Secusmart, Tata Power SED sign MoU for secure mobile communications

NEW DELHI: With an aim to evaluate the design, development and marketing of a highly secure mobile communication system tailored to the needs of Government customers in India, Secusmart and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (SED) have entered into a comprehensive partnership for the Indian market.

The term sheet was signed during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s official trip to India, underlining the importance of the partnership to both parties, and highlighting how crucial secure mobile communications are to the Government of India.

Secusmart GmbH is a subsidiary of BlackBerry Limited and is a leading expert in the development and implementation of comprehensive solutions for protecting businesses and public authorities from electronic eavesdropping.

“In the era of increasing incidents of espionage in State establishments and corporates with cyber security breaches and data theft, the envisaged association with BlackBerry will increase opportunities to accelerate innovation for high-end secure communication solutions. The proposed collaboration is aimed at leveraging Tata Power SED’s expertise in security, software and hardware design and manufacturing and Secusmart’s expertise in software and security to provide a highly capable and secure communication solution meeting stringent Government requirements,” said Rahul Chaudhry, CEO of Tata Power SED.

Also commenting on the partnership, Dr Hans-Christoph Quelle, CEO, Secusmart, said, “Since Secusmart was founded, we have continued our focus on making mobile communications more secure, for customers all around the world. I am proud of our continued success in delivering world-class security solutions, and am delighted that our cooperation with Tata Power SED will play such a crucial role in securing mobile communications for the Indian market.”