PROFILE

For more than a century, the brand TELEFUNKEN has stood for inventions and innovations in the fields of consumer electronics and industrial goods. As well as reflecting the basic principles of German engineering, our devices combine classic functional design with high quality and user-friendly operation.

Even today, this promise to perform and the trust it generates among our customers still ensure a strong global image and high level of awareness, coupled with commercial success. A position which is continually expanded and strengthened in tandem with companies belonging to our TELEFUNKEN Partner Alliance, a worldwide network of independent enterprises operating in the sectors of television, video, audio, smart devices, small and large household appliances, smart home, energy and more.

Independent business operations in the industrial sector also remain firmly ingrained in our DNA today. In fast-growing companies like TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik and TELEFUNKEN Security Systems GmbH, we develop products and business ideas, entirely in the spirit of our founding fathers, using these to set new standards in growth markets.

Telefunken Management Board

TELEFUNKEN HISTORY

Since "TELEFUNKEN Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie mbH" (Wireless Telegraphy Company Limited) was founded in 1903, the TELEFUNKEN brand has been viewed as a gem of German industry.

As a pioneer in the development of techniques for wireless information transmission, TELEFUNKEN quickly became a successful enterprise under Kaiser Wilhelm II, having a significant influence on the development of radio and communication engineering worldwide. With transmitters and receivers for radiotelegraphy and radio broadcasting, as well as both wireless and wired transmission technology, the foundation was also laid for taking over a leading role in the development of radar engineering.

One of the greatest successes achieved by the TELEFUNKEN brand was, moreover, the invention of color television based on the PAL system, which even today is still at the core of every TV set in many parts of the world.

It is precisely this power and determination in creatively using innovations to solve everyday problems and in our business activities that still urges us to preserve TELEFUNKEN and make it an experience for coming generations.

TELEFUNKEN PARTNER ALLIANCE

Formed in 2009, this unique community of globally active licensees offers a platform for creating synergies based on a constant exchange of information and a global network.

Some thirty-five companies are currently partners in this globally active alliance. Producing and marketing TELEFUNKEN products in over 120 countries, they ensure by virtue of their commitment and self-image that the traditional brand values of TELEFUNKEN are upheld.

The right to use our TELEFUNKEN brand, along with numerous support services, allows Partner Alliance members to benefit from swift market entry and profitable growth, while also setting them clearly apart from the competition.

2010

Launch of the worlds first High-definition multi-media player, PMP-Player, and the T9HD.

2009

Foundation of the TELEFUNKEN Partner Alliance.

2007

Acquisition of the trademark rights TELEFUNKEN by Live Holding AG.

1988

First version of the Two-way Radio, developed by AEG-Telefunken for Lufthansa Airlines.

1979

The name of the overall company was changed to AEG-Telefunken Aktiengesellschaft on June 21, 1979.

1978

Development of the first lingual computers. It was named “Oskar”.

1977

Implementation of the FMS Radio Communication System for Highway Police.

1972

Founding year of the TELEFUNKEN TV & Radio Corporation, with headquarters in Hannover.

1970

World premiere of the audio-visual System TED (TelevisionDisc), creation of the mechanical digital Data Storage Device, the Mini-Disc.

1967

Presentation of two Television sets at the IFA Berlin, one in black/white, one in color, using the Tri PAL System.

1962

Invention of PAL. Start of research & production of solar cells for use in aerospace.

1959

Development of Telefunken Super Computers, the TR4 and TR 440, in use until 1985.

1956

First Traffic Radar System, brought to you by Telefunken.

1951

Telefunken produces the first Television, the Type FE 8.

1950

With its Teleport I (and II), TELEFUNKEN presented the first portable mobile radio devices following the Second World War.

1941

Before and after the Second World War, Telefunken was the leader in electronic communications.

1936

Prof. Dr. Walter Bruch developed the first electronic television camera, with which he used for a live broadcast of the Olympic Summer Games in Berlin in 1936.

1935

During the eighth Grand German Radio Exhibition in Berin, Telefunken presented the Worlds first "Magnetophon" Voice Recorders.

1932

Invention of the Hexode (Elektronenröhre)

1928

On October 31, 1928, during the fifth Grand German Radio Exhibition in Berlin, Telefunken presented a television set with the Karolus-Telefunken system in public for the first time.

1925

Telefunken’s first broadcast.

1923

Telefunken began its production of radios.

1903

Under the advice of Emporer Wilhelm II, two rival research groups, the Siemens & Halske GmbH and the radio-telegraphy department of AEG, merged on May 27, 1903, to form the "Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie mbH".

2010

Launch of the worlds first High-definition multi-media player, PMP-Player, and the T9HD.

2009

Foundation of the TELEFUNKEN Partner Alliance.

2007

Acquisition of the trademark rights TELEFUNKEN by Live Holding AG.

1988

First version of the Two-way Radio, developed by AEG-Telefunken for Lufthansa Airlines.

1979

The name of the overall company was changed to AEG-Telefunken Aktiengesellschaft on June 21, 1979.

1978

Development of the first lingual computers. It was named “Oskar”.

1977

Implementation of the FMS Radio Communication System for Highway Police.

1972

Founding year of the TELEFUNKEN TV & Radio Corporation, with headquarters in Hannover.

1970

World premiere of the audio-visual System TED (TelevisionDisc), creation of the mechanical digital Data Storage Device, the Mini-Disc.

1967

Presentation of two Television sets at the IFA Berlin, one in black/white, one in color, using the Tri PAL System.

1962

Invention of PAL. Start of research & production of solar cells for use in aerospace.

1959

Development of Telefunken Super Computers, the TR4 and TR 440, in use until 1985.

1956

First Traffic Radar System, brought to you by Telefunken.

1953

Radar Technology (1958 to 1962 Radar Station at Hamburg harbor).

1951

Telefunken produces the first Television, the Type FE 8.

1950

With its Teleport I (and II), TELEFUNKEN presented the first portable mobile radio devices following the Second World War.

1941

Before and after the Second World War, Telefunken was the leader in electronic communications.

1936

Prof. Dr. Walter Bruch developed the first electronic television camera, with which he used for a live broadcast of the Olympic Summer Games in Berlin in 1936.

1935

During the eighth Grand German Radio Exhibition in Berin, Telefunken presented the Worlds first "Magnetophon" Voice Recorders.

1932

Invention of the Hexode (Elektronenröhre)

1928

On October 31, 1928, during the fifth Grand German Radio Exhibition in Berlin, Telefunken presented a television set with the Karolus-Telefunken system in public for the first time.

1925

Telefunken’s first broadcast.

1923

Telefunken began its production of radios.

1903

Under the advice of Emporer Wilhelm II, two rival research groups, the Siemens & Halske GmbH and the radio-telegraphy department of AEG, merged on May 27, 1903, to form the "Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie mbH".

PROFILE

For more than a century, the brand TELEFUNKEN has stood for inventions and innovations in the fields of consumer electronics and industrial goods. As well as reflecting the basic principles of German engineering, our devices combine classic functional design with high quality and user-friendly operation.

From the beginning, the people and companies behind the TELEFUNKEN brand were primarily driven by the goal and technical enthusiasm to capture and transmit images, sound, and data over small and large distances as fast as possible and in the best quality.

The current devices manufactured and offered by our licensees under the TELEFUNKEN brand combine classic functional design with high quality and user-friendly operation. Based on the history of the brand, one major product focus is still the TV and audio sector with elegant, versatile, and acoustically excellent devices.

Even today, this promise to perform and the trust it generates among consumers still ensure a strong global image and high level of awareness, coupled with commercial success. A position which is continually expanded and strengthened in tandem with companies belonging to our TELEFUNKEN Partner Alliance, a worldwide network of independent enterprises operating in the sectors of television, video, audio, smart devices, small and large household appliances, smart home, energy and more.

Telefunken Management Board

TELEFUNKEN HISTORY

Since the market entry and foundation of the first TELEFUNKEN company in 1903, the TELEFUNKEN brand has been viewed as a gem of German industry.

As a pioneer in the development of techniques for wireless information transmission, TELEFUNKEN quickly became a successful enterprise under Kaiser Wilhelm II, having a significant influence on the development of radio and communication engineering worldwide. With transmitters and receivers for radiotelegraphy and radio broadcasting, as well as both wireless and wired transmission technology, the foundation was also laid for taking over a leading role in the development of radar engineering.

One of the greatest successes achieved by the TELEFUNKEN brand was, moreover, the invention of color television based on the PAL system, which even today is still at the core of every TV set in many parts of the world.

It is precisely this power and determination in creatively using innovations to solve everyday problems and in our business activities that still urges us to preserve TELEFUNKEN and make it an experience for coming generations.

TELEFUNKEN PARTNER ALLIANCE

Today, the company TELEFUNKEN Licenses GmbH, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, is the owner of rights in and to the brand TELEFUNKEN. The enterprises of the TELEFUNKEN Partner Alliance, a worldwide network of independent licensees, develop and distribute in line with the brand values a wide product portfolio, e.g., TV, audio, video, small and major domestic appliances.

The TELEFUNKEN Partner Alliance offers a platform for creating synergies based on a constant exchange of information and a global network.

About 30 licensees are currently partners in this globally active alliance. Producing and marketing TELEFUNKEN branded products in over 120 countries, they ensure by virtue of their commitment and self-image that the traditional brand values of TELEFUNKEN are upheld.

The right to use our TELEFUNKEN brand, along with support services, allows Partner Alliance members to benefit from swift market entry and profitable growth, while also setting them clearly apart from the competition.