TRUPHONE ANNOUNCES CELLNETRIX ACQUISITION TO DRIVE AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION INTO IOT AND ESIM

New strategic acquisition to power global expansion plans, build strategic partnerships & develop new IoT services

LONDON – 10 October, 2017: Truphone, the first global mobile operator, announces today it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Cellnetrix Group, a pioneering secure SIM OS solutions provider. Based in Munich, Germany with a branch office and development centre in Moscow, Russia, Cellnetrix provides innovative secure embedded products, which have powered over 250 million mobile devices worldwide to date.

This newly-acquired capability will help Truphone deliver on its ambitious plan to disrupt the trillion-dollar mobile industry and power the world’s connected devices, which are expected to total 50 billion by 2020[1]. The company plans to continue developing its unique, fully globalised mobile connectivity platform, designed to provide end-to-end embedded connectivity irrespective of device type.

By partnering with OEMs and chipset manufacturers, with a mobile subscription being provisioned at the time of manufacture and Over The Air configuration, Truphone is able to offer easy in-life management solutions, challenging the established supply chain. This essentially creates bootstrap connectivity so that devices can connect locally wherever they are.

Through this solution, Truphone expects to accelerate the adoption of mobile connectivity in the IoT world by significantly simplifying access to and provisioning of mobile connectivity, while also reducing the number of relationships that are required to be established in order to make a device connected to the internet.

The move comes in the wake of the announcement that Truphone has raised £255m to retire its debt and expand into IoT. The acquisition also follows a recent deal between Truphone and Apple that saw the UK tech firm become a global connectivity provider for new iPads, building on its status as the first global mobile operator.

Ralph Steffens, CEO, Truphone said:

“Truphone continues to be the driving force reshaping the global mobile industry.  

Our disruptive Connectivity EcoSystem combines Mobile Connectivity, next generation SIM technology and a market leading Management Platform. As a result of this unique proposition we are the enabler of choice for disruptive IoT and eSIM solutions as well as highly differentiated Enterprise solutions like our unique regulated mobile recording solution used by many Tier 1 Investment banks around the globe.

Ultimately, we believe mobile connectivity should be as easy, cost-efficient and simple as using an app.”

Dr Vladimir Nagin, CEO, Cellnetrix Group, added:

“We’re really pleased with the opportunity to join the Truphone Group at such an exciting time for the industry. Adoption of new Embedded SIM technologies, which enable secure provisioning and activation of network subscriptions directly in consumer or IoT devices, without a conventional SIM card, has a huge potential for various industries. Leveraging Truphone’s experience in mobile connectivity and the company’s global reach will help us to enhance our current product proposition significantly and to serve better the needs of the IoT market.”

Established in 2006, Truphone has enjoyed a period of rapid expansion and now has more than 350 staff in 11 offices worldwide.

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[1] Software.org: the BSA Foundation (2017), ‘Connecting to New Opportunities Through Connected Devices’, https://software.org/press-release/connecting-to-new-opportunities-through-connected-devices/

Cellnetrix will exhibit at Hannover Messe 2016

Cellnetrix will participate this year in the world’s leading trade fair for Industrial Technologies, Hannover Messe 2016, and is pleased to invite all partners and customers to visit a joint booth of innovation cluster (Hall 3, Stand H06) on April 25^th-29^th.

This event is considered to be one of the most sizeable and significant trade shows in field of industrial high tech solutions. Topics, such as Industry 4.0, Internet of Things and renewable energy sources, which are just as important in other countries as they are in Germany, stand at the top of the agenda at Global Business & Markets.

Since number of connected devices and connections will grow rapidly over next few year, IT-Security problems for Machine-to-Machine and IoT-systems are becoming critical to ensure stable growth and stability of such systems.

Cellnetrix as an expert in smart card technologies proposes a security concept based on own IoT secure element solution aimed at protecting numerous vulnerable data-endpoints. This solution acts just like a new generation SIM or ID-card for machines, such as communication equipment or sensors, and is based on industrial standards.   The secure element supports different interfaces, such as ISO7816, SPI and I2C and can be available as an independent highly secure chip, software solution or FPGA-embeddable design.

During the trade fair Cellnetrix is going to do live demonstrations of secure solutions for IoT and smart energy markets:

• - CellSIM secure element for M2M LTE and various LPWA communication devices supporting GSMA embedded SIM specifications.
• -   Prototype of secure system for electric digital substations based on Cellnetrix Themis solution, which provides the energy equipment with integrated security. The prototype includes security module itself, access control software for the staff and a number of other components.

For connected embedded systems with higher demands for security Cellnetrix CellSIM provides a secure mechanism for the remote firmware update. Such updates neither affect previously downloaded applications nor their data. In addition, it implements a miniature Java virtual machine, which can run on small power-constrained devices such as IoT edge devices, smart cards and wireless sensors.

 “We are very pleased to exhibit at the Global trade fair in Hannover. Such business event offers us a perfect opportunity of professional exchange with our partners and industry experts”, says Dr. Vladimir Nagin, CEO of Cellnetrix, “We would like to invite everyone to visit our booth and attend our presentation at the booth theater on 26/04/2016 at 11:00.”

Cellnetrix will showcase its first Embedded UICC prototype for consumer devices at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Cellnetrix will participate this year again at Mobile World Congress taking place at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, from February, 22nd to February, 25th 2016. 

Cellnetrix is an independent software house established in 2007 and focused on development of innovative embedded technologies for security-sensitive Machine to Machine and Internet of Things applications enhancing mobile security, confidentiality and trust.

Bringing remotely provisioned embedded SIM from hype to reality, we will showcase our first embedded UICC prototype for consumer devices as well as provisioning and subscription management platform. Embedded UICC is a remotely reprogrammable USIM card enabling secure provisioning of the profile and activation of network subscriptions directly in the mobile device without a conventional plastic SIM card. Being specified by GSMA, this technology will oust today’s SIMs from mobile devices in the coming years.

Embedded UICC software is also available as middle-ware for Android and Embedded Linux operating systems replacing traditional SIM slot.

            If interested, visit our demo room 2D13MR at Hall 2. Please, e-mail me directly to have a meeting.

http://cellnetrix.com

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Cellnetrix offers secure embedded operating system for Cortus-based M2M and IoT Integrated Circuits

Embedded security software specialist Cellnetrix offers software for sensor network SoCs using Cortus APS processors.

Hamburg, Germany and Montpellier France, 16th November 2015. Cellnetrix, a specialist in secure embedded software, and Cortus, a technology leader in low power, silicon efficient, 32-bit processor IP, announce that the CellSIM secure embedded operating system will be available for Cortus 32-bit APS processor IP cores. CellSIM, already widely deployed in securing SIM/USIMs for telecommunications, will enable the developers of systems-on-chip (SoCs) for IoT and M2M to secure their communication protocols and to securely update their firmware over the network.

“Cortus APS processor cores have been proven in a wide range of IC designs involving sensors, communications and security”, says Vladimir Nagin, CEO of Cellnetrix, “These are the three key ingredients to the new generation of end-point devices for IoT or M2M”.

 “We are very pleased to work with Cellnetrix on embedded security”, says Michael Chapman, CEO and President of Cortus, “Their secure OS providing secure ways of updating embedded firmware as well as securing communication protocols is a key capability for emerging smart applications and complementary to our experience in securing hardware”.  

For connected SoCs with higher demands for security, Cellnetrix CellSIM provides a secure mechanism for the remote updating of firmware. Such updates neither affect previously downloaded applications nor their data. In addition it implements a miniature Java virtual machine, which can run on small power-constrained devices such as IoT edge devices, smart cards and wireless sensors.

The Cortus family of APS processors offers a wide choice of computational performance and system complexity for SoCs in IoT, M2M and smart sensor applications. In addition to processor IP, Cortus offers a wide choice of peripherals and SW development tools. To date well over 800 million devices have been manufactured containing Cortus processor cores.

Cellnetrix will be exhibiting at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2015 from 17^th-19^th November at Paris Nord Villepinte on stand 4 H 098.

About Cellnetrix GmbH

Cellnetrix GmbH is an independent software house focused on development of innovative embedded technologies for security-sensitive Machine-to-Machine and Internet of Things applications, enhancing mobile security, confidentiality and trust.

The company implements software on different hardware platforms and delivers industry-grade secure embedded operating systems, applications, related middleware and tools, as well as providing technical consultancy and contract development services. The Cellnetrix CellSIM operating system for smart cards and trusted devices can be found in more than 200 million mobile devices worldwide.

Headquartered in Hamburg, Cellnetrix GmbH has a branch development center in Zelenograd, a satellite city near Moscow, Russia.

http://www.cellnetrix.com

About Cortus S.A.S.:

Cortus S.A.S. is a technology enabler for rapidly growing applications including Internet of Things (IoT), wearable electronic devices, smart sensors and security. It has specialised in 32-bit processor cores which can significantly reduce manufacturing costs while achieving computational performance and power constraints. Integrated circuits containing Cortus cores have been manufactured in high volumes for a wide range of applications including automotive, CMOS imaging, M2M controllers, secure execution, sensors, SIM cards, PayTV cards, smart metering and wireless.

http://www.cortus.com