Rohde & Schwarz
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Rohde & Schwarz
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| Founded | 17. November 1933 |
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| Founder(s) | Dr. Lothar Rohde & Dr. Hermann Schwarz |
| Headquarters |  Munich, Germany |
| Key people |
Manfred Fleischmann, President & CEO Christian Leicher, President & COO Gerhard Geier, President & COO |
| Products | Test and measurement, Spectrum analyzer, Signal generators, Network analyzers, Analog and Digital Audio and TV Broadcast Transmitters, Professional radio systems, Secure Communication, Radiomonitoring and Radiolocation systems |
| Net income | €1.6 Billion (FY 2010/11) |
| Employees | 8,400 (FY 2010/11) |
| Website | www.rohde-schwarz.com |
Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːdə ʊnt ˈʃvaʁts]; English: /ˈroʊdə ənd ˈʃwɔrts/) is an international electronics group specialized in the fields of Electronic test equipment, broadcasting, radiomonitoring and radiolocation, and radiocommunications. The company provides products for the wireless communications, broadcasting and electronics industry, aerospace and defense, homeland security and critical infrastructures.
The group has been developing, producing and marketing electronic products for the capital goods sector since 1933. In addition to the Munich headquarters, there are regional headquarters in the US (Columbia, Maryland) and in Asia (Singapore). Almost 5500 of the company's employees work in Germany, including the around 2000 employees at the Munich headquarters.
Worldwide, the company has a total of around 8400 employees in over 70 countries. Rohde & Schwarz is family-owned and self-financing. Exports account for approx. 90 percent of revenues. In the 2010/2011 fiscal year (June to July), the company generated a net revenue of EUR 1.6 billion. The company invests around 16 percent of its annual net revenue in research and development.
Central R&D is located at company headquarters in Munich. Most products are manufactured in the Rohde & Schwarz plants in Memmingen, Teisnach and Vimperk (Czech Republic). In 2005, Rohde & Schwarz acquired HAMEG GmbH, a German T&M equipment manufacturer.
Outside Germany, Rohde & Schwarz has development centers in the US, Singapore, Korea, China, Denmark, France and Great Britain. The company has also production facilities in Singapore and Malaysia, which have been up and running since the beginning of 2011 and July 2011, respectively.
History
The company was founded by Lothar Rohde and Hermann Schwarz who met while studying physics in Jena. They built their first T&M instrument in 1932, and in August 1933, the Physikalisch-Technisches Entwicklungslabor Dr. Rohde & Dr. Schwarz (known as PTE) started up business.
Product areas
T&M equipment for wireless communications, general-purpose electronics and microwave
Rohde & Schwarz provides T&M solutions for all mobile radio and wireless technologies, from GSM, UMTS/HSP(+) and CDMA2000® to Bluetooth®, GPS and wireless internet access via WLAN and WiMAXTM.
The company offers the products that are needed in the development and manufacturing of chipsets, mobile devices and base stations. Network operators rely on Rohde & Schwarz products in the planning, setup and monitoring of their networks. Rohde & Schwarz develops signal generators and analyzers for the specific requirements of LTE-Advanced.
For the aerospace and defense industry, Rohde & Schwarz develops test and measurement equipment for microwave links as well as for radar and satellite communications systems. In addition, the company provides complete systems for EMC and field strength testing, for example to detect electromagnetic disturbance in automotive electronics.
In 2010, Rohde & Schwarz entered a new market segment by launching the world's first oscilloscope with a digital trigger.[1]
Broadcasting and studio technology
The company has been active in the field of TV and sound broadcasting for over 60 years. Today, Rohde & Schwarz transmitters and T&M equipment are in use for analog and digital television in more than 80 countries. Rohde & Schwarz supports the world's most common digital broadcasting standards. The company offers equipment for ATSC Mobile DTV in North America, ISDB-T in Asia and Latin America and DVB-T2 in Europe.
In the field of mobile TV, Rohde & Schwarz combines its expertise in broadcasting and wireless communications. The company sells T&M equipment for the installation, maintenance and monitoring of broadcasting networks. It also supplies consumer electronics manufacturers with the T&M equipment they need for the development and production of satellite receivers and TV sets, including for HD and 3D formats.
At the end of 2010, Rohde & Schwarz acquired DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH. DVS offers hardware and software for professional film and video post production.
Secure communications for armed forces, government authorities and industry
Rohde & Schwarz supplies interoperable radiocommunications systems for military, government and civil applications. It is currently working on the development of software defined radios (SDR). At the end of 2008 the German armed forces commissioned the company to develop an SDR base unit for their future joint radio system (SVFuA).
More than 200 airports around the world deploy Rohde & Schwarz radiocommunications systems. In 2011, the company added voice communications systems for air traffic control (ATC) to its product offering. These systems are based on a product from Topex SA, a company in which Rohde & Schwarz acquired a majority interest in 2010.[2]
Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH developes crypto products and systems for government agencies, the German armed forces, authorities, the military and private industry. The subsidiary's high-security encryption technology is used for both wireless and wireline communications. As early as 2001, Rohde & Schwarz SIT set standards in secure mobile communications by launching the world's first crypto phone TopSec GSM [3].
Frequency management and radiolocation for internal and external security
Rohde & Schwarz develops stationary and mobile systems for detecting, locating and analyzing radiocommunications signals. Rohde & Schwarz provides authorities and services with solutions for identifying and locating suspicious communications activities. The company offers a full range of products, from receivers, direction finders, signal analyzers and antennas to customized systems.
Satellite monitoring also plays an important role at Rohde & Schwarz. Solutions include both stationary and mobile systems for use on the ground, at sea and in the air. They enable government agencies worldwide to gain insight into satellite-based voice and data communications. In this field, Rohde & Schwarz is supported by its French subsidiary Arpège SAS.
In 2011, Rohde & Schwarz entered a new market segment by acquiring ipoque GmbH, a specialist in Internet traffic management and network monitoring. ipoque develops software solutions used to detect and monitor network applications.
Service, support and system integration
The Rohde & Schwarz service and sales network provides 24-hour support. In addition to calibration, maintenance, product upgrades and on-site services, the company also offers its customers training courses. R&S Systems GmbH develops and integrates turnkey systems within the Rohde & Schwarz business fields and puts them into operation at customer premises. The system portfolio includes infotainment test systems for automobile production, mobile ATC systems as well as complete electronics workshops for technical service. R&S Systems also offers customized solutions in addition to standard products.
Gedis GmbH is another Rohde & Schwarz system house. This subsidiary specializes in automatic test equipment (ATE) for testing electronic assemblies and modules. Its product portfolio ranges from compact manual test systems to turnkey, automatic in-line systems.
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