Cellcrypt Enables Encrypted Mobile Phone Calls Anywhere on Earth

­Mobile phone security vendor, Cellcrypt says that it is now offering additional layers of encryption over Inmarsat's broadband satellite services. Cellcrypt Mobile for Satellite solution provides end-to-end real-time encryption on smartphones, such as Nokias and BlackBerrys, to prevent private conversations from being compromised, enabling individuals within corporations and governments to converse in a highly secure manner without the need for specialised handsets.

"This is the first solution that provides encrypted voice calls over satellites using commercial off the shelf smartphones. It provides a highly convenient and cost effective mechanism for people to make secure calls from locations where they have no cellular coverage or simply cannot rely on it" said Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO of Cellcrypt.

For existing Cellcrypt users, this solution adds the capability of being used anywhere even when there is no cellular or Wi-Fi network coverage. For existing users of Inmarsat's mobile broadband services - particularly its land-based Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service - it adds high-strength security as well as the benefit of being able to use a market-leading handset.

"We are very pleased to support Cellcrypt with this solution: we anticipate interest from military and enforcement agencies, as well as mining and extraction companies who are routinely at risk from interception in the regions where they operate", said Gordon McMillan, Director of Government Services at Inmarsat. "This adds additional voice functionality to our mobile broadband services, particularly BGAN, and will address increasing concerns about the security of communications among a wide range of Inmarsat users".

Cellcrypt Mobile for Satellite connects WiFi-capable Nokia Symbian S60 and RIM BlackBerry smartphones directly to Inmarsat mobile broadband terminals.

Posted to the site on 8th September 2009