ZyXEL

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ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Type	Public TSE:2391
Founded	1989
Headquarters	Hsinchu, Taiwan
Key people	Dr. Shun-I Chu
Industry	Networking hardware
Products	Switches, Routers, Firewalls, VoIP Telephones, Modems
Revenue	NT$14.22 billion
Employees	2170
Website	www.zyxel.com

ZyXEL Prestige 600 series DSL modem.

ZyXEL Communications Corp. (Chinese:合勤科技, TSE: 2391), located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is a manufacturer of DSL and other networking devices. (Gartner, August 2005). With headquarters in Taiwan, ZyXEL maintains branch offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Currently, ZyXEL has around 2100 employees globally, with distributors in more than seventy countries, and products marketed in more than 150 countries on five continents. ZyXEL works with worldwide network equipment vendors, telecommunications companies, ISPs, and other small to medium businesses.

ZyXEL commonly acts as OEM for ISPs or system integrators. It is common for a DSL user to get an ISP-branded DSL modem from their ISP; for example Earthlink issues ZyXEL ADSL modems that have the suffix "-ELINK" at the end of the model number, and the configuration screens contain the Earthlink logo. Branding the setup screens with the ISP's corporate identity is accompanied with the ability to specify default configuration settings appropriate for their network, thus simplifying the setup directions they ship to a new customer.

1 Corporate History
2 Products
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Corporate History

Founded in 1989 as an analog modem developer, ZyXEL has transformed itself several times in response to changes in the rapidly evolving networking industry. Since its establishment, ZyXEL's main product lines have shifted from modems, ISDN terminal adapters, and routers for individuals and small businesses to a comprehensive range of networking solutions for a more broadly defined customer base including larger enterprises and service providers.