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{{Infobox company
| name = DZS Inc.
| logo = DZSNewLogo.png
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{OTCPink|DZSI}}<br>{{NASDAQ was|DZSI}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1999}}
| location = [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]] [[Plano, Texas]]
| key_people = {{URL|https://investor.dzsi.com/investor-news/news-details/2020/DZS-Names-Charlie-Vogt-President-and-CEO/default.aspx|Charlie Vogt}} ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<br>{{URL|https://telecomreseller.com/2021/08/03/telecom-finance-veteran-misty-kawecki-joins-dzs-as-chief-financial-officer/?amp|Misty Kawecki}} ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])
| num_employees = 800
| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|376 million}} <small>(''FY 2022'')</small><ref name = DZSQ42022EarningsAccouncement>{{cite web | url=https://s27.q4cdn.com/544787048/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Q4-2022-Financial-Results-Press-Release-v2.1.pdf|title=DZS Releases Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{decrease}} {{US$|3 million}} <small>(''FY 2022'')</small><ref name = DZSQ42022EarningsAccouncement>{{cite web | url=https://s27.q4cdn.com/544787048/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Q4-2022-Financial-Results-Press-Release-v2.1.pdf|title=DZS Releases Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results}}</ref>
| net_income = {{decrease}} {{US$|4 million}} & {{US$|0.15 per share}} <small>(''FY 2022'')</small><ref name = DZSQ42022EarningsAccouncement>{{cite web | url=https://s27.q4cdn.com/544787048/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Q4-2022-Financial-Results-Press-Release-v2.1.pdf|title=DZS Releases Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results}}</ref>
| parent =
| industry = Communication Equipment
| homepage = {{URL|www.dzsi.com|dzsi.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''DZS Inc.''' is a provider of fiber access and optical [[telecommunication]]s networking and cloud software technology. The company was founded in 1999. It is headquartered in [[Plano, Texas|Plano]]. DZS is [[ISO 9001:2008]] certified in the manufacture and service of telecommunications equipment.
==Corporate history ==
DZS was founded as Zhone Technologies in September 1999 by former executives of [[Ascend Communications]] Jeanette Symons, Mory Ejabat and Robert Dahl.
In July 2005, Zhone acquired [[Paradyne|Paradyne Networks, Inc.]] for US$183.6 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EETimes |date=2005-07-11 |title=Zhone to acquire Paradyne for $184 million |url=https://www.eetimes.com/zhone-to-acquire-paradyne-for-184-million/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=EE Times}}</ref>
In 2016 Zhone Technologies merged with DASAN Network Solutions to form DASAN Zhone Solutions Inc. (DZSI)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hettmansperger |first=Leny |date=2016-09-13 |title=Zhone Technologies Merges With DASAN Network Solutions To Become A Significant Global Telecom Player (NASDAQ:DZSI) {{!}} Seeking Alpha |url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4005901-zhone-technologies-merges-dasan-network-solutions-to-become-significant-global-telecom-player |access-date= |website=seekingalpha.com |language=en}}</ref>
In August 2020, Charlie Vogt was named CEO and DASAN Zhone became DZS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadband World News - Dasan Zhone becomes DZS, outlines plan under new CEO |url=https://www.broadbandworldnews.com/author.asp?section_id=733&doc_id=763290 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Broadband World News}}</ref>
== Acquisitions ==
DZS has acquired the following companies since 2020:
* Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (ASSIA) <ref>{{cite journal|date=3 May 2022|url= https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/dzs-to-acquire-assia|title= DZS to Acquire ASSIA|journal=TV Technology|access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>
* RIFT <ref>{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.lightwaveonline.com/business/mergers-acquisitions/article/14198767/dzs-buys-rift-for-network-orchestration-and-software-automation-play |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=www.lightwaveonline.com}}</ref>
* [[Optelian]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robuck |first=Mike |date= |title=DZS snags coherent optics vendor Optelian |url=https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/dzs-snags-coherent-optics-vendor-optelian |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=[[Fierce Telecom]]}}</ref>
* Products
* Access Edge
* Subscriber Edge
* Optical Edge
* Cloud Edge
* Professional Services
== Major Customers ==
* Rakuten Symphony
* TalkTalk
* KT formerly Korea Telecom
* Liberty Latin America
* Telus
==References ==
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==External links==
*  {{cite web |title= Zhone Technologies Inc. |work= Yahoo Business profile |url= https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=ZHNE |accessdate= August 15, 2011 }}
{{Kohlberg Kravis Roberts}}
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