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Siemens Home and Offi ce
Communication Devices (SHC)
SHC develops and produces high-quality products for home communica-
tions – everything from cordless and fi xed line phones, Voice-over-IP
products and WIMAX devices to home media products and broadband
devices. We also provide a broad array of associated software solutions.
In the fall of 2007, we migrated our Gigaset portfolio of cordless phones and broadband devices to
ECO DECT and ECO broadband – thereby making a major contribution to environmental and climate pro-
tection. The new products, which are highly energy-effi cient, allow a variable reduction in transmission
power. Using innovative switched-mode power supplies, they consume up to 60 percent less energy than
devices with conventional linear power supplies. Optimized display lighting, an intelligent battery-charg-
ing management system and ECO DECT functions also reduce energy consumption and guarantee sub-
stantially longer standby and talk times.
For several Gigaset generations now, the amount of transmission power required to operate our cordless
phones has been directly proportionate to the distance between the base station and the handset. In our
new phones, the power required decreases to almost zero when the handset is replaced in the base station.
Some models also feature a user-activated ECO mode that can slash transmission power 80 percent. In our
new broadband products, software supports the manual adjustment of transmission power by 25, 50 and
75 percent as well as the complete deactivation of the WLAN transmitter. As these innovations show, we’re
continuing to rigorously implement our environmental program, which encompasses our manufacturing
processes as well as our products. In September 2007, we received DIN EN ISO 14001 certifi cation for our
environmental management system.
Formed on October 1, 2005 from the Cordless Products Division of Siemens’ former Communications
Group, SHC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG. Headquartered in Munich, we’re active in more
than 69 countries. Our primary production facility is located in Bocholt, Germany, where Gigaset products
are manufactured in accordance with the highest environmental and quality standards. We’re the world
market leader in DECT phones and No. 2 in ADSL modems and gateways. We also have a leading position
in user-friendly Voice-over-IP cordless phones and related services. Again in 2007, several of our Gigaset
models received IF and Red Dot awards for their high-quality design.
We’ve minimized
the environmental
impact of our energy-
effi cient Gigaset
phones not only by
reducing their power
consumption but also
by optimizing the
processes involved
in their production.
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