Jabra (brand)
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| Industry | Business and consumer electronics |
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| Founded | 1983[1] |
| Founder | Elwood Norris[1][2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Peter Karlstromer (CEO)[3] |
| Products | Professional and consumer audio |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
| Parent | GN Store Nord |
| Website | www.jabra.com |
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Jabra is a Danish brand specializing in audio equipment and videoconferencing systems. It is owned by GN Audio, a division of the Danish company GN Group.[4] Jabra engineers, manufactures, and markets wireless, true wireless, and corded headphones for consumers and business customers.
History
[edit]Jabra Corporation, was founded in the United States in 1983 as Norcom Electronics Corporation of America by the inventor and enterpreneur Woody Norris.[1][5] The company, holding several patents,[6] was acquired by GN Audio in September 2000,[1] a division of the Danish company GN Group, founded by C. F. Tietgen in 1869 as the Great Northern Telegraph Company.[7] Jabra's manufacturing plant is located in China.[8]
In 2006, GN consolidated its Contact Center and Office headset division under the Jabra brand. A restructuring in 2008 established two divisions within Jabra, later named Enterprise and Consumer. This restructuring facilitated a greater focus on business-to-business and consumer markets respectively.[9][10] Since 2012, development has also been located in China.[8]
In early 2019, GN Audio acquired Altia Systems for approximately US$125 million, adding videoconferencing products to their lineup.[11] Later in 2019, the first video product from the acquisition was announced, the Jabra PanaCast.[12]
Jabra and GN Group
[edit]Jabra's product range includes wireless earbuds, noise-cancelling headphones, headsets, hearing aids, video conferencing cameras, and fitness-tracking sports headphones designed for use during exercise.
GN Group announced in a press-release on 11 June 2024 that Jabra would gradually wind down their Elite and Talk product lines. This announcement was made the same day as they announced the second generation of their most premium earbuds, Elite 8 Active and Elite 10.[13]
Jabra Bluetooth Adapter
[edit]In reality it is not a bluetooth adapter, it is just a wireless proprietary Jabra connection between Jabra headsets and the computer. In a computer it acts as a USB microphone and USB speaker. Thus it is not possible to use it as an ordinary USB adapter to connect to any bluetooth device. On the other hand, it provides easier pairing with Jabra devices and a much greater wireless range than bluetooth.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Jabra Headset the 101 Guide, Techglobe, 7 November 2017, retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ HGPGCorporateDigest April 1994, retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ https://www.gn.com/newsroom/announcement?id=2736851&lang=en&date=20230904&title=gn-moves-to-one-company-governance-structure-appoints-peter-karlstromer-to-group-ceo [bare URL]
- ^ "GN Group Overview". GN.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Re-inventing the headset GN Jabra". Issuu. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Patents Assigned to Jabra Corporation". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 10 September 2022.[title missing]
- ^ "GN Group". GN. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b Hemaja Burud, Jabra Company Origin? Where is Jabra made? Is Jabra made in China? in technozive.com, 27 September 2021, retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "GN Store Nord Financial Report 2008". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "GN Store Nord Financial Report 2006". Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "GN acquires Altia Systems for $125M to add video to its advanced audio solutions". Tech Crunch, February 2019
- ^ "Jabra launches real-time intelligent video solution".
- ^ https://www.gn.com/Newsroom/Announcement?id=2896501&lang=en&date=20240611&title=GN-to-gradually-wind-down-its-Elite-and-Talk-product-lines-Strong-performance-in-the-Hearing-division-to-partly-off-set-the-extraordinary-impact-from-the-gradual-wind-down [bare URL]