In 1869, Danish businessman and founder of the Great Nordic Telegraph Company (GN), C.F. Tietgen, decided to lay a telegraph line through Siberia to the east. In this way, Tietgen paved the way for global communication and trade by establishing the world’s first telegraph link between Northern Europeand China.
As a company, GN ReSound’s courage and drive to innovate has been pushing the boundaries of technology since 1869. Founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, GN Group revolutionised communications by laying the world’s first submarine cable and reducing distances by building the first East-West telegraph line.
The ReSound company, founded in 1943, is a pioneer in the manufacture of hearing aids, becoming the first to integrate 2.4 GHz technology to establish a direct connection. The brand also created the world’s first Made for iPhone hearing aid with direct stereo sound streaming - an innovation which has had a significant impact on the lives of people with hearing loss.
In 1977, the ReSound brand teamed up with GN, a company with unique expertise in the field of audiotechnology, to jointly develop innovative hearing aids.
Back in 1949, GN ReSound played a pioneering role in FM radio communications with the Storno radio telephone, making it possible to call someone from a moving car for the first time in history!
In the early 1990s, GN ReSound launched its first major innovation on the global market — the DFS system (Digital Feedback Suppression System) — which provided a more natural and comfortable hearing experience for hearing aid wearers, without any interference.