This presentation describes the VAD Video-Audio-Design GmbH Dresden, its profile and business units.

1. VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Company Presentation Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Michael Strey Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
VAD Video-Audio-Design GmbH
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
December 2008 Customers and
Partners
Summary

2. Corporate Information
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Domicile in the City of Dresden.
Founded in 1992 as successor of the development Introduction
Facts
department of the combine RFT. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
18 employees, most of them engineers; manufacturing Development
of prototypes in house Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Well structured, certified according to ISO 9001:2000. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Shareholders
Products
Dr.-Ing. Arnim Rau: 20% (founder and managing DAB/DMB
DVB-T
director till 1999) Customers and
Michael Strey: 80% (managing director since 1999) Partners
Summary
Volume of sales: ca. 1.3 million EUR
Worldwide represented by sales partners

3. Corporate Information
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Domicile in the City of Dresden.
Founded in 1992 as successor of the development Introduction
Facts
department of the combine RFT. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
18 employees, most of them engineers; manufacturing Development
of prototypes in house Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Well structured, certified according to ISO 9001:2000. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Shareholders
Products
Dr.-Ing. Arnim Rau: 20% (founder and managing DAB/DMB
DVB-T
director till 1999) Customers and
Michael Strey: 80% (managing director since 1999) Partners
Summary
Volume of sales: ca. 1.3 million EUR
Worldwide represented by sales partners

4. Corporate Information
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Domicile in the City of Dresden.
Founded in 1992 as successor of the development Introduction
Facts
department of the combine RFT. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
18 employees, most of them engineers; manufacturing Development
of prototypes in house Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Well structured, certified according to ISO 9001:2000. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Shareholders
Products
Dr.-Ing. Arnim Rau: 20% (founder and managing DAB/DMB
DVB-T
director till 1999) Customers and
Michael Strey: 80% (managing director since 1999) Partners
Summary
Volume of sales: ca. 1.3 million EUR
Worldwide represented by sales partners

5. Corporate Information
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Domicile in the City of Dresden.
Founded in 1992 as successor of the development Introduction
Facts
department of the combine RFT. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
18 employees, most of them engineers; manufacturing Development
of prototypes in house Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Well structured, certified according to ISO 9001:2000. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Shareholders
Products
Dr.-Ing. Arnim Rau: 20% (founder and managing DAB/DMB
DVB-T
director till 1999) Customers and
Michael Strey: 80% (managing director since 1999) Partners
Summary
Volume of sales: ca. 1.3 million EUR
Worldwide represented by sales partners

6. Corporate Information
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Domicile in the City of Dresden.
Founded in 1992 as successor of the development Introduction
Facts
department of the combine RFT. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
18 employees, most of them engineers; manufacturing Development
of prototypes in house Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Well structured, certified according to ISO 9001:2000. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Shareholders
Products
Dr.-Ing. Arnim Rau: 20% (founder and managing DAB/DMB
DVB-T
director till 1999) Customers and
Michael Strey: 80% (managing director since 1999) Partners
Summary
Volume of sales: ca. 1.3 million EUR
Worldwide represented by sales partners

7. Corporate Information
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Domicile in the City of Dresden.
Founded in 1992 as successor of the development Introduction
Facts
department of the combine RFT. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
18 employees, most of them engineers; manufacturing Development
of prototypes in house Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Well structured, certified according to ISO 9001:2000. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Shareholders
Products
Dr.-Ing. Arnim Rau: 20% (founder and managing DAB/DMB
DVB-T
director till 1999) Customers and
Michael Strey: 80% (managing director since 1999) Partners
Summary
Volume of sales: ca. 1.3 million EUR
Worldwide represented by sales partners

8. Corporate Information
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Domicile in the City of Dresden.
Founded in 1992 as successor of the development Introduction
Facts
department of the combine RFT. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
18 employees, most of them engineers; manufacturing Development
of prototypes in house Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Well structured, certified according to ISO 9001:2000. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Shareholders
Products
Dr.-Ing. Arnim Rau: 20% (founder and managing DAB/DMB
DVB-T
director till 1999) Customers and
Michael Strey: 80% (managing director since 1999) Partners
Summary
Volume of sales: ca. 1.3 million EUR
Worldwide represented by sales partners

9. Business Segments
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Digital Broadcasting
Introduction
Devices for monitoring Facts
Business Segments
RF Development Services Unique
of DAB/DMB qualification
transmitters Development
Frontends Services of VAD
Coverage measuring Channel Sounder
(transmitter, receiver) (Example)
Frequency
devices for DAB/DMB Standards
(Example)
Tuners
and DVB-T Products
Frequency standards DAB/DMB
OEM receiver DVB-T
Radio modules modules, services Customers and
Partners
Repeaters for Summary
DAB/DMB

10. Business Segments
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Digital Broadcasting
Introduction
Devices for monitoring Facts
Business Segments
RF Development Services Unique
of DAB/DMB qualification
transmitters Development
Frontends Services of VAD
Coverage measuring Channel Sounder
(transmitter, receiver) (Example)
Frequency
devices for DAB/DMB Standards
(Example)
Tuners
and DVB-T Products
Frequency standards DAB/DMB
OEM receiver DVB-T
Radio modules modules, services Customers and
Partners
Repeaters for Summary
DAB/DMB

11. What is the special qualification of VAD as
provider of development services? VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Capacity VAD is not a one-person engineering consultant Introduction
Facts
but as well non of the big players who hire their Business Segments
Unique
specialists from project to project. qualification
Development
Versatileness We have not only RF engineers working at Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
VAD but as well specialists for digital hardware, (Example)
Frequency
controller programming, application Standards
(Example)
programming and communications engineering. Products
DAB/DMB
Quality We are engineers who want to have fun with DVB-T
Customers and
their work. This in only possible with satisfied Partners
customers. Summary

12. What is the special qualification of VAD as
provider of development services? VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Capacity VAD is not a one-person engineering consultant Introduction
Facts
but as well non of the big players who hire their Business Segments
Unique
specialists from project to project. qualification
Development
Versatileness We have not only RF engineers working at Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
VAD but as well specialists for digital hardware, (Example)
Frequency
controller programming, application Standards
(Example)
programming and communications engineering. Products
DAB/DMB
Quality We are engineers who want to have fun with DVB-T
Customers and
their work. This in only possible with satisfied Partners
customers. Summary

13. What is the special qualification of VAD as
provider of development services? VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Capacity VAD is not a one-person engineering consultant Introduction
Facts
but as well non of the big players who hire their Business Segments
Unique
specialists from project to project. qualification
Development
Versatileness We have not only RF engineers working at Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
VAD but as well specialists for digital hardware, (Example)
Frequency
controller programming, application Standards
(Example)
programming and communications engineering. Products
DAB/DMB
Quality We are engineers who want to have fun with DVB-T
Customers and
their work. This in only possible with satisfied Partners
customers. Summary

14. What is the special qualification of VAD as
provider of development services? VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Capacity VAD is not a one-person engineering consultant Introduction
Facts
but as well non of the big players who hire their Business Segments
Unique
specialists from project to project. qualification
Development
Versatileness We have not only RF engineers working at Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
VAD but as well specialists for digital hardware, (Example)
Frequency
controller programming, application Standards
(Example)
programming and communications engineering. Products
DAB/DMB
Quality We are engineers who want to have fun with DVB-T
Customers and
their work. This in only possible with satisfied Partners
customers. Summary

15. What is the special qualification of VAD as
provider of development services? VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Capacity VAD is not a one-person engineering consultant Introduction
Facts
but as well non of the big players who hire their Business Segments
Unique
specialists from project to project. qualification
Development
Versatileness We have not only RF engineers working at Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
VAD but as well specialists for digital hardware, (Example)
Frequency
controller programming, application Standards
(Example)
programming and communications engineering. Products
DAB/DMB
Quality We are engineers who want to have fun with DVB-T
Customers and
their work. This in only possible with satisfied Partners
customers. Summary

16. RF Frontends for Radio Channel Sounders
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Channel Sounder
Introduction
Scientific devices for measuring and recording the complex Facts
Business Segments
channel impulse response of a radio channel. Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
essential business area of VAD since 1992 Channel Sounder
(Example)
Cooperation with company MEDAV Digitale Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Signalverarbeitung Products
DAB/DMB
Design and manufacturing of customer-specific DVB-T
individual items Customers and
Partners
Customers are mobile radio trusts, universities and Summary
institutes all over the world

17. RF Frontends for Radio Channel Sounders
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Channel Sounder
Introduction
Scientific devices for measuring and recording the complex Facts
Business Segments
channel impulse response of a radio channel. Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
essential business area of VAD since 1992 Channel Sounder
(Example)
Cooperation with company MEDAV Digitale Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Signalverarbeitung Products
DAB/DMB
Design and manufacturing of customer-specific DVB-T
individual items Customers and
Partners
Customers are mobile radio trusts, universities and Summary
institutes all over the world

18. RF Frontends for Radio Channel Sounders
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Summary

19. Rubidium Frequency Standards as
Sub-Systems VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Figure: Desktop
Customers and
Figure: 3 height
device Partners
unit module
Figure: VXI device Summary

20. UMODIR
Universal Measuring System for Digital Audio Broadcasting
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Summary
Introduced in 2000
Available for rental

21. DAB-Tester
Simple Check of Quality of Service
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Summary
Introduced in 2000
Successor in preparation

22. DAB-Monitor
The on-site monitoring receiver for surveillance of DAB/DMB
VAD
transmitters
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Introduced in 2003 Summary
More than 360 devices in permanent operation

23. DAB Coverager
Mobile coverage measuring—reference receiver
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Summary
Introduced in 2007

24. BRAV-III/L
On-channel repeaters for DAB/DMB in VHF and L-band
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Summary
Since 1998
Multiple re-works

25. UEB 400
DAB(+)/DMB Receiver
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Summary
Introduced in 2008
Replacing Philips DAB752 in VADs devices
Available as device or OEM module resp.

26. DT3
Mobile test of quality of service
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Summary
Introduced in 2004
Available for rental

27. SAM-Rx 100
Analysis of Quality of Service
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
Facts
Business Segments
Unique
qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Partners
Introduced in 2007
Summary
Co-operation with Decontis

28. Partners
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
SomerData Facts
Business Segments
Unique
VAD is SomerDatas exclusive representative in Germany. qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Ingenieurbüro Mulka Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
The Dresden DAB Cluster Standards
(Example)
Products
Decontis DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Co-operation in the field of DVB-H/T Partners
Summary

29. Partners
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
SomerData Facts
Business Segments
Unique
VAD is SomerDatas exclusive representative in Germany. qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Ingenieurbüro Mulka Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
The Dresden DAB Cluster Standards
(Example)
Products
Decontis DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Co-operation in the field of DVB-H/T Partners
Summary

30. Partners
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
SomerData Facts
Business Segments
Unique
VAD is SomerDatas exclusive representative in Germany. qualification
Development
Services of VAD
Ingenieurbüro Mulka Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
The Dresden DAB Cluster Standards
(Example)
Products
Decontis DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Customers and
Co-operation in the field of DVB-H/T Partners
Summary

31. References
VAD
Company
Regional offices of ARD (public broadcaster in
Michael Strey
Germany)
Introduction
Swisscom Broadcast (Switzerland) Facts
Business Segments
SRG/SSR idee Suisse (Switzerland) Unique
qualification
TDF Media & Broadcast Development
Services of VAD
BMW Channel Sounder
(Example)
Frequency
Arqiva (UK) Standards
(Example)
Broadcast Service Denmark Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Institut für Rundfunktechnik (Germany)
Customers and
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (Korea) Partners
Summary
ETRI (Korea)
MEDAV Digitale Signalverarbeitung GmbH in
Uttenreuth (Germany)

32. Summary
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
VAD is your capable partner for RF development Facts
services. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
VAD as a worldwide distinguished manufacturer of Development
Services of VAD
measuring devices for digital broadcasting can offer you Channel Sounder
(Example)
complex turn-key solutions. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Internet www.vadgmbh.de Customers and
Partners
Contact strey@vadgmbh.de
Summary

33. Summary
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
VAD is your capable partner for RF development Facts
services. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
VAD as a worldwide distinguished manufacturer of Development
Services of VAD
measuring devices for digital broadcasting can offer you Channel Sounder
(Example)
complex turn-key solutions. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Internet www.vadgmbh.de Customers and
Partners
Contact strey@vadgmbh.de
Summary

34. Summary
VAD
Company
Michael Strey
Introduction
VAD is your capable partner for RF development Facts
services. Business Segments
Unique
qualification
VAD as a worldwide distinguished manufacturer of Development
Services of VAD
measuring devices for digital broadcasting can offer you Channel Sounder
(Example)
complex turn-key solutions. Frequency
Standards
(Example)
Products
DAB/DMB
DVB-T
Internet www.vadgmbh.de Customers and
Partners
Contact strey@vadgmbh.de
Summary