Ascom (company)

Ascom Holding AG

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Type	Public (SIX: ASCN)
Industry	Telecommunication
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Baar, Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden Reston VA, USA
Key people	Fritz Mumenthaler(CEO) Juhani Anttila(President)
Revenue	CHF 459.7 million (2013)
Number of employees	1658 (31 December 2015)
Divisions	Wireless Solutions Network Testing
Website	www.ascom.com

Ascom Holding AG is a telecommunications company specializing in "Mission-Critical Communication". The company focuses on the areas of wireless solutions (customer-specific on-site communications solutions) and network testing (testing and optimization solutions) for mobile networks.

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

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.

Ascom Wireless Solutions is a provider of on-site wireless communications for segments such as hospitals, manufacturing industries, prisons, retail and hotels. The company offers voice and professional messaging communication 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 measure, analyze, and optimize 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.

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