History

120 years of Anritsu

Anritsu was founded in 1895, the year in which Marconi successfully demonstrated the world's first wireless telegraph. The development of Anritsu has traced the emergence of modern communications, and its history has run concurrent with the evolution of information and communication networks.

1890-1929

1895

• "Sekisan-sha" the joint-investment company, established predecessor of Anritsu

1900

• Annaka Electric Co., Ltd. established

1903

• Annaka exhibits a wireless communication transmitter and a 30cm spark coil at the 5th Japan National Industrial Exhibition
  

1908

• Merger of Sekisan-sha with Abe Electric Co., Ltd to establish the Kyoritsu Electric Co., Ltd.
• Kyoritsu concentrates on mass production of common-battery telephone (renamed the public telephone in 1925)
  

1912

• Annaka and Ministry of Post and Communications Electrotechnical Laboratory complete manufacture of the TYK Radio telephone
• The telephone was installed for cable and telegraph services (between Toshijima and Kamijima in Toba, Mie prefecture in 1914 where it garnished attention as the world's first practical use wireless telephone)
  

1924

• Annaka begins manufacture of radio receivers, speakers and headphones following the introduction of radio broadcasting
  

1925

• Annaka manufactures Japan's first 500-watt broadcasting equipment for use at the Tokyo Central Radio Station, Atagoyama Transmitter Station No.2 Facility

1928

• Annaka manufactures Marine-Use 2kW Remote Operation Wireless Transmitter
• Supplied Asama-maru and other U.S./Europe-bound ships that were highly regarded
  

1930-1969

1931

• Anritsu Electric Co., Ltd. established, following the merger of Kyoritsu Electric with Annaka Electric

1933

• Anritsu produces Japan's first TV broadcast transmitter, supplied to Hamamatsu Advanced Technical School (now Shizuoka University)
  

1939

• Anritsu completes Japan's first automated public telephone (unit No.1)
• Anritsu develops AC-bias magnetic sound recorder, the prototype of modern tape recorders
  

1943

• Anritsu begins manufacture of repeaters for transmission by coaxial cable

1949

• Anritsu implements the split-up of radio receiver division, measuring instrument division and gramophone division, to create new independent companies

1950

• Anritsu develops ARM-6074 strength meter for ultra-short wave electric fields employing a doublet antenna

1953

• Anritsu starts mass production of charge deferred payment-type public telephone (Model No.4)
  

1961

• Anritsu establishes new Atsugi Factory

1962

• Anritsu begins manufacture of industrial measuring instrument (electronic micrometers)

1964

• Anritsu begins manufacture of automatic check weigher (AutoChecker)
  

1967

• Anritsu succeeds in practical application of hybrid thick-film and thin-film IC's
• Anritsu begins manufacture of traffic information systems

1968

• Anritsu listed on the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

1970-1979

1970

• Anritsu begins exporting public telephones for Australia
  

1974

• Anritsu develops M501A laser outer diameter measuring instrument necessary for the manufacture of optical fibers

1977

• Anritsu develops 2Gb/s ultra high-speed error rate detector
• Anritsu begins productization of optical communications measuring instruments
• Anritsu establishes Anritsu Eletrônica Ltda. (Rio de Janeiro)

1978

• Anritsu establishes Anritsu America (New Jersey)
  

1979

• Completion of new head office building
• Anritsu receives a high-volume order for micro-circuit measuring instruments from AT&T (the United States)

1980

• Anritsu establishes Anritsu Europe (Bedfordshire, United Kingdom)

1981

• Anritsu develops Optical Time Domain Reflectometer ahead of the global trend
  

1982

• Anritsu announces INMARSAT-ship terminal, the first terminal officially approved by INMARSAT

1985

• Anritsu changes its company name to the Anritsu Corporation on October 1
  
• Anritsu Establishes Tohoku Anritsu Co., Ltd.
  

1986

• Anritsu develops 5GHz pulse pattern generator, actively used in research and development of optical fiber communications systems and ultra-high-speed logic elements
  

1990-1999

1990

• Anritsu acquires US instrument manufacturer Wiltron Company
  

1993

• Anritsu releases various measuring instruments for digital mobile communications
• Anritsu develops Mini-OTDR
  

1994

• Anritsu develops 12.5GHz ultra high-speed error rate detector
• Anritsu establishes Anritsu Wiltron Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

1995

• Anritsu celebrated its 100-year anniversary
  

1997

• Anritsu implemented "One Country, One Company System"

1998

• Anritsu establishes Asia Pacific Region Headquarters in Hong Kong

2000-2009

2000

• Anritsu develops 10 Gb/s SONET/SDH/PDH/ATM Analyzer
  

2001

• Anritsu develops a world first 43.5GHz 4-Ch ultra high-speed error rate detector
• Anritsu started sales of 43.5G band error rate detecting system
• Anritsu develops a world first W-CDMA signalling tester
  

2002

• Anritsu develops the world-class optical output (1W) 1400nm pump laser diode

2003

• Anritsu acquired GCF approval for its world first W-CDMA conformance test system
  
• Anritsu transfers its head office to Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture

2005

• Anritsu acquires the Danish Instrument Manufacturer NetTest, to establish Anritsu A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark)

2006

• Anritsu establishes Anritsu EMEA Ltd. (Luton, UK)

2008

• Anritsu develops the base-station simulator for development and verification of 3GPP LTE mobile terminal
  

2009

• Anritsu establishes Koriyama Office

2010-

2010

• Anritsu obtains GCF/PTCRB approval for its world first LTE Conformance Test System
• Wi-Fi Alliance® validates WLAN Test Set as a measuring instrument for certification testing

2012

• Anritsu realizes verification of LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation function with its world first Signalling Tester MD8430A

2013

• Anritsu obtains GCF/PTCRB approval for its world first LTE-Advanced Conformance Test System
• Anritsu supports TD-LTE Advanced with its world first Signalling Tester MD8430A

2014

• Anritsu starts sales of Network Master Flex MT1100A that enables evaluation of 100Gbps/400Gbps networks with a single unit

2015

• Anritsu celebrates its 120-year anniversary
• Anritsu completes construction of Global Headquarters Building

2016

• Anritsu acquires US instrument manufacturer Azimuth Systems, Inc.

2018

• Anritsu develops the world first 5G test platform MT8000A for development and verification of 3GPP 5G chipsets and mobile terminals
  

2019

• Anritsu obtains industry’s first GCF approval for its 5G protocol and RF Conformance Test System

2020

• Anritsu sets New Anritsu Climate Change Action PGRE 30 Plan for Reducing own Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Anritsu develops the Network Master Pro MT1040A for testing 400G Ethernet networks