Our History

JOURNEY TO THE FUTURE

CANOVATE GROUP Companies started their journey in 1979 and has grown every day, becoming one of the leading global companies of our country and the world.

Especially data center (data center) and fiber optic technologies; It has grown by keeping up with the developing technology trends of our country and the world and has become a global brand. Especially in the last 20 years, it has kept up with the domestic and national technological breakthrough of our country and has provided added value to our country with the projects it has realized.

1979

ELEKTRO Electronic Collective Company was founded by the brothers Can Gür and Özcan Gür as an electronic research and development company.

1980

ELEKTRO developed and produced the marine type announcement system and the power phase failure relay product for engines.

1981

ELEKTRO has launched the world’s first Panel type Digital Power Factor Meter (Cos ).

1982

ELEKTRO introduced the Cos meter and reactive power control system as a single device to the market for the first time in Turkey.

1986

ELEKTRO entered the electronics distribution business to serve the telecommunications and consumer electronics categories.

1996

ELEKTRO acquired Alcatel Teletaş Ümraniye facilities. System 12 Digital Exchanges signed an agreement to manufacture Radio Link Systems and Payphones.

2001

KOMSA terminated its OEM agreement with Alcatel and started to develop 19” Network and Server Rack cabinets.

2002

KOMSA changed its company name to CANOVATE.

2005

CANOVATE developed aluminum chassis network and server (Network and Server) cabinets and obtained the 2nd patent in the world with these cabinets

2006

CANOVATE started to develop Passive Fiber Optic Infrastructure product family such as ODF (Fiber Optic Distribution Cabinets), Fiber Patch Panels.

2009

CANOVATE produced Turkey’s first double-sided fiber cassette ODF named Troy and was awarded the Technology Award.

2011

CANOVATE Dubai Office opened.