Siemens Communications

Overview

Siemens Communications was a big part of the German company Siemens AG. It focused on two main areas: Mobile Networks and Fixed Networks, and Enterprise.

History

Siemens Communications started in 1998 when many older parts of Siemens AG joined together. The oldest part of this group began with a company called Siemens & Halske Telegraph Construction Company in 1847.

In 2006, Siemens split Siemens Communications into two new companies: Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG and Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG.

Today, the company is known as Siemens Enterprise Communications. This change happened in 2008 with help from the Gores Group. Siemens AG owns 49% and the American partner owns 51%.

History

See also: Siemens AG § History

Siemens Communications started with the Siemens & Halske Telegraph Construction Company, founded by Werner von Siemens in 1847. This company made early telegraph machines that used a needle to show letters, instead of Morse code.

In 1848, they built the first long-distance telegraph line in Europe, stretching 500 km from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main. Over time, Siemens grew through many changes and mergers. By 1966, several parts of Siemens joined together to form one big company called Siemens AG.

In 1978, Siemens created a group called 'Siemens Communication Systems'. By 1998, this became 'Siemens Communications' (or 'Siemens COM'). At this time, it was one of the biggest parts of Siemens, with many workers and sales around the world.

In 2006, Siemens split Siemens Communications into two parts. One part joined with Nokia to make Nokia Siemens Networks, and the other became Siemens Enterprise Communications, working with the Gores Group.