Announced details
Approximately 12 hours of battery life; IP55 dust and water resistance
Approximately 1,000 units initially introduced at YAOKO CO., LTD. (implementation record)
Science Arts entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with JVC KENWOOD in October 2024. Yaoko is an adopter and customer of the KHS-56BT.
JVC KENWOOD Corporation: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director, President and COO Akira Suzuki (鈴木昭); a Japanese wireless communications and audio equipment manufacturer. YAOKO CO., LTD.: Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture; Representative Director and President Sumito Kawano (川野澄人); a supermarket operator. Other attributes: Not disclosed.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Deloitte Tohmatsu MIC Research Institute, “Deskless SaaS Market: Current Conditions and Outlook, FY2025 Edition”
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Buddycom, Wireless headset KHS-56BT |
| Counterparty | JVC KENWOOD Corporation, YAOKO CO., LTD. |
| Counterparty overview | JVC KENWOOD Corporation: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director, President and COO Akira Suzuki (鈴木昭); a Japanese wireless communications and audio equipment manufacturer. YAOKO CO., LTD.: Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture; Representative Director and President Sumito Kawano (川野澄人); a supermarket operator. Other attributes: Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | Science Arts entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with JVC KENWOOD in October 2024. Yaoko is an adopter and customer of the KHS-56BT. |
| Contract Date | October 2024 (capital and business alliance agreement with JVC KENWOOD) |
| Launch date | 12 May 2026 (sales launch, stated as an actual result) |
| Applicable area | Retail and transportation industries, Manufacturing, infrastructure and amusement industries |
| Quantitative Effects | Approximately 12 hours of battery life; IP55 dust and water resistance |
| Usage history | Approximately 1,000 units initially introduced at YAOKO CO., LTD. (implementation record) |
| Source | Deloitte Tohmatsu MIC Research Institute, “Deskless SaaS Market: Current Conditions and Outlook, FY2025 Edition” |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Yaoko initially introduced the product because the KHS-56BT can be used completely wirelessly and hands-free. The two companies aim to combine their respective areas of expertise to create business synergies in the IP-based wireless communications field.