Vector (company)
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VECTOR, a European supplier of solutions for the dynamically growing telecommunications industry, offers advanced systems used in landline and mobile
networks. The Company specializes in the integration and production of solutions for providers of such multimedia services as digital TV, Internet
or telephony.
Established in Gdynia
, Poland
in 1988 by Jacek Kajut, Vector develops middleware solutions for IPTV and triple-play
operators, installs broadband hardware and software, and offers consultancy services in the field of broadband and telephony
.
Vector currently has 400 employees with office in Gdynia
.
Vector handled the implementation of Polish
first HDTV systems at Telewizja Polska
.
Acting as a professional services provider for the Cable
network
operators, Vector has been appointed to provide professional services to in excess of 60% of the programme to date.
In October 2008 VECTOR nominated for the UPC Broadband
Award.
VECTOR together with its partners: Alcatel-Lucent
, Telenet
, Zon TV Cabo, the Institute of Communication Technologies
in Braunschweig
are participating in Redesign project, supported by the European Union
within the frame of the 7th Framework Program.
and IT systems", broadband
distribution node GAMMA and the family of BETA amplifiers. According to the contest criteria, only products and services complying with the highest European standards can be awarded.
VECTOR company was awarded by Pomeranian Council of Entrepreneurship in the "large company" category.
The contest is to distinguish dynamically developing companies, that may be characterized by a constant improvement of financial results, independently from economic situation. Another important factor determining the prestigious award is promoting good business practice, clarity and honesty of operation.
Business Centre Club prestigious prize awarded VECTOR for consequent, intensive development, based on modern management systems, implementation of its own technical ideas and excellent, integrated team, highly placed in the modern electronics and telecommunication industry.
In 2006 VECTOR Company was awarded for EasyCAST Digital Television
System a in "Golden Antennas" contest of "World of Telecommunication" in "Product of the year 2006 - stationary solution for operators" category. Prizes and awards of ninth edition of the contest were given on 28 March 2007 during Great Gala accompanying "World of Telecommunication" Symposium. "Golden Antennas" are granted to companies offering innovative and economic solutions in telecommunication branch in the past twelve months. The aim of the contest is to popularize the most interesting products and solutions in telecommunications, especially promotion of Polish technological thought. The prizes are granted by an independent jury.
Laureates of the Golden Statuette of Polish Business Leader have the possibility to participate in the second level of the competition - Diamonds. Only the companies which kept or improved their position in the market were awarded. Not only financial results were analyzed. The speed of the company's development, quality and innovation of the products, company's attitude to the protection of the environment, its cooperation with the local community and charitable activities were also taken into consideration. The award given by Business Centre Club is a proof of the appreciation for the company's achievements. It also confirms its high market position and good financial condition. The VECTOR Company has been receiving the diamonds every year since 2003.
For the outstanding achievements in implementation of modern electronic and telecommunication technologies, VECTOR has received The TV SAT Magazine Award - an award of the most popular satellite and cable TV magazine in Poland
.
In 2001 KST Trade Fair (Domestic Telecommunication Symposium) award for project and realization of GAMMA devices. It is presently the most prestigious award in the industry related with technical ideas organized by INFOTEL magazine.
BEST INVESTMENT OF YEAR 2003 IN Gdynia
- Award of The president of City Council of Gdynia for The best investment in year 2003 has been handed to VECTOR company for Manufacturing and Office facilities placed at Krzemowa 6 street.
Mobile computing
Mobile computing is a form of human–computer interaction by which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage. Mobile computing has three aspects: mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software...
networks. The Company specializes in the integration and production of solutions for providers of such multimedia services as digital TV, Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
or telephony.
Established in Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in 1988 by Jacek Kajut, Vector develops middleware solutions for IPTV and triple-play
Triple play (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning of two bandwidth-intensive services, high-speed Internet access and television, and a less bandwidth-demanding service, telephone, over a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business...
operators, installs broadband hardware and software, and offers consultancy services in the field of broadband and telephony
Telephony
In telecommunications, telephony encompasses the general use of equipment to provide communication over distances, specifically by connecting telephones to each other....
.
Vector currently has 400 employees with office in Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
.
Vector handled the implementation of Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
first HDTV systems at Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
.
Acting as a professional services provider for the Cable
Cable
A cable is two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry...
network
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
operators, Vector has been appointed to provide professional services to in excess of 60% of the programme to date.
In October 2008 VECTOR nominated for the UPC Broadband
UPC Broadband
UPC Broadband is a Pan-European Communications company owned by Liberty Global and is active in several European countries providing bundled cable television, internet and telephone services....
Award.
VECTOR together with its partners: Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services...
, Telenet
Telenet
Telenet was a commercial packet switched network which went into service in 1974. It was the first packet-switched network service that was available to the general public. Various commercial and government interests paid monthly fees for dedicated lines connecting their computers and local...
, Zon TV Cabo, the Institute of Communication Technologies
Institute of communication technologies
Institute of communication technologies previously known as National Post Graduate Institute of Telecommunication and Informatics is a part of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd....
in Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
are participating in Redesign project, supported by the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
within the frame of the 7th Framework Program.
Awards
The European Integration Committee together with Business Centre Club appreciated the offer and awarded VECTOR three times with the European Medals for: "Integration of broadband telecommunicationTelecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
and IT systems", broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
distribution node GAMMA and the family of BETA amplifiers. According to the contest criteria, only products and services complying with the highest European standards can be awarded.
VECTOR company was awarded by Pomeranian Council of Entrepreneurship in the "large company" category.
The contest is to distinguish dynamically developing companies, that may be characterized by a constant improvement of financial results, independently from economic situation. Another important factor determining the prestigious award is promoting good business practice, clarity and honesty of operation.
Business Centre Club prestigious prize awarded VECTOR for consequent, intensive development, based on modern management systems, implementation of its own technical ideas and excellent, integrated team, highly placed in the modern electronics and telecommunication industry.
In 2006 VECTOR Company was awarded for EasyCAST Digital Television
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
System a in "Golden Antennas" contest of "World of Telecommunication" in "Product of the year 2006 - stationary solution for operators" category. Prizes and awards of ninth edition of the contest were given on 28 March 2007 during Great Gala accompanying "World of Telecommunication" Symposium. "Golden Antennas" are granted to companies offering innovative and economic solutions in telecommunication branch in the past twelve months. The aim of the contest is to popularize the most interesting products and solutions in telecommunications, especially promotion of Polish technological thought. The prizes are granted by an independent jury.
Laureates of the Golden Statuette of Polish Business Leader have the possibility to participate in the second level of the competition - Diamonds. Only the companies which kept or improved their position in the market were awarded. Not only financial results were analyzed. The speed of the company's development, quality and innovation of the products, company's attitude to the protection of the environment, its cooperation with the local community and charitable activities were also taken into consideration. The award given by Business Centre Club is a proof of the appreciation for the company's achievements. It also confirms its high market position and good financial condition. The VECTOR Company has been receiving the diamonds every year since 2003.
For the outstanding achievements in implementation of modern electronic and telecommunication technologies, VECTOR has received The TV SAT Magazine Award - an award of the most popular satellite and cable TV magazine in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
In 2001 KST Trade Fair (Domestic Telecommunication Symposium) award for project and realization of GAMMA devices. It is presently the most prestigious award in the industry related with technical ideas organized by INFOTEL magazine.
BEST INVESTMENT OF YEAR 2003 IN Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
- Award of The president of City Council of Gdynia for The best investment in year 2003 has been handed to VECTOR company for Manufacturing and Office facilities placed at Krzemowa 6 street.