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DGP CONTRACTS SAGEM TO DO FEASIBILITY STUDY
04 January 2005 - Sagem Communication
| The French defence procurement agency, the Délégation Générale pour l'Armement, has contracted SAGEM to do a feasibility study and design a next generation cryptophony system. This new product will replace the ministries' and armies' current equipment as of 2007. |
This new success reinforces SAGEM's position as a major player in the field of information and telecommunications security. (The group developed the first ciphering mobile phone in 1997.) Not only is the company the army's sole supplier for highly secure voice-ciphering terminals, it also provides wire and satellite networks for interdepartmental and strategic communications (e.g. digital cryptophony, ciphering fax, key management system). SAGEM intends to reinforce its leadership in the fields of civil and military cryptography and information security systems. SAGEM is a major partner in other large-scale European programmes, especially in the realm of air transport security. For example, the Aéroports de Paris selected the group to install a biometric access control system in Paris airports. Moreover, it has drawn on its renowned know-how in electronic certification to become one of the founding shareholders of KEYNECTIS. In the field of highly secure smart cards, the French government recently chose SAGEM to develop the operating system (Mask) of its new Vitale health insurance card. These successes, along with its renowned expertise in new technologies used to secure information systems, demonstrate the company's strong commitment to developing products that meet the requirements of civil and military markets.
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Sagem Communication is organized in two Business Groups: Mobile Communication and Broadband Communication.Mobile Communication Sagem brand mobile phones enjoys a strong presence in world markets – Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America – thanks to continuous technological innovations, including build-in cameras, colour screens, multimedia messaging, WAP, GPRS, modules and modems, etc. The Mobile Communication Business Group operates a Research & Development center in Cergy, northwest of Paris, and a production plant at Fougères, in the Brittany region of France. Industrial and commercial partnerships with other telecom players have opened access to new international markets, including China and Brazil. China: a joint venture with Bird, the leading domestic manufacturer of mobile phones, called "Ningbo Bird Sagem Electronics Corporation Ltd". Brazil: a joint subsidiary with Gradiente, to handle the production and marketing of Sagem mobile phones. Broadband Communication The Broadband Communication Business Group designs, develops and produces a complete line of products for the high-growth broadband, video and printing markets. A proven capability for innovation led to technological breakthroughs that give Sagem products high-profile positions in these highly competitive markets: the first DLP flat-screen TVs in Europe, the first embedded image correction in terminals, DECT wireless phones with mobile phone functions (SMS, hi-fi ring tones, directory, etc.), TVs and set-top boxes with build-in card readers, etc. The Broadband Communication Business Group also deploys a Europe-wide network of subsidiaries, called National Sales Organization (NSO), that distributes Sagem brand products to all major European retailers. Sagem has signed a number of agreements with OEMs, meaning that Sagem products are used by the world’s leading brands and most European operators. |
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