Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd．

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Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd．

Company Name                          Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd．
Founded                                     July, 1936
Paid-in Capital                            4,305 million yen
Gross Sales(Fiscal 2006)             11,108 million yen
Listing                                         the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Employee                                    354
President                                    Masasuke Kishi

History


Kibataro Oki (1848-1906)

With his enterprising spirit, Kibataro Oki (1848-1906) was far ahead of his time in the late 1800s. In January 1881, convinced that the nation was about to enter the age of communications, he founded Meikosha, the origins of today's OKI.

1874 - 1939

1874         Kibataro Oki enters Telegraph Bureau's School of Technology

1877         Kibataro Oki promoted to advanced technical apprentice 9th class
                 Kibataro Oki weds Take Kano

1881        Kibataro Oki establishes Meikosha, Ltd., in Shinsakanacho in the Kyobashi section of Tokyo
               "Microsound" device (Edison-type telephone) receives second-place award in category at Second National Industrial Exhibition

1882         Delivers portable printers based on German model to army

1885        Displays lacquer-coated wire at International Exhibition of Inventions held in London and wins silver prize

1889        Changes Meikosha's name to Oki Electric Works

1890        Oki Electric Works opens temporary sales office in Osaka

1894        Completes construction of new factory in Kyobashi section of Tokyo

1896        Spins off sales department as Oki & Co.

1898        Western Electric of U.S. requests business ties with Oki & Co.; discussions end without agreement

1899        Produces Delville telephones and solid-back receivers

1906        Kibataro Oki passes away at age of 58

1907        Reorganizes as Oki & Co., Ltd.

1910        Relocates Head Office and sales department to Tamachi Plant

1912        Establishes Oki Electric Co., Ltd.; Soichiro Asano elected chairman

1914        First World War begins

1916        Receives order from Russia for portable telephones and electric wire
        Produces prototype vacuum tube

1917        Merger of Oki & Co. and Oki Electric

1918        Installs common-battery switchboard at Takanawa branch office in Tokyo

1919        Completes construction of Osaki Plant

1920        Builds plant in Dainin, outside Osaka

1923        Great Kanto Earthquake hits Tokyo-Yokohama area

1924        Test production of radio receivers

1925        Appoints Kakichi Uchida, former vice minister of Ministry of Communications, as adviser

1926        Enters into technical ties with GEC (U.K.) for step-by-step automatic exchanges

1927        Completes first-stage construction of Shibaura Plant

1930        Delivers first in-house AEI-type automatic exchange to Nakano Telephone Office in Tokyo
        Soichiro Asano passes away

1931        Soichiro Asano's son Soichiro appointed chairman

1932        Biography of Kibataro Oki published to commemorate company's 50th Anniversary
        Develops Oki-type line finder switch

1934        Publishes technical magazine Oki Technical Review
        Relocates Head Office to Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Annex Building in Marunouchi section of Tokyo
        Begins producing Type-3 telephones

1936        Establishes Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd.

1937        Second Sino-Japanese War begins

1938        Government places Shibaura and Takahama (still under construction) plants under control of military

1939        Second World War begins

1940 - 1959

1940        Establishes Oki Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.

1941        Completes construction of Takahama Plant
        Pacific War begins

1942        Constructs Dalian Works

1944        Senkichi Ozawa appointed president
        Shibaura and Takahama plants designated "munitions" plants

1945        Buildings in Shibaura Plant destroyed in air raids
        Second World War ends
        Concentrates production in five plants — Fukushima, Shibaura, Shinagawa, Tomioka, and Warabi
        Yuzo Yanai appointed president

1946        Oki Electric Workers' Union established
        GHQ designates Oki Electric "restricted concern"
        GHQ designates Oki Electric and Oki Electric Securities "olding companies"

1947        Ryoji Inoue appointed president

1948        Ryoji Inoue passes away while still president

1949        Yuzo Yanai reappointed president
        Oki Electric Co., Ltd., dissolved, and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., established; Suteji Kanbe appointed president

1950        Korean War begins
        Begins mass production of Type-4 telephone

1951        Lists shares on Tokyo Stock Exchange

1953        Mito Telegraph Office uses Oki Electric product to complete first automated telegraph repeating
        Markets page teletypewriter
        Resumes production at Shibaura Plant

1954        Signs technical assistance agreement related to carrier telephones and telegraph equipment with Compagnie Industrielle des Telephones
        Signs technical assistance agreement related to radar technology, especially shipborne radio equipment, with Raytheon

1955        Develops millimeter wave magnetron

1956        Produces 100-line Ericsson-type crossbar-switching system for in-house use
        Delivers Ericsson-type crossbar-switching system for use at Ryuo Station in Yamanashi Prefecture
        Begins research into transistors and electronic exchanges

1957        Establishes Oki Business Machines Sales Co., Ltd.
        Begins research into electronic computers

1958        Develops millimeter wave klystron
        Adopts new plant system
        Completes construction of Takasaki Plant
        Develops belt line printer, photoelectric tape reader, and general-use I/O device

1959        Signs patent licensing contract with WE for production of crossbar exchanges
        Completes development of OPC1 computer using parametrons

1960 - 1969

1960        Establishes Tomioka Oki Electric Co., Ltd.
        Establishes Oki Electric Installation Co., Ltd.
        Participates with equity in Far Eastern Electric Industry, Taiwan
        Establishes Oki Ceramic Industry Co., Ltd.

1961        Completes development of OKITAC-5090 generalpurpose computer
        Completes construction of Hachioji Plant for producing semiconductors
        Markets OKITYPER 2000 electric teletypewriter
        Signs technical assistance agreement with General Instruments Corporation of U.S.
        Relocates Head Office to Shin Toranomon Building in Tokyo's Minato Ward
        Establishes Tohoku Oki Electric Co., Ltd.

1962        Completes first-stage construction of Honjo Plant
        Wins bid to construct domestic telecommunications network in Honduras

1963        Begins mass production of Type-600 telephone
        Participates with equity in Oki Electronics of America
        Establishes Oki Univac Co., Ltd., as joint venture with Sperry Rand Corporation

1964        Completes development of OKISAVER, terminal for online deposits
        Completes development of OKIDEX 7000, fully electronic data exchange

1965        Begins research into ICs

1966        Akira Mori appointed president
        Develops ultra-compact computer OKIMINITAC series

1967        Begins production of MOS ICs

1968        Applies optical mark reader commercially

1969        Promotes IDEA Movement
        Markets OKITAC-4300 minicomputer
        Establishes department for promoting electronic switching
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In 1881, only five years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, OKI developed the first telephone in Japan. This is how OKI began, becoming Japan's first telecommunication equipment manufacturer.

Since then, "Enterprising Spirit" is in the genes OKI has been nurturing and passing down throughout its long history

"Enterprising" means trying something new without being attached to conventional ways. With OKI's corporate philosophy, "Enterprising Spirit, " we will continue to provide products that contribute to developing an information society and offer an enriched life to people around the world.

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