Ministers in Netherlands protect state secrets with Sectra’s new Tiger service

The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands has chosen Sectra’s new Tiger service for safeguarding voice communications between ministers, undersecretaries and other senior officials. The Ministry has signed a four-year contract and the order value amounts to EUR 2 million.

The new service offered by Sectra comprises Tiger products for secure mobile and fixed voice communications, operation and security administration of these as well as support and customized training for end-users. The Tiger system also provides the possibility of encrypted data transmission and fax.

“The Tiger service represents an enhanced offering to our customers and deepens our cooperation on the government authorities market in the Netherlands. We are being entrusted to provide a service that meets the high demands placed by the Ministry on security, user-friendliness and availability,” says Jan-Olof Brüer, President and CEO of Sectra.

The Tiger service is available to ministries and authorities of the Netherlands. The number of subscribers can be easily increased as needed.

Tiger XS – secure government communications
Ministers, undersecretaries and senior officials in the Netherlands will use Tiger XS to protect state secrets. Tiger products are used by government authorities and defense department customers in half of the 27 EU member states. Since 2004 Sectra has framework agreements with government authorities and the defense department in the Netherlands for delivery of encryption products for secure voice communications.