Digi International, Inc. Overview
Digi International, Inc. is one of the leading global providers of Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity products, and services. It provides a secure platform to monitor and control distributed IoT devices. The broad product portfolio includes cellular routers & gateways, radio frequency, embedded, network, services, and solutions. The company has two major business segments, which are hardware products and services. The utility communication products are offered under the hardware products segment.
Currently, Digi International, Inc. has its presence in the US, the UK, Germany, Spain, Singapore, China, and India. Its major subsidiaries are Accelerated Concepts, Inc.(US), Digi International Limited (UK), and Digi International Sarl (France). Some of its competitors are Schneider Electric (France), Black & Veatch Holding Company (US), ABB (Switzerland), General Electric (US), and Digi International, Inc. (US).
Strategy
The company is primarily focused on mergers and acquisitions as part of its inorganic strategy. It is planning to expand its business segments by reinvesting the revenue from the previous year. It aims to enhance its product portfolio by developing new products and solutions for transportation, commercial industries, and power utilities. For instance, it developed the new digi XBee3 and dual connectivity with digi transport WR64 for redundant communication. This has helped the company extend its product lines. Additionally, it is also focused on investing heavily into developing new products by investing heavily into research and development. For instance, in the year 2017, the company invested 15.76% of their annual revenue on research and development.



