Sweden Protects Telephone Calls from Eavesdropping During EU Presidency
02 July 2009
During Sweden's EU Presidency, Swedish government authorities and the defence forces will use Sectra's Tiger XS personal voice encryptor for eavesdrop-secure communications. Sweden is the fifth country in Europe to use Tiger XS to protect telephone conversations from eavesdropping during its EU Presidency.
During Sweden's EU Presidency, which commenced on 1 July 2009, decision-makers have access to Tiger XS, which is the most secure and user-friendly product in the market for encrypted telephony. Tiger XS was developed by Sectra in cooperation with Swedish government authorities and is a unique personal voice encryptor used by decision-makers, senior officials and military personnel in more than half of all EU member states.
Michael Bertilsson, president of Sectra Communications, said: "Sectra's project to protect voice communication among Europe's decision-makers from eavesdropping has now resulted in the use of our voice encryptor by every other EU country and an increase in the number of countries choosing Tiger XS during their EU Presidency."
Sweden will take over the EU Presidency after the Czech Republic, which has also used Tiger XS to protect the exchange of sensitive and classified information.
Every other EU country uses Tiger
Tiger XS is a personal voice encryptor that protects telephone calls from eavesdropping over telephone lines, GSM, ISDN and IP networks as well as via satellite systems. Tiger XS is also used to encrypt SMS, fax and data transfers. Tiger has been certified by the EU, NATO and several national security agencies up to the high security level SECRET.
