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based in Bocholt, Germany. The company is most active in the area of communications technology. Gigaset manufactures DECT telephones. In 2017, it had 930 employees, revenue of 293 million Euro and sales activities in approximately 70 countries. Gigaset is owned by the Goldin Group (>70%) and hence controlled by Hong Kong businessman and entrepreneur

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. Gigaset AG is listed on the Prime Standard of

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and its shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (

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: DE0005156004).

History

Gigaset Communications was established on 1 October 2008, when , a

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firm, acquired 80.2% equity interest in Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co. KG (SHC) from

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for 45 million euros.

Products and services

Gigaset creates numerous products for home and small office use: *Cordless phones: Specializing in

DECT Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (Digital European cordless telecommunications), usually known by the acronym DECT, is a standard primarily used for creating cordless telephone systems. It originated in Europe, where it is the common ...

and

Cat-iq Cordless Advanced Technology—internet and quality (CAT-iq) is a technology initiative from the Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Forum, based on ETSI TS 102 527 New Generation DECT (NG-DECT) European standard series. NG-DECT ...

technology, Gigaset is the European market leader and offers a wide variety of wireless phones (900MHz, 2.4GHz and DECT). *Smartphones: Gigaset GS160, Gigaset GS270, GS290, GX290,GS3,GS4, GS5 *

VoIP phone A VoIP phone or IP phone uses voice over IP technologies for placing and transmitting telephone calls over an IP network, such as the Internet. This is in contrast to a standard phone which uses the traditional public switched telephone network ...

s: A variety of cordless (DECT) VoIP products are available. Certain products offer free calls using gigaset.net SIP network. *Corded phones: The company sells their analog phones by the brand "euroset". *Business telephony: VoIP based corded and cordless DECT/Cat-iq phones, repeaters and

IP PBX An IP PBX ("Internet Protocol private branch exchange") is a system that connects telephone extensions to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and provides internal communication for a business. An IP PBX is a PBX system with IP connectivi ...

solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, sold under the "Gigaset pro" brand. *Smart home / security: sold under "Gigaset elements" brand. The typical system consists of a base station, motion,

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, door and window sensors as well as a siren and camera. The system also offers a plug and a button that can be used to control electrical devices in the house. The devices are connected to the base-station through DECT Ultra Low Energy (DECT-ULE) and the base (a home gateway) is connected to the internet by wired LAN. The user has the ability to get notifications on his smartphone by using a dedicated app (available for Android and iOS). Recent Gigaset and Gigaset pro cordless phones support Cat-iq 2.0 with

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, allowing high-quality calls with a frequency response up to 7 kHz on

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/ SIP phones and home gateways, using the

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codec (dubbed High Definition Sound Performance (HDSP) by Gigaset). Eco Dect and Eco Dect Plus are power-saving technologies used by Gigaset. Energy savings of 60-80% are available using a combination of low-energy switched-mode power supply unit, reduction of transmission power by adjusting transmission power according to the handset's distance to the base station, and switching off radio wave transmission completely when the handset is docked and charging or in standby mode. A

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logo indicates that the product has these features.

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