DZS

For other uses, see DZS (disambiguation).
Zhone Technologies Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryTelecommunications Equipment
Founded2025
Headquarters Plano, Texas
Key people
Clayton Zekelman (CEO)
Number of employees
200+
Websitezhone.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]

Acquisitions
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "California telecom company moving HQ to Plano, creating engineering center". Dallas News. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  3. ^ "Broadband World News - Dasan Zhone becomes DZS, outlines plan under new CEO". Broadband World News. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ "DZS to Acquire ASSIA". TV Technology. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "StackPath". www.lightwaveonline.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ^ Robuck, Mike. "DZS snags coherent optics vendor Optelian". Fierce Telecom. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ "DZS files for chapter 7 protection". Zhone. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  8. ^ "MNSI Announces its Intention to Acquire DZS Assets". Zhone. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  9. ^ "Zhone Technologies Announces Acquisition of DZS Assets". Zhone. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
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