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Naval radiocommunications zation and repair. Attaining the for the third tier means that the service partner is able to support the Rohde & Schwarz was recently ACCESSNET ®-T mobile radio sys- awarded a contract to sup- tem during all project phases, ply and install a radiocommu- from the configuration to the nications system for a heli- end of the warranty period. copter carrier of the British Navy. HMS Clyde will replace two aging vessels and will be used for patrols in the waters around the Falkland Islands. Rohde & Schwarz is cooperating The vessel will be designed with the Munich University of and built by VT Shipbuilding Applied Sciences Ltd UK and will be a succes- sor to the River Class offshore By signing an agreement of patrol vessel already deployed cooperation, Rohde & Schwarz by the UK Royal Navy. The and the Munich University of

Photo: Eurofighter GmbH decision in favor of the radio- Applied Sciences are strength- now with radiocommunications equipment from communications system from ening their existing good inter- Rohde & Schwarz. Rohde & Schwarz was based on action. Rohde & Schwarz will its high reliability and sustained furnish equipment and soft- availability proven by the sys- ware to the Department of tems already in service. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, thus Eurofighter Typhoon with radio- Rohde & Schwarz SIT wins order Rohde & Schwarz already offers significantly promoting the communications equipment for several million euros software-defined systems for educational program at the from Rohde & Schwarz military radiocommunications Munich University of Applied The German armed forces that securely transmit voice Sciences. Rohde & Schwarz received a awarded Rohde & Schwarz and data in combination with follow-up order for supplying SIT GmbH an order worth encryption units. Joint R&D projects are also radiocommunications equip- several million euros for planned. Students at the Uni- ment for tranche 2 of the Euro- ELCRODAT 4-2 encryption versity of Applied Sciences will fighter Typhoon. The com- devices. have the opportunity to pursue pany will equip 236 aircraft internships at Rohde & Schwarz, with two VHF / UHF transceiv- Early last year, the German gain insight into the company as ers each. armed forces, represented New service concept for working students, or write their by the German Federal Office ACCESSNET ®-T mobile radio thesis there. In 1999, Rohde & Schwarz won for Information Management systems the order for supplying radio- and Information Technology communications equipment (IT-AmtBw), ordered multifunc- With the ACCESSNET ®-T for the first tranche of aircraft tion encryption units of this type TETRA mobile radio system of the series. For the present from the Rohde & Schwarz sub- now being used worldwide, tranche, the radiocommunica- sidiary. The order had a vol- R&S BICK Mobilfunk has tions equipment has been mod- ume of five million euros. Ger- expanded its service struc- ernized and is now based on the many’s army, navy and air force tures. Specific on-site sup- successful airborne transceivers will use these modern encryp- port will help reduce response of the R&S ® M3AR family from tion units. The ELCRODAT 4-2 times. R&S BICK Mobilfunk Rohde & Schwarz. can be operated both in mobile was able to enlist local service and stationary mode for encrypt- organizations as partners and In the joint project for the Euro- ing and decrypting analog and provide them with the relevant fighter Typhoon, , the digital messages at all national technical training. United Kingdom, and grades of classified informa- Spain developed Europe‘s most tion. This large-scale order again The new service structure is a advanced combat aircraft of underscores the position of three-tier system. The first tier this class. Delivery of this sec- Rohde & Schwarz SIT GmbH as a includes simple local service ond tranche to the customer leading supplier of professional work, installation and replace- countries is scheduled to start encryption technology in Europe. ment of components. The other in 2008 tiers cover the configuration and diagnostics of the entire net- work as well as system optimi-

58 News from Rohde & Schwarz Number 187 (2005/III) Rohde & Schwarz Japan Rohde & Schwarz opens ­certified to ISO 9001 for its second office in Taiwan Rohde & Schwarz expands its portfolio with ZigBee products ­service center from Frontline Rohde & Schwarz opened The service center of its second office in Taiwan Since January 2004, Rohde & Schwarz has been marketing and Rohde & Schwarz Japan on July 1, 2005. The selling the Bluetooth sniffer from Frontline ®. Rohde & Schwarz has received certification ROHDE & SCHWARZ Taiwan now also distributes the ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 protocol for ISO 9001, the interna- Ltd. Kaohsiung Office is in sniffer from Frontline®. tional standard for qual- charge of all of southern ity management systems. ­Taiwan. Rohde & Schwarz The FTS4ZB ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 Protocol Analyzer and Packet Rohde & Schwarz in Germany established its first Taiwan Sniffer includes the FTS software and the ZigBee ComProbe ® has been certified for ISO 9001 office in Taipei in 2003. The (FIG), which captures the ZigBee packets at the air interface. The in development, production Kaohsiung office with its four ­FrameDecoder™ decodes the protocols down to the bit level and service since 1992. staff members will handle and also allows user-defined decoding of all protocols based on sales in addition to providing IEEE 802.15.4. The FTS software runs under Windows 2000 and XP, The service center was set support and service. and the ComProbe ® is connected via a USB interface. up in Saitama in November 2004 to provide repair, cali- Kaohsiung is located on the Typical ZigBee applications include centralized alarm systems, the bration and maintenance of southwest coast and is the automation of switch-on cycles of household appliances, mon- Rohde & Schwarz products. It home of Taiwan‘s largest com- itoring of weak spots in vehicles, monitoring in supermarkets obtained ISO 9001 certifica- mercial port. Many foreign com- and status messages of medical analyses. The ZigBee sniffer dis- tion only six months after being panies already have established plays the protocols in plain text, making it ideal for R&D and error established. offices there. The city primar- ­diagnostics. ily attracts companies from the In line with the Rohde & Schwarz fields of high-tech engineering, The ZigBee ComProbe® for the strategy to expand its ser- automation and capital goods. FTS4ZB protocol sniffer with vice network to provide cus- USB connector. tomers with on-site service, The new address is: Rohde & Schwarz Japan took ROHDE & SCHWARZ Taiwan Ltd. the necessary steps to furnish Kaohsiung Office its customers with a complete 26F-2, NO. 55, service portfolio ranging from Jhongjheng 3rd Rd., Sinsing sales and technical support to ­District, maintenance. The certification Kaohsiung City 800, Taiwan is proof of the company‘s com- Tel: ++886-7-229-1977 mitment to improving customer Fax:++886-7-226-1577 ­satisfaction.

Dr Amend (Head of Human Resources) welcomes the participants of the Rohde & Schwarz hosts munications and radio T&M. The symposium. VDE meeting participants wanted to know more about technologies such The Association of Electrical as UMTS, WLAN, DVB-H, TETRA Engineering, Electronics and or software defined radio, for Information Technology held example. The professors will its 96th symposium on “aca- incorporate the information demics and practical applica- obtained during the symposium tion”. Rohde & Schwarz hosted in their lectures. the symposium, which was attended by about 70 elec- Rohde & Schwarz and the guests trical engineering professors also discussed what indus- from all over Germany. try expects German universi- ties to teach future engineers. By means of lectures and As a result, the professors were product demonstrations, offered internships and theses Rohde & Schwarz presented for their students. itself and informed the partici- pants about trends in radiocom-

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