Company History
| 2003 | December | Began fully-fledged operations. Core business: selling broadband lines via the internet and a network of brick-and-mortar locations |
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| 2004 | February | Started business: free internet for communal housing |
| 2005 | January | Established Tokyo Office in Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| November | Started business: free internet for communal housing using wireless LAN Unified all services and began using the FGBB® Series across the board |
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| 2006 | June | Began providing free internet for communal housing using a private brand |
| 2008 | September | Started business: internet connection for monthly serviced apartments |
| 2009 | January | Call centre began providing customer service to tenants of FGBB® equipped properties in multiple languages |
| June | Started business: the free Wi-Fi service “Wi-Fi Nex®” | |
| 2011 | April | Established Osaka Office in Chuo-ku, Osaka |
| 2013 | June | Established NOIS Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary to plan, develop, and sell computer hardware and software and to act as an internet line agency |
| 2014 | March | Started business: the sale of company-developed communication devices |
| April | Began providing Wi-Fi services for stores and commercial facilities under a private brand | |
| June | Established Fukuoka Office in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka | |
| October | Established Nagoya Office in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya | |
| 2015 | January | Acquired Telecommunications Contractor Authorization (Governor of Hokkaido Authorization (Fune-26) Ishi No.22017) Began providing the Wi-Fi service “SHINOBI Wi-Fi” to visiting foreigners |
| July | Established Fibergate Taiwan Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary in Taiwan. Acquired a license as a telecommunications business in accordance with the Telecommunications Business Act (Registration Number: No.358) |
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| 2016 | January | Certified as a Management Innovation Plan Approval Company by the Governor of Hokkaido (Sekishoro: No.74-33) |
| February | Acquired Privacy Mark certification (Registration Number: No. 17002586 (01) | |
| June | End of fiscal year changed from December to June | |
| August | Nagoya Office moved to Naka-ku, Nagoya | |
| 2017 | June | Satellite office opened in the Tokyo Office Osaka Office moved to Chuo-ku, Osaka Established Sendai Office in Miyagino-ku, Sendai Fukuoka Office moved within Hakata-ku, Fukuoka |
| 2018 | March | Listed on the Mothers Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| May | Began providing the “One-Touch Wi-Fi” service as a cloud Wi-Fi service for offices and stores | |
| November | Acquired certification as an Information Security Management System (ISMS) (Certification No.: MSA-IS-284) | |
| 2019 | June | Transferred to the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section |
| July | Listed on the Main Market of the Sapporo Securities Exchange | |
| 2020 | January | Established FG-Lab Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary that researches and develops company-provided telecommunications devices and systems |
| March | Established BizGenesis Inc. to provide telecommunications services to corporations | |
| April | Relocated Fukuoka office within Hakata-ku, Fukuoka | |
| 2021 | February | Established FG Smart Asset Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary to engage in real estate-related business including the purchase, sale, leasing, and management of real estate |
| July | Established OffGrid-Lab Inc. to operate a renewable energy business | |
| 2022 | April | Acquired TM Asset Inc. as a wholly-owned sub-subsidiary to engage in real estate sales and leasing |
| July | Merged with BizGenesis Inc., a telecommunications service provider for enterprises |