references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . february 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message avm gmbh type private industry networking founded 1986 founder johannes nill peter faxel ulrich m ller albring j rg detlef gebert headquarters berlin germany products broadband modems routers revenue euro 400 mi . 2015 number of employees 570 2015 website www.avm.de avm is a consumer electronics company founded in 1986 in berlin germany . the company produces communications networking devices such as dsl isdn wireless and voip products . it had sales of 250 million in 2012 with 450 employees . it is well known for its popular fritz box series . contents 1 products 2 history 3 see also 4 references 5 external links products edit avm fritz box 7390 from 2009 avm is popular in germany . it sells isdn cards in an avm line dsl cards routers modems wlan and networking products fritz box home networking for dsl cable ftth and lte . fritz fon hd telephony internet services and music for the fritz box . fritz wlan range extender and usb wlan sticks . fritz powerline fritz powerline expands home networking via the existing power supply . fritz apps applications for smarphones for the fritz range of products . fritz card internal isdn card for the pci slot . history edit the company was founded in 1986 by four students johannes nill peter faxel ulrich m ller albring and j rg detlef gebert . avm sold its first isdn card in 1989 for 4.300 mark 2.150 euro to larger businesses . the company s breakthrough came in 1995 with the introduction of the fritz brand and the fritz card an isdn card for pcs . the name fritz was chosen because a non technical name has been sought which should indicate winking german workmanship and abroad . avm s market share for isdn cards grew continuously to a peak of over 80 percent in 2004 . at cebit 2004 avm introduced the first fritz box a combination of dsl modem and router later with wi fi and integrated pbx . published in 2007 the fritz box fon wlan 7270 was seen as innovative by supporting wlan draft n ieee 802.11 n and containing a dect base station and a media server . according to market research firm idc avm has a market share in cpe equipment of 60 percent in germany and 18 percent in europe . in recent years avm is also engaging in the field of home automation and smart home . the avm in the company name is the acronym for audio visual marketing and refers to the company s beginnings as btx service . in 2015 avm employes 570 employees and generated sales of 400 million euros . see also edit list of voip companies references edit external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to avm gmbh . official website this german corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title avm gmbh & oldid 733795332 categories electronics companies of germanycompanies based in berlinnetworking hardware companiescompanies established in 1986voip companies of germanywireless networking hardware1986 establishments in germanygerman brandsgerman company stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from february 2009all articles lacking reliable referencescommons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschespa olitalianopolski edit links this page was last modified on 10 august 2016 at 04 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view