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JVC KENWOOD Corporation
JVC KENWOOD Corporation (Yokohama, Kanagawa; TSE: 6632; ~¥450B revenue) is a Japanese electronics manufacturer whose Kenwood brand is a significant global P25 and DMR radio supplier for both commercial and public safety markets. Kenwood's NX-5000 series and TK-5xxx series P25 radios incorporate DVSI AMBE codec technology via license. JVC KENWOOD also manufactures D-STAR digital amateur radios using AMBE codec. Kenwood is a meaningful global competitor in the sub-$1,000 P25 radio segment and is widely used by smaller US public safety agencies as a lower-cost alternative to Motorola or L3Harris equipment. The company was formed in 2008 from the merger of Victor Company of Japan (JVC) and Kenwood Corporation.
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Professional Radio (Kenwood P25, DMR)
35%Car AV & Navigation
35%Professional Video (JVC)
20%Consumer Electronics
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Origin2023
JVC KENWOOD Corporation was formed in 2008 through the merger of Victor Company of Japan (JVC) and Kenwood Corporation. JVC was established in 1927 as a Japanese subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company (the "His Master's Voice" dog and gramophone company, acquired by RCA). JVC's most consequential moment was 1976 when it launched the VHS videocassette format, winning the home video format war against Sony's Betamax — a victory credited to licensing the technology broadly versus Sony's proprietary approach. The consumer entertainment company that won the VHS war merged with Kenwood's professional radio expertise to create a company spanning police radios and car dashcams.
JVC KENWOOD Corporation ↗Did you know2024
JVC KENWOOD is tracked as a public safety radio supplier (Kenwood P25 and DMR radios used by US police departments and fire services), but the same corporate entity also makes JVC professional video cameras (used in broadcast journalism, sports production, and medical imaging) AND Kenwood/JVC car audio and navigation systems. The public safety communications supply chain, the broadcast media/journalism production supply chain, and the automotive electronics supply chain all flow from the same Yokohama-based Japanese electronics company. When JVC KENWOOD made strategic decisions post-merger (e.g., exiting certain consumer product lines), they simultaneously affected three entirely separate industries' supply chains.
JVC KENWOOD / Kenwood USA ↗