1. See CARIT 2011.
2. Bretthauer 2009.
3. Study on behalf of HSH Nordbank into the future industry of medical engineering: Bräuninger/Wohlers 2008.
4. About 913,000 people were employed in German mechanical and systems engineering at the end of 2010; German companies are market leaders in numerous sub-industries. See VDMA 2011.
5. BMWi 2010c. The introduction and implementation of “long term evolution” (LTE) mobile radio standards and networks is essential for the continuous networking of devices.