02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
Uniden is a Japanese-origin wireless consumer-electronics company established in 1966; Uniden America is a subsidiary of Uniden Holdings, which the official history says was acquired by Cornwall Capital in 2022. Its current US range centres on radio scanners, radar detectors, CB and marine radios and other personal communications products. Frequency coverage, licensing rules, legal use, waterproof rating, installation and local database support vary by model and jurisdiction. Current evidence does not support assigning pagers, intercoms or video conferencing as core lines.
