Ascom (company)

Ascom Holding AG
Public (SIX: ASCN)
Industry Telecommunication
Founded 1987
Headquarters Baar, Switzerland
Gothenburg, Sweden
Key people
 Holger Cordes (CEO)
Juhani Anttila (Chairman)
Revenue CHF 459.7 million (2013)[1]
Number of employees
 1658 (31 December 2015)[2]
Divisions Wireless Solutions
Website www.ascom.com

Ascom Holding AG is a telecommunications company focusing on wireless solutions (on-site communications solutions) and mobile network testing.

The company has subsidiaries in 19 countries and a workforce of some 1600 employees worldwide.[2]

Ascom registered shares (symbol ASCN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich. Subsidiary is Ascom (Schweiz) AG with former company names Hasler AG, Hasler Ascom AG and Ascom AG.[3]

Ascom Wireless Solutions is a provider of on-site wireless communications for hospitals, manufacturing industries, prisons, retail and hotels. The company offers voice and messaging systems. The solutions are based on VoWiFi, IP-DECT, Nurse Call and paging technologies. The company has subsidiaries in 10 countries and 1,600 employees worldwide. Founded in the 1950s as TATECO based in Göteborg, Sweden, Ascom Wireless Solutions is part of the Ascom Group, listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

Ascom Network Testing provides solutions to analyze mobile networks. The products are supplied to mobile operators, equipment vendors, and professional service providers. These activities are mainly based on the corresponding business segment TEMS acquired from Ericsson in 2009.[4] In August 2016, Ascom announced the sale of this division.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Annual Report 2013 Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Annual Report 2015 Archived April 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Information provided by Moneyhouse
  4. ↑ Annual Report 2009 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Jürg Müller: Ascom schrumpft zum Zwerg - Die Geschichte eines Startups im Rückwärtsgang. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 23. August 2016, S. 27.

Competitors

Competitors include LinkMaster (www.wireless-metrix.com), Vocera Communications, IBM Global Services, SwissQual, Cisco Systems, Spectralink, Keynote Sigos, Call Systems Technology, Commtech Wireless and TekTone Sound & Signal Mfg., Inc.


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