- CEO
- David Hale
- Full Time Employees
- 1,415
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- Address
- Zugerstrasse 32 Baar Switzerland 6340
- IPO Date
- Dec 17, 2018
- Business
- Ascom Holding AG is a Switzerland-based provider of healthcare Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and mobile workflow solutions, serving hospitals, long-term care facilities, and enterprise organizations worldwide. The company manufactures and markets an extensive range of products including nurse call and monitoring systems such as its teleCARE IP wireless nurse call and alerts platform, patient response systems like Telligence, clinical workflow software suites including Digistat and Unite, and SmartSense activity monitoring solutions. Additionally, Ascom offers mobile communication devices including smartphones, DECT and VoWiFi phones, pagers, and software applications optimized with professional services such as consulting, implementation, training, support, and maintenance.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, Ascom operates across 19 countries and targets healthcare providers and enterprise customers with integrated communication and collaboration solutions aimed at improving patient safety, staff efficiency, and operational workflows. The company’s software platforms enable workflow orchestration, data integration from multiple sources, alerting, messaging, and task management across clinical and operational settings.
Recent strategic developments include a multimillion-euro framework contract with Germany’s SEC-COM Security and Communication Technology GmbH to enhance healthcare IT solutions in Germany, reflecting Ascom’s focus on strengthening its market presence and technology partnerships. In 2024, Ascom reported net revenue of CHF 286.7 million with ongoing investments in research and development and marketing. The company launched Staff Safety as a Service, a SaaS workplace safety solution, and is executing a share buyback program to reduce capital. Leadership changes were made in key regional management positions to improve performance in the USA, Canada, France, and Spain markets while sustaining growth in the Nordics, DACH, and other European regions.
Ascom’s current portfolio emphasizes enhanced interoperability, patient-centered clinical alarm management, and digital innovations to support acute and long-term care sectors. Its aim is to deliver reliable, actionable information that supports faster, more informed decision-making to improve outcomes and operational efficiencies in complex healthcare environments. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker ACMLF.