Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) is a designer and manufacturer of wireless and broadcast cable solutions and accessories.
in 1951, Hackethal-Hannover developed the world's first RF power cable with corrugated coaxial transmission lines.
Specialist in custom tube bending, ATB Co. built the engine manifold for Lindberg's "Spirit of Saint Louis".
In 1933, James Lawrence Bernard Jr., student of Guglielmo Marconi, founded the Communication Product Company (CPC) in New Jersey, USA which later took the name of Celwave.
and Cablewave in the United States, form a global entity to serve the world market called the RFS Group.
In parallel, Câble de Lyon, a subsidiary of CGE (Companie Générale d'Electricité) acquires Kabelmetal and becomes the new legal owner of RFS.
In 1991, CGE becomes Alcatel-Alsthom and subsequently Câbles de Lyon becomes Alcatel Câble, RFS Group remained part of it.
In 1999, Cablewave, Celwave, and RFS merge worldwide operations and form Radio Frequency Systems, a global company, becoming holder of 100% of the capital of the subsidiaries comprising RFS Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Cablewave US, Celwave in US, Denmark and France - with Alcatel as parent company.
RFS is honored in the 60th Annual Emmy Awards for its pioneering work on "adjacent channel combiners" for TV broadcasting in 2009.