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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
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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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