Bangkok--Jun 23--Core & Peak
Allied Telesis Holdings K.K. (headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo; Takayoshi Oshima, Chairman and CEO) and ROOT Inc. (headquartered in Bunkyo, Tokyo; Hiroshi Mano, Chief Executive Officer) have agreed that Allied Telesis Holdings will acquire ROOT as a wholly owned subsidiary through an exchange of shares, with the aim of strengthening wireless network related business. The Exchange of Shares Agreement was signed following approval votes of the boards of directors of both companies in meetings held on 28 March. Allied Telesis Holdings is the holding company for the Group companies (Allied Telesis, Allied Telesyn and affiliated companies).
The wireless LAN market is expanding year after year along with the rapid spread of broadband infrastructure. Meanwhile, technical innovations in broadband wireless LAN and a movement for standardization are progressing. It is expected that the market will grow through further product/service/technology innovation in the future.
In July of last year, Allied Telesis Holdings K.K. and ROOT Inc. began a business alliance to strengthen their respective wireless network related businesses. In addition, by combining ROOT’s high technology/development capabilities in the wireless field with Allied Telesis Group’s high technology/development capabilities and low-cost manufacturing know-how in the wired IP network field, this management consolidation makes it possible to offer products that lead the market in the wireless network and next-generation mobile communication fields, fields that will grow as social infrastructure in the future IPv6/Ubiquitous age.
ROOT has an excellent record offering state-of-the-art solutions in the mobile IP communications field including development of wireless LAN products and mobile IP. The company’s main solutions are the building of mobile communication systems uninterrupted during high-speed transit of 300km per hour, adoption in road maintenance systems of ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) promoted by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, wireless broadband offerings for regional/municipal networks and ISPs, and development of advanced authentication/security systems. The company’s technical capabilities have attracted attention from overseas, resulting in adoption by the Hong Kong subway. In addition, for the Simple Project in Japan currently promoted by joint academic, business and government efforts, ROOT is working on advanced research for next-generation mobile communications such as implementation of mobile IP communication at 108Mbps.
Allied Telesis Group is a pioneering network equipment manufacturer conducting development/manufacturing/sales of switches, routers and fiber-based equipment. The Group has a particularly excellent record in the building of regional/municipal networks and school LANs for the education market, in addition to many offerings to private enterprises. Allied Telesis Group is rapidly developing and introducing IPv6 products, and the Group possesses worldwide selling power and a record of numerous successes in collaboration with overseas affiliate companies numbering 43 companies worldwide, under the Allied Telesis and Allied Telesyn names, as a unique vendor able to provide End-to-End solutions in the IP-based Triple Play (Audio, Video and High-speed data communication) market growing rapidly in Europe, the US and Asia.
This acquisition enables Allied Telesis Group to integrate world-leading advanced technologies such as mobile IP communication development technology and advanced authentication/security systems including ROOT’s wireless LAN product development technology and mobile IP. The consolidation will further accelerate future product development in the wireless network field. Engineering expertise and cost competitiveness will be enhanced together with the realization of efficient business management such as investment for research and development.
By securing a top level presence for product development technology in the wireless network field, Allied Telesis Group will develop products with ideal functions and high usability and continue to expand the wireless network business, strengthening competitiveness.
Allied Telesis Group will continue to contribute to the spread of wireless LAN technology and technological advancements by strengthening development efforts for standardization of wireless LAN standards and technologies, disclosure of protocols relating to authorization and security, and development of next-generation IP mobile communication systems through cooperation with various organizations such as Internet Technology Research Committee (ITRC) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Mobile Broadband Association and IPv6 Promotion Council, organizations of which the two companies are already members.
About Allied Telesis Group
Allied Telesis Holdings K.K. and its group companies, since foundation in 1987, have provided the development/manufacturing/sales and integration of network equipment focused on Ethernet technology and support service business. The Group brand and position as a leading network equipment manufacturer in Japan are well established. Allied Telesis Group, in addition to the development and introduction of IPv6 products, possesses worldwide selling power and a record of numerous successes and provides products with high cost performance as well as the latest network solutions in collaboration with overseas affiliate companies numbering 43 companies in 21 countries worldwide. Allied Telesis Group is a unique vendor able to provide End-to-End solutions in the IP-based Triple Play (Audio, Video and High-speed data communication) market that is growing rapidly in Europe, the US and Asia.
About ROOT Inc.
ROOT Inc. has focused on high-speed wireless communication since 1993. In 1997 the company succeeded in the development of a wireless router integrating wireless technology and Internet technology. This wireless IP router has been used for regional/municipal computerization and broadband access, and is currently deployed in local governments numbering about 150 cities and towns. ROOT has also developed “Secure IP Solution” to ensure strong security and sure authentication irrespective of wired/wireless LAN. National universities and public hospitals are users of this technology. Further, ROOT developed “Mobile IP Solution” that ensures access to IP network without interruption during high-speed transit of 300km per hour by combining wireless LAN and mobile IP technology. This solution is deployed in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Public Roads Administration and railroad companies, and its technological capabilities have attracted attention from overseas, leading to adoption as a demonstration experiment by the Hong Kong subway.
For more information, please contact:
Tadashi Nakano Allied Telesis K.K.Direct
+81 3 5437 6042??
Email tnakano@allied-telesis.co.jp
Petrina Jeanne ChiaAllied TelesynDirect
+65 6381 5603Email
petrina.chia@alliedtelesyn.com.sg End.