D-Link

D-Link is a Taiwanese developer and manufacturer of network and telecommunications equipment and offers a suite of solutions for home users, the corporate segment, and Internet service providers.

D-Link in Russia

2022

The joint company "Rosatom" and D-Link in the first year of the production of switches was able to earn 183 million rubles

The manufacturer of T-Com switches, controlled by TVEL (part of the state corporation Rosatom) in 2022 received revenue of about 183.2 million rubles and a net loss of 13.8 million rubles. Read more here.

Parallel imports and friendly countries allowed the Russian office of D-Link to increase revenue

The revenue of the Russian office of D-Link (D-Link Trade LLC) in 2022 increased by 12%, to about 4.2 billion rubles, according to the database of legal entities "Kontur. Focus." Net profit amounted to about 186.9 million rubles.

The main activity of the Russian D-Link Trade is the import and distribution of telecom equipment, wholesale of some related goods of other brands. The company also performs warranty and non-warranty repairs of the sold equipment and provides services for responsible storage.

Unlike many foreign manufacturers, D-Link in 2022 did not make public statements about the cessation of supplies of its products to Russia. Nevertheless, it stopped direct supplies from Taiwan, it follows from the explanations for the financial accounting of D-Link Trade, published in the database of the Federal Tax Service.

In 2022, D-Link Trade had to look for new supply channels

In 2022, in connection with the actions of unfriendly countries and the sanctions imposed on them, D-Link Trade LLC was forced to look for new channels for the supply of telecommunications equipment, develop parallel imports, and also use alternative logistics schemes, - said in explanations to financial reporting.

Due to the termination of equipment deliveries directly from Taiwan, D-Link Trade delivered equipment through suppliers from China and Armenia. With some Chinese suppliers, the yuan became the currency of settlements, and with deliveries within the framework of the customs union - the ruble.

In general, the current geopolitical situation did not say a serious negative impact on the financial results of D-Link Trade in 2022 and on the opportunity to carry out its activities in the future, the company states in explanations to financial reporting. She plans to continue running her business as usual:

The company plans in 2023 to continue work on the import and distribution of telecommunications equipment of the D-Link trademark, as well as to increase the range of related products of other brands.

The published explanations to the D-Link Trade financial account contain information that in June 2022 it entered into a general agreement on the purchase (import) with a Chinese legal entity D-Link in the amount of about 1.7 billion rubles.

The composition of the founders of the company in 2022 did not change: the sole founder remains D-Link Investment, a company registered in Singapore, owned by the Taiwanese D-Link Corporation.

D-Link Trade has 16 units - one head unit in Ryazan and 15 separate units in the regions.

2021: Creation of a joint venture with TVEL for the production of telecom equipment

On May 20, 2021, TVEL announced the completion of a deal to create a domestic enterprise for the production of network and telecommunications equipment. The JV partner was the international company D-Link Corporation. T-Com LLC was formed with shares of TVEL JSC partners - 60%, D-Link Corporation represented by D-Link Trade - 40%. Read more here.

2016: D-Link opens R&D center in Russia

On June 7, 2016, D-Link opened a research and development center in Russia.

The opening of the Research and Development Center is a kind of confirmation of the importance of the Eurasian Economic Union market for the company and its readiness to invest in it. Vladimir Lipping, CEO of D-Link in Russia

At the opening of the D-Link Research Center, (2016)

We are interested in the successful development of companies coming to work in the Ryazan region. D-Link creates new high-tech jobs, employs graduates of educational institutions, cooperates with local partners and pays tax contributions to the regional budget. Ensuring favorable working conditions for investors and obtaining stable revenues to the budget are priorities in the direction of innovative development of the region. Andrey Vorfolomeev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Ryazan Region

According to the statement of the parties, the Center will develop technical solutions and mobile applications for promising telecommunications equipment.

2002: First Regional Office in St. Petersburg

The most important result of the activities of the Russian representative office was the creation of a network of regional offices. In 2002, the first regional D-Link office was opened in St. Petersburg. Later, regional offices were opened in more than 30 major cities in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic countries.

D-Link's regional offices are responsible for working with local sales channels and providing marketing and technical support to partners, including the provision of sample equipment for testing, warranty service and repair. Regional offices regularly hold free technical seminars and trainings both on their own territory and on the territory of the company's partners or their customers.

D-Link has a distribution system focused mainly on the regions. Distribution agreements were signed with the largest Russian IT companies. In addition, D-Link has official distributors in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

D-Link equipment presented on the Russian market has all the necessary certificates, including certificates in the field of communications, the State Standard of Russia and the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of the Russian Federation.

1999: Moscow has a representative office in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States

In 1999, a representative office of D-Link was opened in Moscow in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic countries. The company's annual sales growth is 70-80 percent.

D-Link in the world

2019: D-Link lied about the security of its devices and ignored vulnerabilities

In early July 2019, D-Link agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused the company of misrepresenting the security of its devices and ignoring reports of vulnerabilities.

According to the newspaper, the ZDNet Taiwanese manufacturer of network equipment promised the authorities to introduce a new practice of ensuring security ON in their routers and "smart" cameras for the house.

D-Link will prove the safety of its products for 10 years

In addition, an independent auditor will review the safety of D-Link products for 10 years. The FTC will choose this auditor, and D-Link will independently decide what certificates it should possess before this company begins to study the security of vendor solutions.

Here are some requirements that D-Link has agreed to meet:

• written provision of information on how certain functions may affect the safety of equipment;
• modeling threats to identify external and internal security risks of data transmitted by devices;
• Use automated tools to validate source code and test products for vulnerabilities before entering the market
• Regular code checks
• introducing a mechanism for eliminating vulnerabilities discovered at the software development stage;
• continuous control of possible vulnerabilities in products;
• automatic update of firmware in devices.

The FTC accused D-Link of not fixing vulnerabilities in its devices, creating a risk of leakage of customers' personal data. According to authorities, due to flaws in D-Link equipment, hackers could spy on users by listening to their conversations and watching them through cameras in real time. According to the FTC, D-Link failed to provide even basic software security.^[1]

2017: US Federal Trade Commission accuses D-Link of negligence over the safety of its products

In early 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC USA) sued D-Link, accusing the company of negligence in the safety of its products, Bloomberg news agency reported.

D-Link has failed to provide the proper level of protection for its routers and webcams, leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to the FTC. Insufficiently secure devices allow hackers to control the location of consumers in order to steal their data or commit other crimes, the regulator said in a complaint sent to federal court in San Francisco.

Router D-Link

The commission also accused D-Link of failing to use industry-leading methods to protect consumer software and content, and failing to secure private registration data on various platforms. The FTC believes that the manufacturer is deceiving customers by talking about the introduction of advanced security technologies in its products.

In many cases, hackers, using widely available tools, can remotely detect and hack devices exposed to known vulnerabilities. An attacker can disrupt a consumer router by gaining unauthorized access to confidential personal information, the FTC said.

D-Link spokeswoman Ashley Nakano told Bloomberg that the company denies the allegations and intends to defend itself in court.^[2]

According to Allison Nixon, director of security research at Flashpoint, the FTC's actions could force device manufacturers internet of things to improve the security of their products.

I think vendors should take this seriously. The IoT world needs to change faster, because this is a big problem, "Nixon said.

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2010:2000 employees, sales in 100 countries

In 2010, 127 regional offices of D-Link sell and support equipment in more than 100 countries. The company has more than 2,000 employees.

D-Link offers network and communication solutions for building a "digital home," small and medium-sized businesses, networks of the scale of working groups and enterprises and Internet service providers. In addition, the company produces a range of equipment for creating wired and wireless networks, broadband access, IP telephony and multimedia devices.

D-Link has patents and copyrights for a number of developments, including ASIC computer chips, technological design, software and other intellectual property. The principles of production management organization used by the company are marked with ISO 9001 quality management system certificate and ISO 14001 environmental management system certificate.

2005: The company's turnover exceeded $1 billion

Since 2005, the company's annual turnover has exceeded $1 billion.

1986: Founding a company in Taiwan

D-Link was founded in 1986 in Shinchu Park (Taiwan).

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