The Fraunhofer HHI is a leading Research Institute for Mobile and Fixed Communications Networks and for future key applications. The Fraunhofer HHI has consistently orientated its fields of expertise towards present and future market and development demands.
Photonic Networks and Systems
The research focus of the department are high-performance optical transmission systems for use in in-house, access, metropolitan, wide-area and satellite communication networks. The focus is on increasing the capacity as well as improving security and energy efficiency.
Wireless Communications and Networks
The research focus is on radio-based information transmission. The department provides contributions to the theory and technical feasibility of radio systems and develops hardware prototypes. This is supplemented by scientific studies, simulations and evaluations at the link and system levels.