Kapsch
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The Kapsch Group, headquartered in Vienna
, Austria
, is an international Road Telematics, Information Technology and Telecommunications Company. The corporate group, with more than 4,000 employees worldwide generated total revenue of € 829.9 Million ($1,122 Million) as of March 2011 and has invested € 55.8 Million ($ 75.5 Million) in research and development.
After the Second World War, Kapsch was heavily involved in rebuilding the Austrian telephone network
.
The company is a regional reseller and integration partner to technology companies in the IT, network and telecommunications sector: Cisco
Gold Certified Partner, Microsoft
Gold Partner, Aastra Training Provider.
Kapsch BusinessCom AG produces the Card Reader and GINA Box for the Austrian e-Card system, which is placed in doctors’ offices.
the Austrian telephone system. By the end of 1995, Kapsch had acquired the 50% Ericsson-Schrack share and thus became the exclusive owner. In 2000, the AT was renamed Kapsch CarrierCom AG in the course of restructuring the Kapsch Group.
In 2009, the company bought (partly) Croatian company TIS.kis, which produces messaging, device management and mobile content delivery solutions for mobile operators in south European region. Name of the new company is Kapsch TIS as a Kapsch subsidiary in Croatia. In Q3 2009, Croatian company Ring Datacom is 100% acquired by Kapsch TIS. Ring Datatacom is positioned in the field of fraud management and CRM systems.
Kapsch CarrierCom is a System Integrator/Innovator in communication technology solutions for the carriers of fixed, mobile and data networks. The main fields of operation are services and applications for next-generation networks
, OSS
/BSS services as well as technical consulting service, design, development, construction and integration to the maintenance and operation of entire networks.
In November 2009, Kapsch CarrierCom's joint bid with Ericsson to acquire Nortel's GSM assets was successful. Under the agreements, Ericsson is acquiring certain assets of Nortel's GSM business in North America while Kapsch is paying USD 33 million to acquire most of the remaining assets outside North America.
In 2011, Kapsch announced plans to insource GSM and GSM-R
production from China
to Austria
.
and specializes in solutions for open road tolling (ORT), multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) and high occupancy tolling (HOT).
In addition, the company supplies traffic management systems, with a focus on road safety and traffic control, and electronic access systems and parking management.
The company, with headquarters in Vienna, has subsidiaries and interests in 23 countries. With over 210 references in 35 countries (as of March/2009) in Europe, Australia, North America, Latin America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and in South Africa, and about 13 million on-board units (OBUs) and over 11,300 equipped lanes, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned itself as one of the world’s leading suppliers in this specialized arena.
Kapsch TrafficCom AG built the Austrian Truck Tolling System, which went on stream in 2004.
Since 2004 the company established subsidiaries in Moscow, Russia and Slovenia and has entered into a joint venture agreement with Busi Impianti S.p.A., Italy, creating Kapsch-Busi S.p.A.
Since June 26, 2007, 30.3% of Kapsch TrafficCom AG has been listed in the Prime Market on the Vienna Stock Exchange
. 69.7% remains in the possession of Kapsch Group Beteiligungs GmbH. Overall 2.2 million new and 1,16 million old shares were brought to the market. The IPO was 14 times over-subscribed.
In fiscal year 2008/09, Kapsch TrafficCom AG generated a turnover of € 200.3 million, an EBITDA of € 35 million and an EBIT of € 29 million. The result after tax was € 16.4 million.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, is an international Road Telematics, Information Technology and Telecommunications Company. The corporate group, with more than 4,000 employees worldwide generated total revenue of € 829.9 Million ($1,122 Million) as of March 2011 and has invested € 55.8 Million ($ 75.5 Million) in research and development.
Company history
In September 1892 by Johann Kapsch (1845–1921) founded a precision engineering workshop in Vienna, one of whose clients was the Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung (Mailing- and Telegraph-Administration). In 1916 the company changed its name to Telefon- und Telegrafen-Fabriks-Aktiengesellschaft Kapsch & Söhne in Wien ("Telephone and Telegraph Manufacturing Stock Company Kapsch & Sons in Vienna"). During World War I the company produced night sights for the Austrian Model 1895 rifle and carbine. With the growing number of inventions, Kapsch expanded its product range by adding the manufacturing of capacitors, tin tubes and dry batteries. In 1923 Kapsch started to manufacture radios, with the first TV sets following in 1955.After the Second World War, Kapsch was heavily involved in rebuilding the Austrian telephone network
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- From 1978: Focus on digital communications systems — own printed circuit board production.
- 1984: Entry into mobile telephones — Kapsch produces C-network mobile telephones.
- 1985: Kapsch is involved in the introduction of the digital telephone infrastructure in Austria and Hungary. First time deployment of Kapsch's Train Telephone at the Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB).
- 1989 - 1999: Founding of the company's international subsidiaries and representations in Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Slovenia and Croatia.
- 1989: Involvement in the development and introduction of ISDN and GSM technologies.
- 1994: Europe's trains are equipped with Train Radio Systems from Kapsch.
- 1995: Implementation of Austria's EcoPoint System.
- 2000: Acquisition of traffic control technology from BoschRobert Bosch GmbHRobert Bosch GmbH is a multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. It is the world's largest supplier of automotive components...
and SaabSaabSaab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska...
. Subsidiaries and interests are founded in Asia, Australia, South America and South Africa. - 2001: Acquisition of Schrack BusinessCom.
- 2002: The Kapsch Group is organized into three business areas:
- Kapsch BusinessCom AG, is a partner for the implementation of communications solutions for small, medium and large businesses.
- Kapsch CarrierCom AG, is a system innovator of communications technology solutions for operators of fixed, mobile and data networks.
- Kapsch TrafficCom AG, is a service supplier of traffic telematics systems and components for road and rail traffic.
- 2003: Kapsch TrafficCom AG, implements the electronic toll collection system based on microwave technology in Austria.
- 2004: Start of commercial operation of Austria's nationwide truck tolling system. New representative offices in China and a branch office in Croatia are founded.
- 2005: Foundation of the Kapsch Telematic Services GmbH with branch offices in Czech Republic and Hungary.
- 2006: Kapsch TrafficCom AG implements a toll system in Czech Republic.
- 2009: Kapsch TrafficCom AG has been awarded the implementation of the Gauteng tolling project in South Africa.
Kapsch BusinessCom AG (KBC)
In 2001, Kapsch AG bought the majority of former Schrack BusinessCom AG, which was subsequently merged with the Kapsch Enterprise division. As a result of this merger Kapsch BusinessCom AG was founded and expanded its activities and outreach throughout Central Europe. Today, the company has subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Macedonia and Poland.The company is a regional reseller and integration partner to technology companies in the IT, network and telecommunications sector: Cisco
Cisco
Cisco may refer to:Companies:*Cisco Systems, a computer networking company* Certis CISCO, corporatised entity of the former Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation in Singapore...
Gold Certified Partner, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Gold Partner, Aastra Training Provider.
Kapsch BusinessCom AG produces the Card Reader and GINA Box for the Austrian e-Card system, which is placed in doctors’ offices.
Kapsch CarrierCom AG (KCC)
Kapsch CarrierCom AG was founded as the Austria Telecommunication GmbH (AT) in 1982 as a 50% joint venture between the two leading Austrian Telecommunication Companies Kapsch and Schrack. The company was leading the efforts to digitizeDigitizing
Digitizing or digitization is the representation of an object, image, sound, document or a signal by a discrete set of its points or samples. The result is called digital representation or, more specifically, a digital image, for the object, and digital form, for the signal...
the Austrian telephone system. By the end of 1995, Kapsch had acquired the 50% Ericsson-Schrack share and thus became the exclusive owner. In 2000, the AT was renamed Kapsch CarrierCom AG in the course of restructuring the Kapsch Group.
In 2009, the company bought (partly) Croatian company TIS.kis, which produces messaging, device management and mobile content delivery solutions for mobile operators in south European region. Name of the new company is Kapsch TIS as a Kapsch subsidiary in Croatia. In Q3 2009, Croatian company Ring Datacom is 100% acquired by Kapsch TIS. Ring Datatacom is positioned in the field of fraud management and CRM systems.
Kapsch CarrierCom is a System Integrator/Innovator in communication technology solutions for the carriers of fixed, mobile and data networks. The main fields of operation are services and applications for next-generation networks
Next Generation Networking
Next-generation network is a broad term used to describe key architectural evolutions in telecommunication core and access networks. The general idea behind the NGN is that one network transports all information and services by encapsulating these into packets, similar to those used on the...
, OSS
Operations support system
Operations support systems are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such as maintaining network inventory, provisioning services, configuring network...
/BSS services as well as technical consulting service, design, development, construction and integration to the maintenance and operation of entire networks.
In November 2009, Kapsch CarrierCom's joint bid with Ericsson to acquire Nortel's GSM assets was successful. Under the agreements, Ericsson is acquiring certain assets of Nortel's GSM business in North America while Kapsch is paying USD 33 million to acquire most of the remaining assets outside North America.
In 2011, Kapsch announced plans to insource GSM and GSM-R
GSM-R
GSM-R, Global System for Mobile Communications - Railway or GSM-Railway is an international wireless communications standard for railway communication and applications. A sub-system of European Rail Traffic Management System , it is used for communication between train and railway regulation...
production from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Kapsch TrafficCom AG (KTC)
Kapsch TrafficCom AG is an international supplier of intelligent road traffic telematic solutions. The company develops and sells products, systems and services primarily for electronic toll collection (ETC) systemsElectronic toll collection
Electronic toll collection , an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls electronically. It is thus a technological implementation of a road pricing concept...
and specializes in solutions for open road tolling (ORT), multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) and high occupancy tolling (HOT).
In addition, the company supplies traffic management systems, with a focus on road safety and traffic control, and electronic access systems and parking management.
The company, with headquarters in Vienna, has subsidiaries and interests in 23 countries. With over 210 references in 35 countries (as of March/2009) in Europe, Australia, North America, Latin America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and in South Africa, and about 13 million on-board units (OBUs) and over 11,300 equipped lanes, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned itself as one of the world’s leading suppliers in this specialized arena.
Kapsch TrafficCom AG built the Austrian Truck Tolling System, which went on stream in 2004.
Since 2004 the company established subsidiaries in Moscow, Russia and Slovenia and has entered into a joint venture agreement with Busi Impianti S.p.A., Italy, creating Kapsch-Busi S.p.A.
Since June 26, 2007, 30.3% of Kapsch TrafficCom AG has been listed in the Prime Market on the Vienna Stock Exchange
Wiener Börse
The Wiener Börse AG is the only stock exchange in Vienna, Austria, and one of the most established exchanges in Eastern- and Southeastern Europe.-History:...
. 69.7% remains in the possession of Kapsch Group Beteiligungs GmbH. Overall 2.2 million new and 1,16 million old shares were brought to the market. The IPO was 14 times over-subscribed.
In fiscal year 2008/09, Kapsch TrafficCom AG generated a turnover of € 200.3 million, an EBITDA of € 35 million and an EBIT of € 29 million. The result after tax was € 16.4 million.