Sectra to deliver TETRA crypto to Swedish National Public Safety Network

Sectra to deliver TETRA crypto to Swedish National Public Safety Network 

Sectra has received an assignment from the Swedish Defense Materiel
Administration (FMV) to deliver a crypto solution that protects the voice
communications of the police, the Coast Guard and the Defense Forces, among
other agencies, in Rakel, the Swedish National Public Safety Network. 

The Rakel National Public Safety Network is based on TETRA digital radio
technology and is a common radio system for organizations in society involved in
public safety, security and health. Rakel is used by Sweden's public safety
agencies, including the police, fire departments, rescue services, customs and
Coast Guard as well as the Defense Forces. Sectra's encryption solution ensures
eavesdrop-secure conversations and is on a SIM card inserted in TETRA telephones
used in Rakel today. The crypto functions regardless of TETRA supplier whereby
the authorities and the user can select TETRA telephones based on own
preferences with retained overall security. 

“It is strategically important for us to be entrusted to deliver encryption to
such a large national project as Rakel represents,” says Jan-Olof Brüer,
President and CEO of Sectra. “Sectra has a long tradition of providing the
Swedish Defense Forces and authorities with crypto and now we are including more
functions critical to society such as the public safety agencies.”

Rakel - radio communications for effective command and control
Rakel is based on the international TETRA standard used to ensure radio
connections within and between critical public safety functions. Rakel is being
built out in Sweden through 2010 and is used by government authorities, county
councils, municipalities and commercial parties involved in public safety,
security and health as well as the Defense Forces. The government has assigned
the Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) the mission of building out,
owning and managing Rakel. Currently, the system is operative in Stockholm,
Malmö, Gothenburg and other locations.


About Sectra's secure communication systems
Sectra develops and sells products for secure voice and data communications. The
customers are primarily government authorities and defense departments in Europe
with strict demands on communications security. Sectra has strong core expertise
in encryption and is one of the world's leading companies in the design and
development of secure communications systems. Sectra's Tiger products are used
by customers in more than half of the 27 EU member states. 

About the Sectra Group
Sectra successfully develops and sells cutting-edge products in the expansive
niche segments of medical systems and secure communication systems. The company
was founded in 1978 and has its roots in the Linköping University in Sweden.
Today, Sectra has offices in eleven countries and operates through partners
worldwide. Sales in the 2007/2008 fiscal year totaled SEK 743 million. The
Sectra share is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. For more information
about Sectra visit http://www.sectra.com