Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil
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Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil was a historic French electronics and telecommunications company that became a key predecessor to the modern Thales Group.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil canonical | 2 |
| Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3746744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil Context triple: [Thales Group, foundedBy, Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil]
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American Marconi Company
The American Marconi Company was the U.S. subsidiary of Guglielmo Marconi’s wireless telegraphy enterprise, a pioneering firm in early radio communication technology and operations.
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De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
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Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
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General Telephone Corporation
General Telephone Corporation was a major independent U.S. telephone company that later became part of GTE, one of the largest telecommunications providers before its merger into Verizon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil Target entity description: Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil was a historic French electronics and telecommunications company that became a key predecessor to the modern Thales Group.
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A.
American Marconi Company
The American Marconi Company was the U.S. subsidiary of Guglielmo Marconi’s wireless telegraphy enterprise, a pioneering firm in early radio communication technology and operations.
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B.
De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
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C.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
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D.
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
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E.
General Telephone Corporation
General Telephone Corporation was a major independent U.S. telephone company that later became part of GTE, one of the largest telecommunications providers before its merger into Verizon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French company
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electronics company ⓘ telecommunications company ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Cold War
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World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| areaServed |
France
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international markets ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| developed |
electronic components
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microwave technology ⓘ military electronics ⓘ navigation systems ⓘ radar systems ⓘ radio communication equipment ⓘ television equipment ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrCeasedToExist | 1968 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
defense technology
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microwave engineering ⓘ radio engineering ⓘ signal processing ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Pierre Azaria
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Émile Girardeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
CSF manufacturing plants
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CSF research laboratories ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Thales Group ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| inception | 1918 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace electronics
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defense electronics ⓘ electronics ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| keyPredecessorOf | Thales Group ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Thomson SA
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surface form:
Thomson-CSF
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| nativeLabel | Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | French radar development before and after World War II ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Thomson SA
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surface form:
Thomson-Brandt
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| productOrService |
defense systems
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electronic warfare equipment ⓘ radar ⓘ radio receivers ⓘ radio transmitters ⓘ telecommunications systems ⓘ |
| shortName | CSF ⓘ |
| successor |
Thomson SA
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surface form:
Thomson-CSF
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Subject: Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil Description of subject: Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil was a historic French electronics and telecommunications company that became a key predecessor to the modern Thales Group.
Referenced by (3)
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