Axion Technologies — two unaffiliated OUI registrants (MA-L)

A MAC address beginning 00:1D:9E belongs to Axion Technologies of La Pocatière, Québec, a manufacturer of onboard transit signage and passenger-information systems. A separate, unrelated registrant sharing the same "Axion Technologies" name holds the prefix B4:9D:B4 in South Korea; that block has no verifiable company substance beyond the bare IEEE registration.

This is a naming collision, not one company with two OUI blocks. The Canadian company, formerly Pocatec Ltée before a 2005 rebrand, built LED and LCD destination signs (the Balios and Pocatec brands), PA and intercom systems, next-stop announcement displays, and in-seat entertainment for transit agencies. It was incorporated 1974-10-22, later shipped a "Horizon 100% LED" sign system with Wi-Fi remote updates, and was acquired by Luminator Technology Group in 2014; the product line was discontinued in 2020.

The Korean registrant at 105-1203, 70 Jingeononam-ro, Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do could not be corroborated: no company website, news coverage, product listing, or business registry record was found matching that name and address across multiple targeted searches, including Korean-language queries. Its company background, device types, and security context stay sourced-null rather than inherited from the Canadian company.

A third, unrelated registrant, Axion Lighting (MA-S, Rock Hill, South Carolina), shares only the "Axion" name and should not be confused with either Axion Technologies block. No CVE or security advisory has been identified for "Axion Technologies" as of an August 2026 search.

Registrant (00

1D:9E): Axion Technologies, 151 Rue Parc Innovation, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry (key 001D9E); cptdb.ca

Registrant (B4

9D:B4): "Axion Technologies Inc.", 105-1203, 70 Jingeononam-ro, Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea — registration confirmed, company substance Unknown [Confirmed registration; Unknown company] — the IEEE MA-L registry (key B49DB4)

Registry / block size

MA-L (24-bit OUI) for both prefixes [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry (keys 001D9E, B49DB4)

Company status (Canadian entity)

Incorporated 1974-10-22; product line discontinued 2020 following 2014 acquisition by Luminator Technology Group [Confirmed] — federalcorporation.ca; cptdb.ca; masstransit.network

Company status (Korean entity)

Unknown — no company website, news, or business registry record found matching name/address across multiple queries [Unknown] — negative search result, checked English and Korean-language queries

Device types (Canadian entity)

LED/LCD transit destination signs (Balios/Pocatec brands), PA/intercom systems, next-stop announcement systems, control panels, seat indicators, strip maps, in-seat entertainment [Confirmed] — cptdb.ca, masstransit.network, axiontech.ca

Device types (Korean entity)

Unknown [Unknown]

Registry data anomaly

the IEEE MA-L registry lists 00:1D:9E's country as "US" though the address (La Pocatière, Québec, G0R1Z0) is unambiguously Canadian — flagged as a likely data-entry artifact, not asserted as fact either way [Likely] — the IEEE MA-L registry (key 001D9E)

Related but unaffiliated

Axion Lighting (MA-S, Rock Hill, SC) shares the "Axion" name but is a distinct company/registrant with a different product line [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-S registry (key 8C1F645B4)

Security context

No CVE or security advisory identified for "Axion Technologies" as of an August 2026 search [Unknown, sourced null] — negative search result, checked cve.org and general web search

Analyst note

two unaffiliated companies share the "Axion Technologies" name on IEEE OUI registrations; only the Canadian 00:1D:9E block has verified company substance, product context, and corporate history — the Korean B4:9D:B4 block is a bare registration with no corroborating information found.