Miharu Communications Co., Ltd.

Founded as Miharu Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. with the first cable TV in Japan (joint antenna) in Ikaho Onsen, Gunma Prefecture. Successfully researched and manufactured telescopic antenna masts for mobile wireless use.

Established in August 1955.

Handled the monitor TV equipment for 21 venues of the Tokyo Olympics.

Reorganized into Miharu Communications Co., Ltd. with investment from Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Enactment of the Wired Television Broadcasting Law.

Developed bidirectional amplifiers (250MHz/300MHz).

Start of satellite broadcasting (BS) and space cable network.

Developed HFC bidirectional amplifiers.

Start of BS digital broadcasting.

Developed digital headend system equipment.

Terrestrial digital broadcasting began in the three major metropolitan areas of Kanto, Chukyo, and Kinki.

Reaching 20 million cable TV subscriber households.

Developed GE-PON equipment.

Announced and started selling the indoor digital autonomous broadcasting system. Announced multi-channel 96 service at Inter BEE 2008.

Announced the indoor digital autonomous broadcasting system 'MR Series' at Inter BEE 2010.

Announced new HFC equipment 'N Series' at Inter BEE 2011.

On July 24, marking the first year of digitalization with the shutdown of analog broadcasts.

Announced 'HMC System' at the Cable Technology Show 2012.

Start of Channel 4K (4K test broadcast). Announced equipment compatible with Channel 4K monitoring devices.

Start of practical 4K broadcasting. Added two new models to CATV monitoring devices.

CATV monitoring device awarded the 33rd Kanagawa Industrial Technology Development Award.

Developed emergency line backup device IP transmitter/receiver for broadcasting stations.

Announced 'MGSR Series' compatible with new 4K8K satellite broadcasts.

Announced hybrid cast 4K video, FTTH monitoring device, RF analyzer, and more.

Announced ultra-low latency 8K encoder 'ELL8K' at the 3rd 4K/8K Video Technology Exhibition.

Developed 'ELL8K' ultra-low latency transmission system for 8K video + up to 64 channels of uncompressed audio.

Announced 'ELL Lite' at the 5th 4K/8K Video Technology Exhibition. Announced ultra-low latency audio transmission system at Inter BEE 2022.

Miharu Communications acquired all business of Furukawa C&B Co., Ltd.