Fritz!
German consumer electronics company
Fritz! GmbH (formerly AVM GmbH) is a German consumer electronics company that produces communications, networking devices such as DSL, ISDN, wireless and VoIP products.
Founded in 1986, it is headquartered in Berlin.
It had sales of €620 million in 2022 with 880 employees achieving an estimated profit between €80 and €90 million. It is well known for its popular Fritz!Box series.
Products
Fritz! is the most popular producer for consumer and home networking products in Germany. The company has a share of around 50 percent of the German market for routers for private users. It sells DSL and cable routers, WLAN and other 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.
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