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Bittium Delivers More Secure Tough Mobile™ 2 Smartphones to Swedish Authorities

Bittium Corporation press release on June 5, 2023, at 11.45 a.m. (CEST +1)

Tutus, a Swedish expert in certified network encryption solutions, has made an additional order for secure Bittium Tough Mobile™ 2 smartphones. The order is a continuation of the Bittium Tough Mobile 2 device delivery made at the end of 2022. Tutus Data AB is the main supplier in Sweden of certified IT security products approved by the Swedish government. The cooperation between Bittium and Tutus began in 2020, that led into a development of a high-level security mobile solution which combines Bittium’s secure Bittium Tough Mobile 2 smartphone platform and Tutus’ encryption solution approved by the Swedish government. Tutus delivers these smartphones, designed especially for critical communication, to a large Swedish authority. The devices will be delivered to the end customer during the first half of 2023.

"Cooperation with Tutus is uncomplicated because we share the common goal of offering our customers comprehensive government-level information security. This additional order is also proof that the end customer has been satisfied with our devices and the complete solution", tells Jari Sankala, Senior Vice President, Defense & Security at Bittium. ”Bittium Tough Mobile 2 smartphone with complementary software solutions forms a perfect entity for customers who demand the highest security.”

Bittium Tough Mobile™ 2 is fully designed and manufactured in Finland and Bittium ensures supervised and secure manufacturing and supply of the smartphones to the customers. Also, the component and software solutions of the phone can be audited for use by authorities. Bittium Tough Mobile™ 2 has a significantly longer availability and lifespan and better availability of security updates compared to conventional smartphones. The unique information security built within the smartphone includes several encryptions- and authentication features, tamper-proof information security platform as well as a privacy mode. With a touch of a button, it is possible to disable microphones, camera and Bluetooth, and the accuracy of sensors is reduced.

More information about Bittium Tough Mobile™ 2: www.toughmobile2.bittium.com

Further information:

Jari Sankala
Senior Vice President, Defense & Security
Tel. +358 40 344 3507
Email: [email protected]
 

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Bittium - Defence & Security

Bittium is a trusted Finnish company with over 35 years of experience in advanced radio communication technologies and biosignal processing. For the Defense & Security market, Bittium provides the most modern products and solutions for tactical and secure communications. The products and solutions for tactical communications bring broadband data and voice to all troops across the battlefield. For secure communications, Bittium offers proven mobile devices and cyber security solutions certified up to the CONFIDENTIAL level. Bittium’s net sales in 2022 were EUR 82.5 million and operating profit was EUR 0.3 million. Bittium is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Exchange. www.bittium.com

Tutus

Tutus is a privately-held Swedish company that was founded in 1992. Ever since, the company has been developing top quality network encryption solutions for use in military, government and corporate IT applications that demand the highest levels of secure communication. Tutus’ product offering consists of three major product lines which are network security, secure smartphones, and file encryption. As an independent company, Tutus cooperates with industries and governmental agencies in order to provide reliable, high-assurance and cost-effective crypto solutions to meet their security needs. All of Tutus products are approved at the Restricted / Restreint classification level on the EU and national levels. www.tutus.se