Over the course of six decades, TESAT has developed in-depth expertise in manufacturing of payload equipment for communication satel-lites and has established itself as a clear Euro-pean market leader. On its 60,000m² premises in Backnang, Germany, about 1,000 employ-ees develop, assemble, integrate, and test sys-tems and equipment for telecommunication via satellite. Our product offerings encompass highly relia-ble equipment as for example the travelling wave tube amplifiers, multiplexers, waveguide switches, and modulators, which along with complete systems are delivered globally to all leading satellite manufacturers. Therefore, we offer the complete communication technology necessary, to for example emit television sig-nals over the antenna of a satellite to each household. More than half of all communication satellites in orbit have TESAT equipment on board. We are convinced that in future global commu-nication will only be viable with the incorpora-tion of space. Therefore, as the first organiza-tion in the world, we are developing and deliv-ering equipment for optical broadband commu-nication in space. Using laser, these terminals can transmit data and images between satellites and from satellites to earth. Advantages of laser communication are, for example, the high transfer rate of 5.5 Gbps (equivalent to 200,000 pages of information per second) and its stability. Given our competitive position in the commer-cial satellite market and the quality standards required of us there, our products are now used more frequently in the various satellite-based systems of the security and defense sec-tors in Germany, Europe, and the United States. In addition to our technical expertise, we culti-vate our standing in Backnang through social engagement and by supporting public projects.
