Tandberg was founded in 1933 by Vebjørn Tandberg in Oslo, Norway, starting as Tandbergs Radiofabrikk. The company became internationally renowned for high-quality reel-to-reel tape recorders and cassette decks, with their TB 1 tape recorder gaining prestige when President Kennedy used Tandberg machines during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After Vebjørn Tandberg's suicide in 1978 and subsequent bankruptcy, the company split into multiple entities: Tandberg Audio (consumer equipment), Tandberg Data (computer storage), and Tandberg Television (video conferencing). The video conferencing division became a global leader in telepresence technology before being acquired by Cisco Systems in 2010 for $3.3 billion. The original audio equipment division ceased manufacturing, existing today only in the vintage collector market. The video conferencing technology was fully integrated into Cisco's collaboration portfolio.

Tandberg was founded in 1933 by Vebjørn Tandberg in Oslo, Norway, starting as Tandbergs Radiofabrikk. The company became internationally renowned for high-quality reel-to-reel tape recorders and cassette decks, with their TB 1 tape recorder gaining prestige when President Kennedy used Tandberg machines during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After Vebjørn Tandberg's suicide in 1978 and subsequent bankruptcy, the company split into multiple entities: Tandberg Audio (consumer equipment), Tandberg Data (computer storage), and Tandberg Television (video conferencing). The video conferencing division became a global leader in telepresence technology before being acquired by Cisco Systems in 2010 for $3.3 billion. The original audio equipment division ceased manufacturing, existing today only in the vintage collector market. The video conferencing technology was fully integrated into Cisco's collaboration portfolio.