Rohde & Schwarz and MESIT jointly invest into secure communications solutions and form DICOM Rohde & Schwarz and MESIT established a new joint venture to further develop the SOVERON product portfolio for secure armed forces communications.Prague, München, September 18, 2019 — Rohde & Schwarz and MESIT have jointly established a new joint venture (JV) split 70/30 in favor of MESIT. The strategic purpose is to further enhance the trusted, interoperable SOVERON communications system. SOVERON stands for fully integrated, high-performance and scalable trusted communications solutions for all branches of the armed forces. SOVERON strengthens the customers' digital sovereignty and gives them the greatest possible independence from manufacturers.The JV is named DICOM, s.r.o. and has commercial operations in Uherské Hradiště in the Czech Republic. DICOM will eventually employ 50 professionals and be active as an advanced research & development (R&D) undertaking. It will initially focus on SOVERON new lightweight handheld SDR (Software-defined radio) with networking and multiband capability in the UHF/VHF frequency range.