Siemens COM

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Siemens Communications was the communications and information business of German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG. It is the largest division of Siemens and is divided into Mobile Networks, Fixed Networks and Enterprise business units.

[edit] About Siemens

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in 2006. Founded 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 480,000 people in 190 countries.

[edit] History

As of October 1, 2006 Siemens Communications has been divided into two companies: The Carrier business (mobile networks, fixed networks, carrier services) became Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG and merged with Nokia to form Nokia Siemens Networks LLC.

The Enterprise Division became Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG. As of the 1st October 2008 Siemens Enterprise Communications became a joint venture between Siemens AG and the Gores Group.The company's vision is LifeWorks. Its about creating a seamless collaboration across wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. The end result is a way of working that they call Open Communications. The new IP phones are called OpenStage.

The Wireless Modules business unit of Siemens COM (which designs and manufactures GSM and 3G modules for the M2M markets) moved to Siemens' Automation & Drives division, and is now a stand alone entity known as Cinterion Wireless Modules.

Realitis is a PABX telephone system built in the United Kingdom. It is now branded as Hipath DX. It is the replacement to the popular ISDX PABX, also built by Siemens.