Secusmart, a subsidiary of BlackBerry that offers secure mobile communications and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (SED), a part of the Tata Group, have announced a comprehensive partnership to evaluate the design, development and marketing of a highly secure mobile communications system for government customers in India.
The two companies have signed a term sheet providing a framework for the collaboration.
“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,” said Rahul Chaudhry, CEO of Tata Power SED.
“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,” he added.
The term sheet was signed during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to India.
Dr Hans-Christoph Quelle, Chief Executive Officer, Secusmart, said, “Since Secusmart was founded, we have continued our focus on making mobile communications more secure, for customers all around the world. Our cooperation with Tata Power SED will play such a crucial role in securing mobile communications for the Indian market.”