Our company was founded in 1984 during the liberalization of the communications sector that accompanied the spread of globalization.
We were founded on the belief that evolving forms of communication would soon significantly enrich people's lives, and even society itself.
Data communications over analog lines - before digital became universal - was then considered a great business opportunity, and companies competed to introduce the most advanced modem technologies with a focus on providing the highest-speeds of data transmission.
Modulation/demodulation technology enabled us to compete with our in-house development of modem technology. Since then, the liberalization of communication has led to increasingly advanced infrastructures and services, and we have continued to develop cutting-edge communications equipment in-house to meet the needs of a market that has advanced through the commercialization of digitization, ISDN networks and cellular phone technologies.
Later on, we received orders for the development of PHS communications equipment from DDI Pocket Inc., thus receiving an opportunity to apply our cultivated technical capabilities and experience. In 2001, that opportunity led to the development/sale of packet communication cards at 128 kbps, then was the world's highest speed (as of the release), for mobile communication, and the sales volume exceeded 1 million units as of August, 2005. In November, 2005, we succeeded in the achievement of the SIM of a PHS communication card, which had been considered to be impossible, by organizing conventional communications technology, thus contributing to enabling the proposal of a new mobile communication style.
In addition, in the home network field, we are proceeding with research and development, and the commercialization of the PLC (power line communication) which is expected to spread in the future.
The spirit of challenge that has always enabled us to develop leading-edge telecommunications equipment continues to infuse our corporate DNA, and in fact is strengthened with our name change and incorporation as a subsidiary of the Index Group. We will continue the exciting developments in mobile wireless communication and digital home network fields which are expected to show remarkable growth in the future.
| April 1984 | Capitalized at 10 million yen, HONDA ELECTRON CO., LTD. was established by HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. and commenced the design and manufacture of equipment for communication lines. The headquarters are located at Himonya, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. |
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| August 1985 | Hanamaki Plant is completed in Hanamaki-city, Iwate Prefecture and commenced operation. |
| August 1986 | Participates in the establishment of the Iwate Advanced Technology Promotion Foundation. |
| August 1987 | The Headquarters are transferred to Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo. |
| September 1998 | Hokubu Communication & Industrial Co., Ltd. and its group companies become major stockholders. |
| October 1999 | Acquires ISO quality certification (ISO-9001 JQA-QM3856). |
| January 2002 | Releases the world's first 128-kbps data communication card for PHS. |
| June 2002 | The Hanamaki R&D Center is opened to develop the PHS data communication card. |
| April 2003 | The Tokyo R&D Center is opened to develop PLC and wireless communication technologies. |
| September 2003 | The headquarters are transferred to their current location, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. |
| December 2003 | Acquires ISO environmental certification (ISO-14001 JQA-EM3575). |
| June 2004 | Becomes a subsidiary of Index Corporation which acquires 2,416 shares in the company. |
| January 2005 | Receives the highest award in the modem sector: the BCNAWARD. |
| April 2005 | The managerial structure is transitioned to the current organization. |
| June 2005 | The semiconductor manufacturing equipment business is transferred to Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation and is specialized in information and communication business. |
| September 2005 | The corporate name is changed from HONDA ELECTRON CO., LTD. to NetIndex Inc. |
| September 2005 | NetIndex E.S. Inc. is formed and the manufacturing and service divisions are split off. |
| November 2005 | Offers the world's smallest PHS communication module W-SIMs and the first SIM STYLE audio terminal. |
| March 2006 | A third-party stock offering of 300 new shares is made. |
| June 2007 | NetIndex is listed on JASDAQ (code:6634) |