NATO orders Sectra's eavesdrop-secure telephones
10/14/2002 4:40 AM EST
The central NATO organization has purchased Sectra's eavesdrop-secure
GSM telephone through Kongsberg Defence Communications AS. The order is
for the NATO-approved NSK 200 phone that is based on the Sectra Tiger®
platform.
Kongsberg Defence Communications AS sells and markets the NSK 200 in the
NATO market.
"Naturally, this is a strategically significant order that we have
received from NATO," says Torunn Øvreås, Vice President of Kongsberg
Defence Communications AS. "The Dutch and Czech defense forces also
placed recent orders for the NSK 200 and the interest in eavesdrop-
secure mobile communications is large within NATO. We anticipate more
orders from NATO countries in the future."
The NSK 200 is the only GSM phone on the market that is approved for
communications up to the advanced security level 'NATO Secret'.
"Cooperation with Kongsberg has resulted in several orders from the NATO
market," says Tommy Waszkiewicz, President of Sectra Communications AB.
"Since the terrorist attack in New York, we have noticed increased
interest in security solutions. The NATO approval of the NSK 200 and the
co-operation with Kongsberg gives us a favorable position in the
market."
Sectra and Kongsberg will exhibit the NSK 200 at the TechNet Europe
defense exhibition in Budapest, in Hungary, on October 17-18, 2002. NSK
200 was developed by Sectra in close co-operation with the Norwegian
Defense. The NSK 200 and all phones based on the Sectra Tiger® platform
guarantee secure communications all the way from sender to recipient for
voice and data transmission over public GSM networks. Encryption and GSM
technology is integrated in a way that makes Tiger® the most secure
platform for mobile communications on the market. Sectra's secure phones
are now in use by the defense forces and government authorities in
Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and within
the central NATO organization.
For further information, please contact:
Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO Sectra AB, +46 13-23 52 09,
Tommy Waszkiewicz, President Sectra Communications AB, +46 13-23 52 47,
or
Torunn Øvreås, Vice President Kongsberg Defence Communications AS,
+47 66 84 24 00,
Read more on: http://www.sectra.com and http://www.kdefence.com
Sectra's operations
Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and
sales of high-technology IT and telecom products. Today, the business
includes products in medical systems, secure communication systems and
wireless information systems.
Activities within eavesdrop-secure communication systems are carried out
in the wholly-owned subsidiary Sectra Communications AB.
Sectra AB is located in the Mjärdevi Science Park in Linköping and grew
out of research conducted at the University of Linköping. Operations are
carried out in six countries, with 250 employees. Sales in fiscal year
2001/02 amounted to SEK 426 M. Sectra has been listed on the O-List of
the Stockholm Exchange since March 1999.
Kongsberg Defence Communications´ operations
Kongsberg Defence Communications AS has conducted high-technology
development and sales of tactical communication systems and encryption
systems to the defense forces and government authorities for decades.
The company's products and systems are used in more than 30 countries
worldwide.
Kongsberg Defence Communications is located 20 kilometers outside Oslo,
Norway. The company has 200 employees and is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the largest defense group in Norway, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace
AS.