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1892
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Founded
Johann Kapsch founds a precision workshop in Wien (Vienna, Austria)
for producing Morse telegraph devices and telephones.
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1914
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WWI
During WWI (1914-1918) Kapsch develops telephone and radio equipment
for the Army.
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1923
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Radio
Kapsch enters the radio manufacturing business with the Pioneer L receiver.
Kapsch is also the co-founder of Radio Verkehrs AG (RAVAG).
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1930
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Television
First demonstration with television transmission and reception in Austria,
from the Kapsch pavillion at the Vienna Trade Fair.
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1939
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WWII
During WWII, Austria is part of the German Third Reich and produces
radio equipment
and radio direction finding
equipment for the German Army.
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1941
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Gürtelpeiler
Development of a range of radio direction finders for the German Army,
ranging from mobile and portable solutions to the so-called
Gürtelpeiler,
which can be hidden under the operator's clothing.
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1946
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Telephone
After WWII, Kapsch plays a key role in the reconstruction
of the public telephone network, together with the Austrian Post.
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1948
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Exchange
Development of the first nation-wide direct-dial telephone exchange,
which is first used in 1950 in Eferding (Austria).
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1950
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Portable radio
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1955
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B/W TV
Television is becomming a household item and Kapsch introduces its
first black-and-white television set, the TFS-56.
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1958
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Capri
Release of the first all-transistor portable radio named 'Capri'.
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1965
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Dial
Development of low-noise dialing disk for telephone sets.
Remains in use until the 1980s.
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1967
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Colour TV
Presentation of the first Kapsch colour television set: the Chromatic.
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1969
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OHS
Development of an OHS system for semi-electronic telephone exchange
system operation.
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1970
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Train radio
Installation of train radio for the Austrian Railways ÖBB.
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1972
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Batteries
Development of batteries with non-leak guarantee.
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1978
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Digital
Development and production of digital communications equipment,
to bring Austria into the digital telephony age.
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1979
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Radar
Development and production of the medium-range radar system 'Koralpe'.
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1980
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Schrack
Start of digital telephony in Austria with 'Schrack'.
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1984
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Mobile telephony
Kapsch enters the mobile telephony market with systems for the Austrian
Army and the Austrial Railways.
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1989
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Subsidaries
Expansion into Eastern Europe with new offices in Hungary,
the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Slovenia and Croatia.
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1991
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GSM
First telephone call in Austria on the new digital mobile network GSM.
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1994
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Trains
Installation of communications systems in trains in several European countries.
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1999
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Toll systems
Implementation of the world's first electronic toll system for multi-lane
free-flow traffic, in Melbourne (Australia).
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2002
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Restructuring
Kapsch restructures its activities into three autonomous organisations:
Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Kapsch BusinessCom AG and Kapsch CarrierCom AG.
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2003
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Truck toll system
Implementation of the world's largest electronic truck toll system in Austria.
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2013
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TETRA
Kapsch enters the market for communications solutions based on TETRA
technology.
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