UK start-up able to encrypt mobile calls
By Ben Robinson on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 1:46 PM PST In Devices, Research, VoIP
A UK start-up has developed some technology to encrypt calls (and hence prevent snoopers) from fixed-line and mobile phones – and is looking to raise several million GBP as it comes close to closing some big deals. The company is called Cellcrypt, and is just 3 years old.
Security of calls has become a huge concern in recent years, but this new approach is software-based, rather than the traditionally hardware-only solutions – meaning a much more flexible solution.
Cellcrypt are not alone in this space – other companies are also touting their solutions, on removable memory cards for example – but Cellcrypt are using VoIP software to deliver their capability. Obviously, a VoIP-capable app, twinned with a 3G or WiFi radio gives you a secure portable comms device.
It will be interesting to see how Cellcrypt progress from here, and what deals they “secure” (if you’ll pardon the pun!) – as security in general is such a hot topic at the moment, I’d expect we are going to be hearing much more from them…
[Via: Guardian.co.uk]
