Kapsch CarrierCom AG
| Industry | IT |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002[1] |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
Key people |
Kari Kapsch (CEO) Thomas Schöpf (COO) Michael Kleinhagauer (CTO)[2] |
| Products | Network systems integration |
| Revenue | 170,2 Mio. EUR (Fiscal Year 2013/14)[3] |
Number of employees | 740 (Fiscal Year 2013/14)[3] |
| Website | www.kapschcarrier.com |
Kapsch CarrierCom is a global system integrator and supplier of end-to-end telecommunications solutions for public and railway operators, urban transport organizations and companies seeking real-time asset management solutions. The company generated a total revenue of €170,2 million as of March 2014 with 740 employees worldwide. The headquarters are located in Vienna, Austria and has subsidiaries in more than 20 countries around the globe.[4] The management board consists of Kari Kapsch (CEO), Thomas Schöpf (COO) and Michael Kleinhagauer (CTO).[2]
Milestones
- 1982: Kapsch CarrierCom is established as Austria Telecommunication by Kapsch and Schrack and becomes a leading supplier for telecommunication solutions.[1]
- 1989: Kapsch opens up new subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, among others.[1]
- 1995: Kapsch purchases Ericsson-Schrack’s fifty percent stake of Austria Telecommunication.[1]
- 2002: Austria Telecommunication is renamed Kapsch CarrierCom and becomes part of the Kapsch Group.[1]
- 2005 – 2008: Establishment of subsidiaries in Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, Belarus and Macedonia.[1]
- 2009: Expansion through acquisitions of TIS Kis d.o.o. and Ring Datacom d.o.o. in Croatia.[1]
- 2010: Acquisition of parts of the Carrier Networks Division of Nortel including the GSM technology for EMEA and Taiwan and the GSM-R technology for the global market.[5]
- 2011: Kapsch CarrierCom executes the first GSM-R call in Africa over a 1,000 km distance and migrates a major telecom provider’s fixed network to next-generation VoIP technology.[1]
- 2012: More than 70,000 track-kilometers are covered with Kapsch CarrierCom‘s GSM-R technology.[1]
Business segments
Kapsch CarrierCom offers solutions for four different business segments:
| Public Operators |
|---|
| Products and end-to-end OSS/BSS systems, next generation services and applications, delivery platforms and mediation, core network solutions, as well as access and transmission solutions[6] |
| Railways |
|---|
| Leading supplier of end-to-end railway telecommunications solutions, from GSM-R core and access networks to terminals such as cab radios and the full professional services spectrum[7] |
| Public Transport |
|---|
| Critical communication solutions for urban public transport, based on the TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) technology[8] |
| Machine Networks |
|---|
| Intelligent asset management solutions through Machine-to-Machine communications[9] |
Kapsch Group
Kapsch CarrierCom is part of the Kapsch Group, which is split into three business areas:
- Kapsch CarrierCom: Global system integrator and supplier of end-to-end telco solutions for public and railway operators, urban transport and companies seeking real-time asset management solutions.
- Kapsch TrafficCom: International supplier of technology, solutions and services for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) market.
- Kapsch BusinessCom: System integrator for state-of-the-art telecom and network enterprise solutions, as well as provider of IT solutions.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 History
- 1 2 http://www.kapsch.net/kcc/about_us/who_is_who Who is who
- 1 2 http://www.kapsch.net/KapschGroup/downloads/reports/KAG_Annual_report_2012-13_EN Kapsch Group Annual Report
- ↑ http://www.kapsch.net/kcc/about_us About us
- ↑ http://www.kapsch.net/kcc/Press/kcc_100401_pr
- ↑ http://www.kapsch.net/kcc/Portfolio/portfolio_public_operators Public Operator Portfolio
- ↑ http://www.kapsch.net/kcc/Portfolio/portfolio_railways
- ↑ http://www.kapsch.net/kcc/Portfolio/portfolio_public_transport Public Transport Portfolio
- ↑ http://www.kapsch.net/kcc/Portfolio/portfolio_machine_networks Machine Networks Portfolio
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