Andreas Bernhardt

Broadband United GmbH (BroadU) is a young & innovative company that is working to develop products to improve the transmission properties of traditional telephone cables (twisted pairs) used in the local loop. For example, solutions from BroadU can help telephone companies to significantly improve the range and quality of DSL signals. IFC prototypes can reduce crosstalk interference on telephone cables. For DSL signals, this means up to 40% more range as well as significantly higher data speeds. These figures have been confirmed in field trials. In July 2008, BroadU won the Northern Bavarian Business Plan Competition 2008 (BPWN) with its IFC technology.

Siemens Communications Group provides telecommunications services. The company offers Internet infrastructure, electronic equipment, and wireless communications services. Siemens Communications Group is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG supplies customers worldwide with a range of telecommunications network equipment and software used to build public and private switching systems. It also provides network planning, systems integration and facility management services. Services and products are provided to telecommunications service providers, ISPs, large-volume enterprise customers and smaller businesses. Customers include Deutsche Telekom, Arcor, NetCologne and the German federal armed forces. The company is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

ND SatCom AG develops and manufactures satellite communication equipment systems and solutions. It is a global supplier of satellite based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions. The company technologies are deployed in broadcast, enterprise, telecom, media, internet, government and military environments worldwide. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Immenstaad, Germany.

Euro-Druckservice GmbH provides printing services. It specializes in books, magazines and journals, as well as advertising materials. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Passau, Germany.

Unify Management GmbH provided open source communications and business process optimization solutions. The company was founded in 2008 and was headquartered in Munich, Germany.