Vogt was named CEO and DASAN Zhone became DZS.[3]
| Name | Ref |
|---|---|
| Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA) | [4] |
| RIFT | [5] |
| Optelian | [6] |
On March 14, 2025, DZS announced that they had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.[7]
On April 7, 2025, Managed Network Systems Inc., a leading telecom service provider from Windsor, Ontario, Canada announced their intention to buy the assets of DZS.[8] That transaction was concluded on May 5, 2025 when the newly re-formed Zhone Technologies Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of DZS.[9]
The company carries on business today as a leading supplier of telecommunications equipment to customers around the world.
References
- ^ Hettmansperger, Leny (2016-09-13). "Zhone Technologies Merges With DASAN Network Solutions To Become A Significant Global Telecom Player (NASDAQ:DZSI) | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com.
- ^ "California telecom company moving HQ to Plano, creating engineering center". Dallas News. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "Broadband World News - Dasan Zhone becomes DZS, outlines plan under new CEO". Broadband World News. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "DZS to Acquire ASSIA". TV Technology. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "StackPath". www.lightwaveonline.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Robuck, Mike. "DZS snags coherent optics vendor Optelian". Fierce Telecom. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "DZS files for chapter 7 protection". Zhone. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "MNSI Announces its Intention to Acquire DZS Assets". Zhone. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ^ "Zhone Technologies Announces Acquisition of DZS Assets". Zhone. Retrieved 2026-03-17.