About Cellcrypt

About Us

Cellcrypt is the leading provider of government-grade voice call encryption on everyday smartphones. Governments and corporate enterprises use its flagship product - Cellcrypt Mobile™ - worldwide.

Founded in 2005, Cellcrypt's R&D innovation resulted in Encrypted Mobile Content Protocol (EMCP), an Internet Protocol (IP) based technology that optimizes delivery of encrypted data between mobile devices over wireless networks. EMCP solves the technical challenge of delivering reliable high-performance encryption of voice data over networks with low bandwidth and varying connectivity.

Cellcrypt technology operates over data-enabled networks including GPRS/EDGE (2G), HSPA, CDMA/EV-DO (3G), Wi-Fi™ and satellite, and is optimized to run on Android™, BlackBerry®, iPhone® and Nokia® Symbian smartphones.

Key milestones in the history of Cellcrypt are:

  • 2005: Founders began developing core encryption & comms technology (EMCP)
  • 2008: World’s first secure mobile-to-mobile IP-based software-only solution demonstrated
  • 2009: Q1 world’s first secure mobile-to-landline IP-based software-only solution
  • 2009: Q2 world’s first BlackBerry secure voice solution (and first IP call on BlackBerry)
  • 2009: Q3 world’s first IP-based software only secure voice solution over satellite for business cell phones*
  • 2010: Q1 SC Magazine Award Finalist “Best Encryption Product”
  • 2010: Q2 world’s first BlackBerry/CDMA secure voice call
  • 2010: Q3 world’s first IP-based software only encrypted cell phone conference calling service for business cell phones*
  • 2011: Q2 world’s first interoperable secure calls between BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, and Nokia
  • 2011: Q2 certified participation in JUICE 2011 (US Joint Users Interoperability Communications Exercise) demonstrating BlackBerry and Android secure voice in battlefield scenarios
  • 2011: Q4 World’s first interoperable secure messaging between BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android

*Running on the unmodified operating systems of off-the-shelf smartphones, such as BlackBerry and Nokia smartphones.

Cellcrypt's encryption engine, developed by the company at its offices in London, UK, has been certified to FIPS 140-2 standard approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline™ for BlackBerry® is in CESG CAPS evaluation. CAPS (CESG Assisted Products Service) is a UK Government Cryptographic Evaluation Service run by CESG, the UK’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance. Achieving CAPS certification will allow UK Government departments to use Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline™ to meet their Baseline (IL3, RESTRICTED) security needs. See full announcement for more details.

Cellcrypt has local partners worldwide that provide voice security consulting services including reselling and implementing Cellcrypt-based solutions. In addition Cellcrypt is proud to have several strategic alliances including RIM BlackBerry®, Inmarsat, and AT&T.

Cellcrypt is a privately held company backed by a leading venture capital company in the defense and security space:

  • Porton Capital: Over the last 10 years Porton Capital has grown into one of the UK's leading specialist venture capital firms, with specific focus on defense and security technology businesses. Formed by former UBS investment bankers, Porton Capital manages over $250M under a variety of investment funds.

Cellcrypt has offices in the USA, UK, Asia Pacific and Middle East
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All of Cellcrypt's R&D and software development is undertaken at its offices in London, United Kingdom.