Company Profile
    About EtherWAN

US Office Anaheim, CA 92807
Pacific Rim Office Hsin-Tien, Taipei, Taiwan
Pacific Rim Factory Hsi Chih, Taipei, Taiwan


EtherWAN Systems, founded in 1996 in the United States with Pacific Rim headquarters in Taiwan, has become a unique leader in Ethernet connectivity for IP Surveillance, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Oil & Mining, Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH), Factory Automation, etc. EtherWAN specializes in designing and manufacturing Ethernet equipment for harsh environments. At EtherWAN, considerations of extreme temperatures, shock and vibration, power surge, and high ESD protection are all part of the most basic and minimal requirements in product design. Our commitment to quality and fault tolerance under extreme environmental conditions continues to drive our engineering capability to an even higher level. From switches, converters, serial servers to Ethernet extenders, EtherWAN offers products certified for different industries. We strive to ensure customers’ network availability in the most hazardous locations.

    Corporate History

  • Founded by senior NASA engineers in California, USA in 1996
  • Established Taiwan Headquarters, R&D, and manufacturing in 1997
  • Deployed Ethernet in a Transportation project in the USA in 2000
  • Established the reputation of a leader in supplying Hardened Ethernet Solutions
1997 Started to manufacture and sell SNMP switches
2000 ISO 9001 certified
Involved in the first Transportation Ethernet Project in USA
Started to manufacture and sell 24-port fiber intelligent Switches
Started to manufacture Gigabit Switches/Media Converters
2001 Started to manufacture and sell Hardened Switches and Media Converters
2002 Established the reputation of Hardened Ethernet Leader by 2002
2005 100% acquired by Axiomtek Co. Ltd. (A public traded company)
2005 Moved Pacific Rim Office to Hsin-Tien, Taipei, Taiwan in order to meet the needs of expanding operations
2009 Launched α-ring tolerant technology for ring-type topology guaranteed < 15ms recovery time
    Product Overview

 (1) Managed / Unmanaged Layer 2 Ethernet Switchess

Hardened Ethernet switches Gigabite Ethernet switches
Fiber intelligent Ethernet switches Ethernet Swithes with SFP
Fiber optic modularized Ethernet switches PoE Ethernet switches

 (2) Managed / Unmanaged Media converters

Hardened Media converters Media converters with SFP
WDM media converters Gigabit media converters
PoE media converters Serial to Fast Ethernet media converters
OAM media converters Media converters chassis

 (3) Ethernet Extenders

Ethernet Extender over telephone line
Ethernet Extenders over coax
Ethernet Extemders with management features
Ethernet Extenders with PoE

 (4) Serial Servers

Serial to Ethernet
Serial to Wireless
Fiber Modem

 (5) Others

Ethernet adapter cards Industrial power supplies
Hardened power supplies Hardened SFP fiber transceivers
TransRack(DIN-mount on Rack)  
    Core Competency
  • Technology Know-how
  • In-house hardware, software, and mechanical design team with our own Linux kernel source codes
  • Proprietary α-Ring for network redundancy with recovery time < 15ms
  • Specialize in designing hardened Ethernet equipments with superior reliability, long MTBF, redundant power support, wide operating temperature range, EDI, EMI, RFI and surge protection
  • Extensive knowledge in internetworking, protocols, and interoperability with products from leading communication manufacturers in the world
  • Efficient Operation
  • Flexible production process to provide various fiber options
  • Efficient logistics to organize all size of standard product shipment without MOQ
  • Abundant OEM/ODM experiences with global leading networking equipment providers
  • Effective inventory plan to guarantee the best delivery lead time
  • Customer-focus Services
  • Professional technical support crew, with domain know-how hand-in-hand working on projects with system integrators or solution providers.
  • The most updated technical archives are always available on line
    Management Focus
  • Specializing in fiber optics based hardened network equipment
  • Superior Reliability, Longer MTBF, Hardened Designs
  • Offers complete range of Ethernet network equipment
  • Offers products with high quality, reasonable price, and short leadtime
    R&D Expertise
  • We have an extensive, highly experienced hardware and software engineering group.
  • Extensive knowledge in internetworking, protocols, and compatibility with products from leading players in the field.
  • Customized solutions to meet customers' requirements
  • Reliable and flexible solutions