From the beginning until today

Since 1987 Dr.-Ing. Hermann Lentke and Dipl. Ing. Matthias Paiska were engaged in an engineering company, dealing with various tasks in the sector of optical data transmission. At the beginning of 1991 CBL - Communication by light was founded as a limited company.

From the early years until nowadays our company has become a well-known supplier of wireless solutions for private networks in germany. Today we offer free space optics as well as microwave radios in regulated frequency ranges.

Furthermore we are dealing with fast data transmission over optical fibers. This leads to two different product lines: active components for inhouse cabling systems as well as time and wavelenght division multiplexers. A number of these products is developed and produced exclusively for OEM customers.

More than three quarters of our turnover is obtained with proprietary developments. These are complemeted with few external products and an extensive range of services.

 

The supporting pillars of CBL nowadays:

	Wireless solutions for private networks, consisting of planning, development, delivery, installation and maintenance of free space optics.
	CWDM systems for better utilization of dark fiber connections in private and public networks.
	Development and production of OEM products.

 

Principles

First of all our main aim is to satisfy the needs of our customers. A short-term selling success does not count so much, because we know, that our customers a looking for a reliable long-term partnership.

The abilities, wishes and needs of our employees do have a high priotity in our company. Without creativity, motivation and commitment it's not possible to act efficiently.

To secure continous success permanent innovations and investiments are essential. The fundament for this success is a solid economical structure. For this a reasonable equity capital as well as an adequate operating margin is necessary.

As a matter of course we treat our customers, distributors and suppliers as fair and equal as possible. We strive for long lasting cooperations instead of making one-off business.

 

Economic benchmark data

	Turnover in 2004 around 5 Mio Euros
	25 employees, therefrom 7 technicians and 11 engineers
	Participation at CBL s.r.o., Pardubice, Czech Republic
	Total assets around 3 Mio Euros
	Company owned real estate with 1.700 sqm floor space
	Equity-to-assets ratio of 37 %
	Rating: Bürgel under 000927235 and Dun & Bradstreet Deutschland under 34-284-4008