Franklin Access

About Franklin Access

Integrated 4G LTE & 5G Wireless Solutions with Global Reach.

Franklin Access provides mobile hotspots, routers, CPEs, trackers, and software subscription services for remote capabilities including MDM and SD-WAN.

Corporate profile

Integrated Wireless Products with Software Services Behind Them.

Franklin Access combines current 4G LTE and 5G technologies, software services, R&D support, and operator and distributor sales channels.

Products

Franklin Access provides integrated wireless solutions across mobile hotspots, routers, customer premise equipment, and tracker products using current 4G LTE and 5G technologies.

Software

Integrated software subscription services provide remote capabilities, including mobile device management and software-defined wide area networking.

Reach

Products are marketed and sold directly to wireless operators and indirectly through strategic partners and distributors, with a customer base primarily extending from North America to Asia.

R&D

Franklin Access has majority ownership of Franklin Technology Inc. in Seoul, South Korea, which primarily provides design and development services for wireless products.

Our story

From Computer Components to Connected Access.

Founded in 1981 as a supplier of computer components, the company began a journey of innovation, which later included early pioneering work with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.

More recently, Franklin Wireless was the first company to introduce a wireless broadband USB modem to the North American market and was the first company to develop and commercially deploy a dual-mode USB modem anywhere in the world.

Today, Franklin Wireless continues its rich history of innovation, striving to bring to market the most versatile, reliable, feature-rich, and cost-effective wireless solutions for its diverse customer base, which includes wireless carriers, OEMs, distributors, and consumers.

Leadership

Experienced Leadership Across Wireless, Finance, Law, Operations, and IoT.

Board of Directors

Jonathan Chee

Chairman of the Board

Director since September 2009. Attorney and owner of the Law Offices of Johnathan Chee in Illinois, with experience in business negotiations involving major wireless carriers and Latin American telecom matters.

OC Kim

President and Director

President and director since September 2003. Former CEO of Accetio Inc. and former COO of Axesstel, with long-running sales, marketing, and operations experience in telecommunications.

Ira Greenstein

Director

Founding Partner of Pierson Ferdinand LLP, former president of IDT Corporation and Genie Energy, and current board member of Forafric Global plc.

Heidy Chow

Director

Certified Public Accountant and Assurance Partner of The Pun Group, LLP, with experience across auditing, consulting, finance, PCAOB standards, and contract CFO work.

Kristina Kim

Director

Business lawyer focused on international investment, trade, tax, corporate matters, customs compliance, tariffs, and supply-chain security. Former Samsung Electronics general counsel and vice president.

Management

OC Kim

President

Leads Franklin with deep telecommunications background, including CDMA wireless local loop products, Korean market CDMA introductions, and more than two decades of sales, marketing, and operations management.

Bill Bauer

General Counsel / Director of Strategic Planning

Served since January 2020. Brings legal leadership, executive experience, SaaS operating background, complex data hosting experience, an MBA, and a Juris Doctorate.

Reid Granados

Chief Financial Officer / Interim HR and Operations

Joined Franklin in September 2024 with 20 years of finance and operations experience, including public company roles, private-company CFO work, and legal and business graduate training.

Mukund Halthore

Director of IoT

Leads IoT and MDM software solution efforts, with more than 20 years of cellular-network IoT experience across the Americas, founder experience, and multiple patents.

Responsibility

Technology with a Broader Responsibility.

Franklin Access frames responsibility around environmental care, human rights, workplace health and safety, operational compliance, ethical sourcing, diversity, and product recycling.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction

The company states that Franklin Wireless and its subsidiaries aim to reduce use of natural resources and lower greenhouse gas emissions through policies, procedures, and operating improvements.

Human Rights

Franklin acknowledges the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and says its business should avoid complicity in human rights abuses, including child labor and forced labor abuses.

Health and Safety

The company describes a duty to identify, eliminate, or control workplace hazards and to provide information, training, supervision, plant, and equipment needed for safety.

Operational Compliance

Franklin states that business should be conducted honestly, with integrity, accountability, and compliance with applicable laws in the countries where it operates.

Eco-Principle

The company notes product design, office operations, customer requirements, R&D coordination, electricity use, and water use as areas tied to reducing ecological footprint.

Conflict Minerals

Franklin says minerals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold may exist in product components and expects suppliers to support conflict-free sourcing due diligence.

Circular economy

Responsible Processing for Retired Franklin Devices.

Franklin describes a U.S. recycling program for products such as RT410, T10, RG2100, and RG3100 devices. The goal is responsible processing, material recovery, and reduced need for raw mining by reclaiming materials such as aluminum, copper, and precious metals.

Primary recyclers are expected to follow ISO 14001 or RIOS environmental management standards, and partners may hold industry certifications such as R2, e-Stewards, or WEEELABEX.

R2

Responsible Recycling standard for electronics repair and recycling.

e-Stewards

Responsible recycling and reuse standard for electronic equipment.

WEEELABEX

European standard for waste electrical and electronic equipment treatment.

Partners

ERI, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations, Sims Lifecycle Services, and Cascade Asset Management.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

A Workplace Built for Respectful Participation.

Diverse and Inclusive Teams

Franklin states that it seeks to foster diverse and inclusive teams, managers, and leaders to support innovation.

Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination

The policy prohibits harassment, discrimination, and retaliation across protected categories and employment practices.

Training

Managers and supervisors are expected to complete recurring harassment prevention training, and non-managerial employees also receive recurring training.

Reasonable Accommodation

The company describes an interactive process for disability accommodations and religious practices or observances.

Governance

Committee Resolutions with Formal Oversight.

The source page lists three committee resolutions. Each resolution follows the same governance structure: a committee or charter foundation, a Nasdaq Capital Market listing reason, formal adoption of the submitted charter, appointment of committee members, service and vacancy rules, quorum, and officer authorization.

Compensation Committee

Committee basis
The Board had previously established a Compensation Committee according to a Compensation Committee Charter.
Listing reason
The corporation planned to seek listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, requiring adoption of a new Compensation Committee Charter.
Charter action
The submitted Compensation Committee Charter was approved and adopted, effective as of the date of adoption of the resolution.
Appointed members
Johnathan Chee and Kristina Kim were appointed to serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Service and vacancies
Each member serves until removed by the Board or until no longer serving as a director. A vacancy caused by resignation or ceasing to be a director is filled by the Board.
Quorum
Two members constitute a quorum for committee business.
Officer authority
Company officers, acting alone, are authorized to take necessary or advisable actions and execute documents or certificates to carry out the resolution.

Nominating Committee

Committee basis
The Board determined to establish a Nominating Committee in compliance with Securities Exchange Act of 1934 rules, according to a Nominating Committee Charter.
Listing reason
The corporation planned to seek listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, requiring adoption of a new Nominating Committee Charter.
Charter action
The submitted Nominating Committee Charter was approved and adopted, effective as of the date of adoption of the resolution.
Appointed members
Heidy Chow and Johnathan Chee were appointed to serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Service and vacancies
Each member serves until removed by the Board or until no longer serving as a director. If a member resigns or ceases to be a director, the Board fills the vacancy.
Quorum
Two members constitute a quorum for committee business.
Officer authority
Company officers, acting alone, are authorized to take necessary or advisable actions and execute documents or certificates to carry out the resolution.

Audit Committee

Committee basis
The Board had previously established an Audit Committee in compliance with Securities Exchange Act of 1934 rules, according to an Audit Committee Charter.
Listing reason
The corporation planned to seek listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, requiring adoption of a new Audit Committee Charter.
Charter action
The submitted Audit Committee Charter was approved and adopted, effective as of the date of adoption of the resolution.
Appointed members
Heidy Chow, Chair; Kristina Kim; and Ira Greenstein were appointed to serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Service and vacancies
Each member serves until removed by the Board or until no longer serving as a director. If a member resigns or ceases to be a director, the Board fills the vacancy.
Quorum
Two members constitute a quorum for committee business.
Officer authority
Company officers, acting alone, are authorized to take necessary or advisable actions and execute documents or certificates to carry out the resolution.

Code of ethics

Ethical Conduct, Disclosure, Reporting, and Accountability.

Honest and Ethical Conduct

The code applies to Franklin Wireless Corporation employees and is intended to deter wrongdoing and promote ethical handling of conflicts of interest.

Fair Disclosure

The page emphasizes full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in SEC filings and other public communications.

Legal Compliance

The code calls for compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations.

Internal Reporting

Known or suspected misconduct should be reported to appropriate company leadership, including the Chief Financial Officer or Audit Committee Chair.

Operations and Workplace Safety

The company commits to safe, healthy, and productive operations that protect the environment and conserve natural resources.

Confidential Information

The page stresses protection of company, customer, employee, and third-party confidential information, including careful disclosure practices and NDA obligations.

Conflicts of Interest

Employees are expected to avoid personal interests or activities that could influence judgment, including improper gifts, entertainment, hospitality, or vendor benefits.

Insider Trading

The page identifies insider trading while holding material nonpublic information as illegal, unethical, and against company policy.