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{{short description|Japanese company in the wireless communication industry}}
{{Infobox company
| name             = Uniden Holdings Corporation
| native_name      = ユニデンホールディングス株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name   = Yuniden Hôrudingusu
| logo             = Logo Uniden.svg
| type             = [[Private company|Private]]
| genre            =
| foundation       = {{start date and age|mf=yes|February 7, 1966}}
| founder          = [[Hidero Fujimoto]]
| successor        = Kengo Nate ([[President and CEO]]) (as of Jan 1st, 2023)
| location_city    = [[Chūō, Tokyo|Chuo ku]], [[Tokyo]]
| location_country = [[Japan]]
| location         =
| locations        =
| area_served      = [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], [[United States]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Philippines]], [[Vietnam]], and [[China]]
| key_people       =
| industry         =
| products         = Electronic radio communication devices.
| services         =
| revenue          = US$135,537,000 (''2017/2018'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniden.co.jp/ir/report/dat/2018_53/BA4Q20180514.pdf|title=Consolidated Statements of Operations|access-date=20 December 2018|publisher=Uniden Corporation}}</ref>
| operating_income =
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| owner            =
| num_employees    = 742 (''2018'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Company Profile |url=http://www.uniden.co.jp/company/profile/ |website=www.uniden.co.jp |access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref>
| parent           =
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| homepage         = [http://www.uniden.com uniden.com]
| footnotes        =
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Uniden Holdings Corporation'''|ユニデンホールディングス株式会社|Yuniden Hôrudingusu }} is a Japanese company in the [[wireless communication]] industry.
==History==
Uniden was established on February 7, 1966, by its founder Hidero Fujimoto as "Uni Electronics Corp". Uniden became a well-known brand in the 1970s by manufacturing and marketing millions of [[citizens band radio]]s (CB), under the Uniden brand as well as other companies such as [[Midland_Radio|Midland]] and [[Realistic_(brand)|Realistic]], which [[rebranding|rebranded]] the equipment under their own labels. Uniden also marketed CB Radios in the UK under the Uniden and Uniace brands during the early '80s.
During the 1980s, Uniden grew to become the world's largest manufacturer of [[cordless telephone]]s in addition to television satellite equipment, mobile radios, advanced [[marine electronics]] and [[Scanner (radio)|radio scanners]] (the latter under BearCat brand).
In [[Europe]], it became successful in the telecommunications market with its introduction of 900&nbsp;MHz cordless telephones.
As Uniden continued to grow and extend its international operations, Uniden Australia and Uniden New Zealand were established in 1989.
Uniden's revenue has plummeted since smartphones and [[VOIP]] solutions have become mainstream. In 2007, Uniden had a revenue of 77.7 billion yen. <ref>{{cite web |title=Financial Data {{!}} IR Information {{!}} Uniden |url=http://www.uniden.co.jp/english/ir/financial.html |website=www.uniden.co.jp |access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> Just three years later in 2010, Uniden reported a revenue of just 35.5 billion yen.
==Operation==
As of 2018, current products include [[cordless telephones]], [[radar detectors]], radio scanners, [[Citizens band radio|CB radios]], and security/surveillance products. As of 2023, Uniden no longer produces cordless telephones, as per FAQs at support.uniden.com.
At one point Uniden produced over two million wireless products every month and manufactures one cordless phone every 3.2 seconds. This statistic has become part of their company description used by many retailers and the date of the statistic is unknown. Despite the cordless phone's falling popularity, this claim still appears on Uniden Australia's website. <ref>{{cite web |title=About Uniden |url=https://www.uniden.com.au/about-uniden/ |website=Uniden Australia |access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref>
Uniden operates globally, but the main commercial activities are situated in the [[United States]] and [[Japan]]. Manufacturing sites have been located in [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]], and the [[Philippines]]. In 2008, Uniden began to move production from China to [[Vietnam]] because of lower wages.<ref>{{cite web |last1=xTECH（クロステック） |first1=日経 |title=ユニデンが社長交代，中国からベトナムへ生産の軸足うつす |url=https://tech.nikkeibp.co.jp/dm/article/NEWS/20081211/162719/ |website=日経 xTECH（クロステック） |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=20 December 2018 |language=ja}}</ref>
Uniden delisted in November 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/news/1023/20221028-11.html | title=Decision on Delisting, etc.: UNIDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION }}</ref>
<gallery>
Uniden-AS-7402.jpg|Landline telephone model AS-7402 manufactured in 2013
CordlessUniden-large.jpg|Uniden telephone handset
UnidenBCD396D.jpg|Uniden BCD396T handheld [[scanner (radio)|radio scanner]]
Uniden_BCT-15_deck_in_bracket-right.jpeg|Uniden BCT-15 mobile/base radio scanner
10 Meter 2Way Radio.jpg|Uniden President HR2510A, a mobile [[10-meter band]] radio.
Uniden GMR1035-2.jpg|Uniden walkie-talkie model GMR1035-2
Pearce-Simpson CTV-894 (Picture 6).jpg|Pearce-Simpson CTV-894 [[handheld television]]
</gallery>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{in lang|en}} [http://www.uniden.co.jp/english/ &mdash; Uniden Global]
*{{in lang|en}} [http://www.unidencellular.com &mdash; Uniden Cellular Boosters]
{{Japanese Electronics Industry}}
[[Category:Electronics companies of Japan]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies based in Tokyo]]
[[Category:Amateur radio companies]]
[[Category:Marine electronics]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1966]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in Japan]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Japanese brands]]
[[Category:Radio manufacturers]]