The History of Alpha Networks Inc.

Aug Alpha launched the fast, high capacity, PHY-less, 32-port, 40G, Cloud-scale, Data Center Switch. May In a survey conducted by Common Wealth Magazine and published in the May 9, 2012, No. 496 issue, Alpha was ranked No. 8 in the Telecommunications and Networking industry in Taiwan and No. 146 in Taiwan's Top 1000 Manufacturing Enterprises. Apr Alpha completed the development and testing of IEEE802.11ac routers, IEEE802.11ac cards, IEEE802.11ac dongles. Jan Alpha succeeded in the development of the 3G interference management technique, which resolves the Femtocell signal interference issue in buildings faced by Telecommunication companies. Jan Alpha succeeded in the development of muliti-screen display and remote-controlled devices like PCs, Smartphones, Tablets,and TVs.

Dec Alpha『Changshu Maintrend Technical Services Co., Ltd. 』was established in Changshu, China. Nov Alpha has completed the development and testing of high-port-count 40G chassis which can support 192-port 40G in total for Data Center application. Sep 『Alpha Technical Service』center was opened in Kanakawa-ken , Japan. May Alpha Changshu Manufacturing Base is launched. Jan Alpha launches their latest dual-tuner DVB-T Personal Video Recorder (PVR), combined with an HD Media Player function. This, market first, technology enables three-way recording*, simultaneous two-channel playback**, and lots of popular online streaming services. *The three-way recording function consists out of a two channel instant or scheduled recording option and a one channel time shifting option. **The two channel playback function consists out a main and a sub (PIP) screen.

Oct The Over-The-Top (OTT), set-top box (STB), with a built-in 1TB HDD, started to integrate  services like Facebook, Picasa,YouTube,Netflix and Blockbuster. Oct Alpha Networks (Hsinchu Branch & Dongguan Branch) passed the SGS ISO 14064-1 certification and obtained the Greenhouse Gas Verification statement. Oct Alpha achieved the first article of certification of the Product Carbon Footprint Statement according to SGS PAS 2050 verification by SGS Taiwan Ltd. Alpha always strives for low-carbon emissions in all our products for a better living environment based on Green and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) concepts. Sep 『Alpha Technical Service』center was opened in CA, USA. Sep The LINKnLOOK service application was released that provides easy configuration and live remote viewing on IP cameras. Jun The Alpha HDD Media Player device passed the DLNA 1.5 Server (DMS), Renderer (DMR), and Player (DMP) certifications. Mar With in-house software and hardware development, Alpha released the best, cost-effective,3G Femtocell AP and accomplished the ETSI Femtocell Plugfest in France. Jan Mass production and shipping of the PON Broadband Access Switch(MDU) started.

Dec Alpha got ahead in the networking industry -(1) Mass production and shipping of Datacenter Switch started.(2) Technical development of the 40Gb Ethernet Switch Product Module was completed and provided to Telecommunications companies for testing and evaluation. May In a survey conducted by Common Wealth Magazine and published on May 6, 2009 in issue No. 421, Alpha was ranked No. 7 in the Telecommunications and Networking industry in Taiwan and No. 129 in Taiwan's Top 1000 Manufacturing Enterprises. May Alpha electrocardiogram devices passed GMP certification. Apr A Technical Development Center branch in Chengdu, China opened. Feb In a Common Wealth Magazine ranking of companies in the categories of Company Management, Commitment to Cooperation, Community Involvement, and Environmental Protection, Alpha was ranked No. 30 in Taiwan's Top 50 CSR Enterprises in 2009.

Oct Alpha was awarded the honor of The Best Development Partnership in the World by the Microsoft Media Center Extender of Windows 7. May In a survey conducted by Common Wealth Magazine and published in the May 7, 2008, No. 396 issue, Alpha was ranked  No. 6 in the Telecommunications and Networking industry in Taiwan and No. 143 in Taiwan's Top 1000 Manufacturing Enterprises.

Oct Established new subsidiary, Aescu Technology Inc., to enter the medical networking field. Sep Announcement made to present WiMAX solutions. May Douglas Hsiao appointed President of Alpha Networks. Mar Wistron Corporation acquired 5.63% stake in Alpha Networks and became one of Alpha Networks' major shareholders. Jan Wireless Digital Media Adapter received Intel ViiV certification.

Oct Became Sony OEM Green Partner. Oct Completed acquisition of Cellvision Systems. Jul Ranked in "INFO TECH 100 TAIWAN" by Business Next magazine.

Dec "GE-PON Central Office Switch" won 2005 Science Industrial Park "Innovative Product Award". Jan Wireless VoIP Router received "Taiwan Excellence Award" from Bureau of Foreign Trade.

Dec Listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange. Jun First Taiwanese company to launch super high-speed chassis switch. Apr Established a new subsidiary in U.S.A. Mar Launched the world’s first wireless IAD with IPv6 function.

Dec Home Gateway, the first commercial product of its type in Taiwan, receives IPV6 Ready certification. Oct World's first company to launch 10 GigaBit stackable switch DGS-3324SR and DGS-3324SRi with ring and star topology. Sep Completion of transfer of ISO 14001 & TL9001 certificates to Alpha Networks. Aug Alpha Networks Inc. founded as a spin-off of D-Link Corporation with capital of NT$2 billion.