The Class 3 encryption is the most powerful encryption mechanism provided by ETSI TETRA standards enabling TETRA technology to meet the most stringent security needs of professional mobile radio users. Class 3 combines efficient authentication of radio terminals - which Nokia TETRA products have supported since 2000 -- with content encryption secured by automatically generated dynamic ciphering keys.
The Nokia TETRA System has already received customer acceptance for its Class 3 encryption from major network customers, making its Class 3 encryption the first and only to gain both official interoperability certification and customer acceptance in the field.
Currently, Nokia is testing Class 3 encryption functionality with a number of other TETRA radio terminal suppliers to achieve official interoperability certification with a wider portfolio of TETRA radios.
The Nokia TETRA System has also received an interoperability certificate for end-to-end encryption, which is important to support the needs of radio users who require end-to-end encryption of voice communications.
Nokia is the world's leading supplier of TETRA networks and terminals and has demonstrated an unique capability to deliver multi-switch TETRA networks with the ability to provide all TETRA services uniformly countrywide. Special features include: top-class communication security, fast group calls, sophisticated emergency call functionality, prioritized calls, advanced messaging and data communication services, including packet data. The open interfaces of Nokia TETRA solutions enable seamless integration to command and control systems. Nokia continues investing in TETRA radio technology and systems for the benefit of present and future customers.
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
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Notes to the editor:
Class 3 encryption is the most powerful encryption mechanism provided by ETSI TETRA standards. It combines efficient authentication of radio terminals - which Nokia TETRA products have supported since 2000 - with content encryption secured by automatically generated dynamic ciphering keys. Dynamic encryption keys are continually recreated without human intervention, which makes the system both secure and easy to use. Class 3 encryption has been a fundamental requirement of many governmental organizations to protect their vital TETRA communication against the eavesdropping of voice conversations and monitoring of radio signaling.
The TETRA interoperability certification is a joint industry process managed by the TETRA MoU Association. Certificates are issued by an independent test laboratory after successful testing of TETRA radio equipment from different manufacturers to ensure true multi-vendor operation. An increasing number of Professional Mobile Radio customers are specifying TETRA interoperability certification as a crucial requirement for their TETRA radio equipment.
TETRA technology is a world standard published by ETSI for digital mobile trunking networks serving the needs of organizations in the public safety and security sector (police, emergency, civil defense, security services, etc.), as well as public administration, utilities and transportation organizations. Data communication improves field operations by allowing users to access databases via their radios. Nokia continues to invest in TETRA radio technology and systems for the benefit of present and future customers. Most European countries have already chosen the open TETRA standard as the basis for their public authority radio networks, as have a number of countries elsewhere in the world.
TETRA minimizes the capital investments and the operational expenses of state organizations because it allows simultaneous and independent use of a single existing network by many services, administrations and ministries. TETRA enhances the safety of classified information by using encryption of the connection. It also increases the effectiveness and the coordination of different services and ministries in crises and natural disaster situations through connecting independent Virtual Private Networks into one communication environment.
TETRA Interoperability certificates are published at the TETRA MoU Association Website www.tetramou.com, under TETRA Facts -- Interoperability.