Uniden is a reknowned manufacturer of cordless phones, radar detectors, marine radios, FRS radios, scanners and CB radios. While the website lacks any company history, I state from experience that this company produces some of the finest phones in the world. While they may cost more than their 'equivalents,' they tend to hold out longer in adverse conditions. Battery life superceeds of equally high-powered Sony and Panasonic phones, these were among the first to use the now declassified 2.4 Ghz technology in their product line.