Corporate Overview

Our Vision
Kyocera connects people worldwide with exciting and easy-to-use communication technology. We produce mobile handsets and other wireless products with a simple philosophy to make technology feel natural and intuitive in your hands. Our company leads by pushing the frontier of wireless communications and consumer lifestyle markets, while maintaining our strong commitment to an environmentally responsible world, to our employees and communities, and to the shareholders we serve.

Our Mission
We provide an effortless wireless experience by delivering innovative, high-quality products that are easy to use.

Our History
You may not know it, but whether listening to your stereo or playing a game on your computer, there's a good chance you're using Kyocera products in your daily life. That's because Kyocera Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been developing high-tech products, high-performance materials and electronic components since 1959.

Kyocera Communications Inc. (KCI) is the sales, marketing and service headquarters for Kyocera - and Sanyo-branded wireless products and accessories in the Americas. KCI was formed in April 2009 through the combination of Kyocera Communications, Inc.and Kyocera Sanyo Telecommunications Inc., two wholly owned subsidiaries of Kyocera International Inc. The former was created when Kyocera purchased QUALCOMM Incorporated's consumer wireless phone business in 2000 (read related press release here >), while the latter was formed when Kyocera purchased the wireless phone business of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. in 2008. Based in San Diego, KCI leverages Japan's history of creating advanced consumer technologies around humanism and respect for the environment and blending them with a Western entrepreneurialism and style, resulting in a unique design language and a natural, user-friendly interface.

Our Company
At Kyocera Communications, we always keep people in mind. We ask the right questions - What features would be helpful to people? How could we make this easier to use? - while innovating the next-generation wireless phones and drive our industry.

And the phone is just one part of the value chain for us. Our parent company, Kyocera Corporation, creates everything from electronic components to wireless networks. It's a principle we call vertical integration - and it ensures we're delivering the highest standard of quality in all aspects of our business.

Kyocera Corporation and its family of companies are recognized worldwide for their commitment to the environment and to the people and communities they serve. Kyocera Communications shares those same principles. We believe in working with nature and the communities that support us is key to our success. You'll see proof of this in our people-focused products and in the way we interact with the environment and the communities that support us.