The Board of Directors of Elektrobit Corporation has on February 18, 2015 updated the strategic guidelines of the Wireless Business Segment as follows:
EB´s offering in the Wireless Business Segment to its customers is based on strong and extensive know-how in radio technology, embedded software, electronics and product integration. This know-how is a result of long-term relationship with the world´s leading mobile technology companies and with the Finnish Defence Forces as well as research programs started already in the 1980s on radio technology focusing on e.g. spread spectrum and software radio technologies.
In the Wireless Business Segment EB provides product development services and customized solutions for the wireless telecommunication market and for companies needing mobile connectivity in their products. EB offers products and customized products which are based on its product platforms for defense, public safety and other authorities as well as for industrial use. Manufacturing of the products has been outsourced to electronics manufacturing companies. Rapid development of wireless technology will continue. More radio spectrum is being allocated for public mobile networks and the use of frequencies varies from country to country. Data traffic in mobile networks continues to grow fast, which creates demand for smaller network cells and low power base stations. These drivers continue to drive the need for research and development services for mobile radio network equipment. In addition, the usage of mobile networks in industrial internet solutions will increase the need for wireless solutions for industrial customers. Mobile connectivity is related to people, as well as machines and things.
Defense, security and other government agencies require more wireless communications capacity and more developed solutions at lower price points compared to the previous generations of wireless communication devices. Modern and low cost commercial mobile communications technologies offer opportunities to develop advanced and cost efficient solutions for their needs. At the same time, the increasing need for secure mobile connectivity together with more advanced solutions creates demand for services as well as new business opportunities for companies that can combine both security and latest commercial technologies in their products. The markets for defense, public safety and other public authority applications in wireless sectors are slow to evolve due to their nature. Other typical market characteristics are long lead times for purchasing decisions, which is due to the long planning processes typical of government projects. Once a supplier has been selected, product deliveries are typically executed over several years.
The demand for EB´s R&D services in wireless telecommunications and industrial markets is as a whole expected to remain rather stable in the coming years. Net sales growth is sought from the company´s own products and product platforms, which EB is introducing to the international defense and public authority markets. EB continues to make product development and marketing investments for these markets. In defense applications, EB offers advanced and high capacity IP based tactical communication solutions (EB Tactical Wireless IP Network, EB Tough VoIP, EB Tactical LTE Access Point, EB Tough Mobile). For use of the public safety and other authorities, EB offers EB Tough Mobile LTE smartphone and tailored security solutions, which supports LTE frequencies reserved for public safety authorities. These devices combine modern mobile technology with durability and high standards for information security. Based on the device, it is possible to develop tailored solutions such as satellite phones. For wearable devices and industrial applications, EB offers solutions based on its own EB IoT (Internet of Things) Device Platform which offers mobile connectivity.
