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'''TP-Link''' is a [[Singapore|Singaporean]] electronics manufacturer of network equipment and smart home products. The company was established in 1996 in [[China]], separated from Chinese TP-LINK in 2022, and announced a corporate restructuring in May 2024. TP-Link has headquarters in Singapore and the [[United States]], and 42 subsidiaries, selling products in over 170 countries and regions.<ref name=telecompaper>{{cite web |url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tp-link-completes-restructuring-with-2-hq-separate-chinese-business--1500137 |title=TP-Link completes restructuring with 2 HQ |access-date=7 June 2024 |archive-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607095413/https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tp-link-completes-restructuring-with-2-hq-separate-chinese-business--1500137 |url-status=live }}</ref> It owns several brands, including [[#Deco|Deco]], [[TP-Link#Tapo|Tapo]], Omada, VIGI, Aginet, Kasa Smart, and Mercusys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gdgtme.com/gadgets/tp-link-announces-new-mercusys-product-line/|title=TP-Link announces new Mercusys Product Line|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tp-link.com/en/about/about-us/|title=About TP-Link|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-date=21 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121130957/https://www.tp-link.com/en/about/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''TP-Link''' is an [[United States|American]]-incorporated [[China|Chinese]] company that manufactures network equipment and smart home products. The company was established in 1996 in [[China]], and transferred ownership out of the country in a series of corporate restructurings in 2022–2024.<ref name=digitalterminal></ref><ref name=telecompaper>{{cite web |url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tp-link-completes-restructuring-with-2-hq-separate-chinese-business--1500137 |title=TP-Link completes restructuring with 2 HQ |access-date=7 June 2024 |archive-date=7 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607095413/https://www.telecompaper.com/news/tp-link-completes-restructuring-with-2-hq-separate-chinese-business--1500137 |url-status=live }}</ref> TP-Link's main headquarters occupies a 30-story skyscraper in [[Shenzhen| Shenzhen, China]];<ref name=kpf>{{cite web|url=https://www.kpf.com/project/tp-link-headquarters | title=TP Link Headquarters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131234700/www.kpf.com/project/tp-link-headquarters |access-date=14 November 2024 |archive-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> there is a smaller headquarters in [[Irvine, California]], where the main holding company is legally based.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tp-link.com/us/about-us/corporate-information/ |title=Corporate Information |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/10-Mauchly-Irvine-CA/10786176/ |title=10 Mauchly Irvine Property |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> It has 42 subsidiaries operating globally and owns several brands, including [[#Deco|Deco]], [[TP-Link#Tapo|Tapo]], Omada, VIGI, Aginet, Kasa Smart, and Mercusys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gdgtme.com/gadgets/tp-link-announces-new-mercusys-product-line/|title=TP-Link announces new Mercusys Product Line|date=29 April 2021 |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tp-link.com/en/about/about-us/|title=About TP-Link|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-date=21 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121130957/https://www.tp-link.com/en/about/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Information about Mercusys |url=https://connectec.uk/brands/mercusys |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=connectec.uk}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:TP-LINK logo.svg|right|thumb|Original TP-Link logo from 1996 to 2016.]]
[[File:TP-LINK logo.svg|right|thumb|Original TP-Link logo from 1996 to 2016.]]
TP-Link was founded in 1996 by two brothers, Zhao Jianjun ({{lang|zh|赵建军}} ''Zhào Jiànjūn'') and Zhao Jiaxing ({{lang|zh|赵佳兴}} ''Zhào Jiāxīng''), to produce and market a [[network card]] they had developed. The [[Company naming|company name]] was based on the concept of "[[twisted pair]] link" invented by [[Alexander Graham Bell]], a kind of cabling that reduces electromagnetic interference.<ref name=cd2013>{{cite web |url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-04/05/content_16377527.htm |title=Network-gear firm TP-Link thinks big in US market |access-date=21 February 2024 |archive-date=5 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405111401/http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-04/05/content_16377527.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=August 2024}}
TP-Link was founded in 1996 by two brothers, Zhao Jianjun ({{lang|zh|赵建军}} ''Zhào Jiànjūn'') and Zhao Jiaxing ({{lang|zh|赵佳兴}} ''Zhào Jiāxīng''), to produce and market a [[network card]] they had developed. The [[Company naming|company name]] was based on the concept of "[[twisted pair]] link" invented by [[Alexander Graham Bell]], a kind of cabling that reduces electromagnetic interference.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toukhi |first=Farah Al |date=2024-11-04 |title=Power 25: The tech titans of the Middle East |url=https://wired.me/business/big-tech/power-25-the-tech-titans-of-the-middle-east/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Wired Middle East}}</ref>


TP-Link began its first international expansion in 2005. In 2007, the company moved into a new 100,000-square-meter headquarters and facilities at Shenzhen's Hi-Tech Industry Park. TP-Link USA was established in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author=Richard Xu |url=http://www.businessinterviews.com/Richard-Xu-TP-Link |title=Richard Xu, Vice President - TP-Link |publisher=Businessinterviews.com |date=2013-09-15 |access-date=2014-03-07 |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127232553/http://businessinterviews.com/Richard-Xu-TP-Link |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, TP-Link Corporation began to separate from TP-LINK Technologies Co., Ltd. (TP-LINK) in China. After the separation, TP-Link Corporation became a standalone entity in all shareholdings and all operational aspects, such as workforce, research and development, production, marketing, and customer service.<ref name="tp-linkpress">{{cite web |title=TP-Link Corporation Group Announces Completion of Corporate Restructuring, Marking a New Era in its Future Evolution |url=https://www.tp-link.com/us/press/news/21130/}}</ref>{{Non-primary source needed|date=August 2024}}
TP-Link began its first international expansion in 2005. In 2007, the company moved into a new 100,000-square-meter headquarters and facilities at Shenzhen's Hi-Tech Industry Park. TP-Link USA was established in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author=Richard Xu |url=http://www.businessinterviews.com/Richard-Xu-TP-Link |title=Richard Xu, Vice President - TP-Link |publisher=Businessinterviews.com |date=2013-09-15 |access-date=2014-03-07 |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127232553/http://businessinterviews.com/Richard-Xu-TP-Link |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, TP-Link Corporation began to separate from TP-LINK Technologies Co., Ltd. (TP-LINK) in China. After the separation, TP-Link Corporation became a standalone entity in all shareholdings and all operational aspects, such as workforce, research and development, production, marketing, and customer service.<ref name="tp-linkpress">{{cite web |title=TP-Link Corporation Group Announces Completion of Corporate Restructuring, Marking a New Era in its Future Evolution |url=https://www.tp-link.com/us/press/news/21130/}}</ref>{{Non-primary source needed|date=August 2024}}

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TP-Link
Native name
TP-Link Corporation Pte. Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryNetworking hardware, Telecoms equipment, IP cameras
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FounderJeffrey Chao (趙建軍)
Headquarters
Irvine, CA
,
United States[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Products
Brands
Websitewww.tp-link.com Edit this at Wikidata

TP-Link is an American-incorporated Chinese company that manufactures network equipment and smart home products. The company was established in 1996 in China, and transferred ownership out of the country in a series of corporate restructurings in 2022–2024.[1][2] TP-Link's main headquarters occupies a 30-story skyscraper in Shenzhen, China;[3] there is a smaller headquarters in Irvine, California, where the main holding company is legally based.[4][5] It has 42 subsidiaries operating globally and owns several brands, including Deco, Tapo, Omada, VIGI, Aginet, Kasa Smart, and Mercusys.[6][7][8]

History

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Original TP-Link logo from 1996 to 2016.

TP-Link was founded in 1996 by two brothers, Zhao Jianjun (赵建军 Zhào Jiànjūn) and Zhao Jiaxing (赵佳兴 Zhào Jiāxīng), to produce and market a network card they had developed. The company name was based on the concept of "twisted pair link" invented by Alexander Graham Bell, a kind of cabling that reduces electromagnetic interference.[9]

TP-Link began its first international expansion in 2005. In 2007, the company moved into a new 100,000-square-meter headquarters and facilities at Shenzhen's Hi-Tech Industry Park. TP-Link USA was established in 2008.[10] In 2022, TP-Link Corporation began to separate from TP-LINK Technologies Co., Ltd. (TP-LINK) in China. After the separation, TP-Link Corporation became a standalone entity in all shareholdings and all operational aspects, such as workforce, research and development, production, marketing, and customer service.[11][non-primary source needed]

In May 2024, TP-Link announced the completion of corporate restructuring, with headquarters in the United States and Singapore.[2]

In August 2024, the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party asked the United States Department of Commerce to investigate TP-Link and its affiliates for potential national security risks.[12][13][14]

Products

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TP-Link products include high speed cable modems, mobile phones, ADSL, range extenders, routers, switches, IP cameras, power-line adapters, print servers, media converters, wireless adapters, power banks, USB hubs, smart home devices, and home robots. TP-Link also manufactured the OnHub router for Google.[15] TP-Link manufactures smart home devices under their Kasa Smart and Tapo product lines.[16][17]

TP-Link AXE7800 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E router
TP-Link Archer GE800 Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router
Industry's First Motor Router
Omada Business Wi-Fi Solution
A TP-Link Archer A6 router's front side.
A TP-Link Archer A6 router's back side.

Manufacturing

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TP-Link manufactures its products in-house, as opposed to outsourcing to original design manufacturers (ODMs).[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "TP-Link Systems Inc. Establishes Global Headquarters in the United States to Drive Innovation and Strengthen Global Competitiveness".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "TP-Link completes restructuring with 2 HQ". Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ "TP Link Headquarters". Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Corporate Information". Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ "10 Mauchly Irvine Property". Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ "TP-Link announces new Mercusys Product Line". 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ "About TP-Link". Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Information about Mercusys". connectec.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ^ Toukhi, Farah Al (4 November 2024). "Power 25: The tech titans of the Middle East". Wired Middle East. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  10. ^ Richard Xu (15 September 2013). "Richard Xu, Vice President - TP-Link". Businessinterviews.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  11. ^ "TP-Link Corporation Group Announces Completion of Corporate Restructuring, Marking a New Era in its Future Evolution".
  12. ^ Alper, Alexandra (15 August 2024). "US lawmakers urge probe of WiFi router maker TP-Link over fears of Chinese cyber attacks". Reuters. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  13. ^ Kan, Michael. "US Lawmakers Demand Probe Into TP-Link, Claiming Spying Risks From China". PCMAG. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  14. ^ "U.S. lawmakers request probe into Chinese router manufacturer TP-Link — letter cites cybersecurity vulnerabilities with TP-Link routers". Tom's Hardware. 19 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  15. ^ "TP-Link Transforms From Purveyor of Fine Tools to Smart Life Enabler". CNET. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Smart Home | TP-Link". www.tp-link.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Welcome to Tapo". www.tapo.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  18. ^ "TP-LINK Targets Aggressive U.S. Expansion, VARs Included". CRN. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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