Rohde & Schwarz

The Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG ( symbol: R & S and RSD for Rohde & Schwarz Germany ) is a German electronics company with test and measurement, broadcasting, radio monitoring and radiolocation, as well as radio communications. The company manufactures products in the areas of mobile, radio and electronics, aerospace and defense and security technology and critical infrastructure.

Since 1933, develops, manufactures and markets the Group electronic products for the capital goods sector. The company is based in Munich. In addition, each control a regional headquarters in the U.S. (Columbia ) and Asia (Singapore ) the transactions. Nearly 5,500 people are employed in Germany, of which around 2,000 in the corporate headquarters. Worldwide, approximately 9,300 employees for the company in over 70 countries.

The company achieved a turnover of 1.9 billion euros in fiscal 2012/2013 (July to June). Around 16 percent of annual revenues are used for research and development. The export share is about 90 percent.

Rohde & Schwarz provides training in the trades for electronics devices and systems, IT specialists and industrial business. In surveys of students and graduates of communications technology R & S took several times the top spot as the most popular employers in Germany.

• 4.1 Measurement Technology for Wireless, general electronics and microwave
• 4.2 broadcast and studio equipment
• 4.3 radio communications for military forces, government agencies and industry
• 4.4 Frequency Management and radiolocation for internal and external security

History

The company was founded by Lothar Rohde and Hermann Schwarz, who had met each other while studying physics in Jena. 1932, they built their first instrument, and in August 1933, the company took Physico- Technical Development Laboratory Dr. Rohde & Dr. Black (short PTE ) the transactions on.

After the turn were cryptographer who had formerly worked in the State Security of the former GDR, transferred to the daughter of Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH, based in Berlin -Adlershof.

There are five branches of Rohde & Schwarz in Germany: Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main.

Chronology

Subsidiaries and affiliates

Offices

Rohde & Schwarz operates five plants in Europe and Asia. The European plants in Memmingen, Teisnach and Vimperk provide manufacturing services to external customers. The central development is located at the company headquarters in Munich. Outside Germany, Rohde & Schwarz has development centers in the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, China, Denmark, France and the UK.

• Rohde & Schwarz GmbH Messgerätebau Memmingen: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH Messgerätebau Memmingen is "Complex Devices" for the assembly of electronic assemblies for microelectronics, microwave engineering, final assembly and test equipment, as center of excellence responsible. In addition to the manufacturing of its own products, the factory Memmingen to customers manufacturing services for the electronics production. In addition to production, there is planning, design and development departments, to support the production start-up, optimization of manufacturing processes and creation of automated test systems. There is also a service center that performs services on encoders for German and international clients. There is also a by the German Calibration Service (DKD) accredited calibration laboratory that calibrates and adjusts the measuring instruments used in the production of devices and customers.
• Rohde & Schwarz Teisnach: Rohde & Schwarz Teisnach center for mechanical and electronic manufacturing. This is where, among others, housing, shield parts, antennas, printed circuit boards, micro-mechanical precision components and electromechanical special. As a center station and Systems manufactures and supplies the Teisnach all TV and radio stations and customized radio communications systems. The Teisnach also takes over construction contracts for external customers. From automotive to aviation and space technology to medical technology arise electromechanical assemblies, systems and custom. Broadcasting transmission facilities as well as PCBs and housings complete the production spectrum of plant Teisnach. With over 1,400 professionals and a production area of ​​over 62,000 square meters, the factory Teisnach provides system services in the development / construction, purchasing, production and logistics. Rohde & Schwarz Teisnach has received a major order from RWE AG in Germany as a producer of charging stations for electric vehicles. The manufacturing plant is responsible for part of the development and for the entire construction and production of the charging stations.
• Rohde & Schwarz Vimperk plant: As a center of standard equipment, the Czech plant products produced small to medium complexity, including cable manufacturing and assembly, including all units of the subsidiary HAMEG.
• Rohde & Schwarz works in Singapore and Malaysia: In Singapore and neighboring Malaysia Rohde & Schwarz operates since 2011 smaller plants for final assembly and delivery of individual series.

Subsidiaries

• Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG (RSV ): RSV, based in Munich is responsible for the domestic sales of both the Rohde & Schwarz products as well as of complementary third-party brands. The RSV maintains an extensive sales network in Germany.
• R & S Systems GmbH: The R & S system provides system services within the Rohde & Schwarz business from development and integration through to delivery, installation and commissioning of turnkey systems of measurement and communication equipment worldwide. These include infotainment test systems for the automotive production, mobile ATC systems or even complete electronics workshops for the technical service.
• Rohde & Schwarz International Operations GmbH ( RSIO ): The Rohde & Schwarz International Operations supports the sales organization Asia / Pacific, Middle East, Africa ( = Rohde & Schwarz Regional Headquaters Singapore Pte.. ).
• Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH: Rohde & Schwarz SIT sells by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and NATO / SECAN approved products and services for the encryption of information and communication technology. The focus is on the development of crypto products and systems as well as consulting and IT security analysis for policy, government, armed forces and business.
• GEDIS GmbH: GEDIS develops and implements customized solutions for the testing of electronic devices, assemblies and sub- assemblies as well as for the management of test and communication equipment. The offer is for the contracting authority, large system houses, the automotive industry and its suppliers.
• Rohde & Schwarz GmbH DVS: DVS Digital Video Systems manufactures workstations, video server and storage applications for post-production of digital film and television productions.
• Ipoque: ipoque manufactures systems for network management. The products range from bandwidth management on network transparency through to network monitoring and deep packet inspection.
• Swiss torment AG: Swiss agony develops and markets systems for the measurement and assessment of voice, data and video quality of mobile networks. Swiss torment was founded in 2000 in Zuchwil, Switzerland.
• Arpege SAS: The French company Arpege SAS develops and builds customized systems in the fields of satellite monitoring and surveillance for national security organizations.
• S. C. Rohde & Schwarz Topex S. A.: S. C. Rohde & Schwarz Topex developing and building for more than 20 years of military and civilian telecommunication products. Rohde & Schwarz Topex developed voice communication systems for air navigation solutions for Next Generation Networks ( NGNs ), including softswitches, media gateways for TDM, VoIP, GSM and CDMA (2G, 3G), Signaling Gateways (SS7, ISDN, R2, SIP and H323 ), mobile Wi -Fi broadband router and fixed-mobile terminals (2G, 3G).
• Hameg Instruments complements the Rohde & Schwarz program in the lower price segment by measuring instruments for industry, trade, science and education. HAMEG is autonomous in product development, product management, service and sales. All HAMEG products are produced in the Rohde & Schwarz parent plants.

Product lines

Measurement Technology for Wireless, general electronics and microwave

Rohde & Schwarz provides measurement solutions for mobile and wireless technologies GSM, UMTS / HSPA ( ), CDMA2000 to Bluetooth, GPS and wireless internet access via Wi-Fi and WiMAX.

It offers equipment for the development and production of chipsets, mobile devices and base stations. Network operators use Rohde & Schwarz products for planning, construction and monitoring of their networks. For LTE Advanced Rohde & Schwarz develops appropriate signal generators and analyzers.

For the aerospace and defense industry, Rohde & Schwarz has developed instruments for microwave links and radar and satellite communications systems. The company also offers complete systems for EMC and field strength tests, for example, to detect electromagnetic interference in automotive electronics.

In 2010, Rohde & Schwarz entered with an oscilloscope with digital trigger in a new market segment.

Broadcasting and studio equipment

Since the 1950s, the company operates in the field of television and radio. Today, 80 countries are transmitters and measurement equipment from Rohde & Schwarz for analog and digital TV in use. For North America, the company offers equipment for broadcasting standard ATSC, Asia and Latin America for ISDB -T and DVB -T2 in Europe.

The company sells measuring instruments for the installation, maintenance and monitoring of broadcasting networks. For the production of consumer electronics, the company provides instruments for the development and production of satellite receivers and televisions, also for HD and 3D formats.

End of 2010, Rohde & Schwarz has taken over the DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH. DVS provides hardware and software for professional film and video post-production.

Radio communications for military forces, government agencies and industry

Rohde & Schwarz provides interoperable radio communications systems for the military, government and civilian use. The company is working on the development of software-based radios ( SDR - Software Defined Radio ). Thus, the Bundeswehr, the company commissioned the end of 2008 with the development of an SDR base unit for the joint armed forces, interconnected European radio systems ( SVFuA ).

Approximately 200 airports operate using radio communication systems from Rohde & Schwarz. Since 2011, the company offers voice communication systems (ATC ) for air traffic control. They are based on a product of Topex SA, on the Rohde & Schwarz has involved 2010.

For government agencies, armed forces, government agencies, military and economic Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH develops cryptographic products and systems. The high-security encryption technology of the subsidiary is both wireless as well as wire-bound communication used. With the world's first crypto mobile phone Rohde & Schwarz SIT had made ​​in 2001 standards in secure mobile communications.

Frequency Management and radiolocation for internal and external security

Rohde & Schwarz has developed stationary and mobile systems for detecting, locating and analyzing radio communication signals. Rohde & Schwarz offers the relevant services solutions to identify suspicious communication activities and to locate: It also offers receivers, direction finders, signal analyzers, antennas and customized systems.

Even for satellite monitoring developed Rohde & Schwarz equipment. The solutions include stationary and mobile systems that are on land, sea and in the air in use. They allow authorized agencies worldwide insight into the satellite-based voice and data communication. Rohde & Schwarz is supported by the French subsidiary Arpege SAS.