Corporate Background

Rohde & Schwarz is a company with an international presence in the fields of radiocommunications, broadcasting and test and measurement. For 75 years, the company group has been developing, producing and marketing a wide range of electronic products for the capital goods sector. The company is headquartered in Munich. The Executive Board consists of President and CEO Michael Vohrer, plus Manfred Fleischmann and Christian Leicher.

With approx. 7200 employees worldwide and subsidiaries and representatives in over 70 countries, the Rohde & Schwarz group achieved an annual turnover of approx. EUR 1.4 billion in fiscal year 06/07 (July 06 to June 07). Exports make up around 80 % of the company’s business. The T&M and wireless communications expert serves over 90 % of its market with its own subsidiaries and representatives. Consequently, Rohde & Schwarz has continuously expanded its worldwide sales and service network in recent years. One of Europe’s largest service and calibration centers for electronic T&M and communications equipment is the Rohde & Schwarz Cologne Plant. Germany is the company’s main production and manufacturing site; another plant is located in the Czech Republic.

Due to its comprehensive know-how and the innovative strength of its employees, Rohde & Schwarz is among the technological leaders in all its fields of business. "Our well-trained and devoted employees pave the way for our global success. They like to work at Rohde & Schwarz because they can contribute their creativity and further develop their skills", says Michael Vohrer. Respecting human beings is at the core of open organizational structures. Numerous awards are proof that the company is not just paying lip service to this credo, but living this corporate culture. According to an employee survey carried out by the German business magazine Capital, Rohde & Schwarz is one of Germany’s top three employers among large-scale companies.

Test and measurement from a single source – in all fields of radiocommunciations and high frequency
Rohde & Schwarz ranks among the world’s leading suppliers of mobile radio T&M equipment. Half of all mobile phones are developed and manufactured using T&M equipment from Rohde & Schwarz. The company’s T&M solutions also safeguard the quality of current and future mobile radio systems. By providing innovative products for 3G and 4G plus visionary solutions for future multimedia applications, Rohde & Schwarz plays a key role in tomorrow’s wireless communications.

From wireless Internet access with WLAN or WiMAX to Bluetooth® headsets for mobile phones – today virtually everyone is on the air. No matter whether the task at hand involves generating and analyzing signals, testing high-quality audio equipment or spectrum analysis, Rohde & Schwarz products provide support. The Munich-based electronics company offers future-oriented solutions for all applications in development, production and service, from handhelds to high-end models.

In modern everyday life more and more electrical devices, and the interference they produce, are crowded together – which is why manufacturers have to test their equipment for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). A worldwide market leader in EMC test measurement, Rohde & Schwarz is a key player in EMC test and measurement equipment and provides all-in-one systems for EMC and field strength measurements.

When it comes to microwave measurements, the company demonstrates its expertise with solutions for radio links and radar systems. Reliable T&M equipment is indispensable for developing leading-edge aerospace applications such as those used in high-performance satellite communications ­systems.

Radiocommunications systems – highly secure, future-proof and flexible
Rohde & Schwarz is among the leading international suppliers of professional radio equipment for use in mission-critical environments. Government authorities and armed forces around the world use systems from Rohde & Schwarz for secure voice and data transmission in stationary and mobile units as well as on board ships and aircraft. Advanced frequency hopping (EPM/ECCM), integrated encryption methods (COMSEC) and data transmission via e-mail and video streaming are available. The new R&S M3xR families of software defined radios from Rohde & Schwarz, which provide customized solutions for interoperable communications in network-centric scenarios (intra/joint/combined), are already available today.

Professional mobile radio – first-rate radiocommunications solutions
The R&S BICK Mobilfunk GmbH subsidiary is considered an expert in TETRA and is a major supplier of MPT-1327 and TETRA mobile radio systems for professional use. In 25 countries around the world the company has put TETRA radio networks into operation, for example in Moscow’s metro, or in Doha, Qatar, on the occasion of the West Asian Games. In addition, installations at ministries of the interior, local transport services, airports, oil and gas companies and public network operators were set up. In Germany, Lower Saxony’s authorities and organizations concerned with public safety as well as the German Armed Forces and the cities of Münster, Hamburg and Würzburg rely on solutions from R&S BICK Mobilfunk GmbH.

Broadcasting – fail-safe systems and performance
Sound and television broadcasting has been a major field of Rohde & Schwarz expertise for over 50 years. Rohde & Schwarz is the only company worldwide to offer a complete broadcast portfolio for transmission, monitoring and measurement technology. The company is the European market leader in measurement and transmission technology for modern digital broadcasting methods such as ATSC, DAB, DVB and MPEG-2. Rohde & Schwarz was a trailblazer in digital TV and is nowadays the key supplier in many countries – from initial pilot trials to the complete expansion of nationwide networks, for example in the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, Spain and Taiwan. The DVB-H, T-DMB und MediaFLO^™ standards for mobile TV now represent a further development. Rohde & Schwarz is already a step ahead of all other companies in this area. The company is combining its many years of experience in mobile radio with its expertise in the area of broadcasting.

Rohde & Schwarz FTK GmbH, headquartered in Berlin, develops and implements products and systems of analog and digital sound broadcasting transmission technology as well as solutions for the transmission of multimedia and Internet data via digital broadcast channels (datacasting).

Radiomonitoring and radiolocation
As a manufacturer of stationary and mobile systems for detecting, locating and analyzing radiocommunications signals, Rohde & Schwarz has assumed a leading position in the world. Typical applications include internal and external security, radiomonitoring by regulatory authorities and frequency management. Plus, the company has years of expertise in designing and implementing full-coverage automatic radiomonitoring and frequency management systems. Based on its many years of experience and know-how, Rohde & Schwarz develops receivers, direction finders, signal analyzers and antennas.

Information and communications security – confidential and tap-proof
The Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH subsidiary provides solutions for the secure and reliable use of information and communications technology. It focuses on the development of crypto products and systems to protect information in modern data processing and communications systems as well as consulting and IT security analysis for industry and government authorities. The high-end encryptions systems from Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH are used to safeguard communications in national and international government offices, the German Armed Forces and NATO.