Trovicor

Trovicor GmbH is a German company specializing in computer surveillance technologies, headquartered in Munich with subsidiaries in Dubai, Islamabad (Pakistan), and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Originally founded by Siemens in 1993 to develop and market voice and data recording solutions, the business was integrated into the Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) joint venture on 1 April 2007 under the name Intelligence Solutions. NSN subsequently sold the company on 31 March 2009 to the Munich-based investment fund Perusa Partners Fund 1 LP. Trovicor's flagship product is the Monitoring Center (formerly Siemens Monitoring Center), a mass surveillance and interception tool for telecommunications networks. According to Trovicor, any type of communication can be intercepted, including satellite communications. Trovicor products are sold only to governments. The company has been the subject of controversy, receiving a Big Brother Award in 2009. The Wall Street Journal reported on 22 June 2009 that NSN had sold its products to the Iranian government's telecommunications police, which used them to oppress the Iranian people, with Deep Packet Inspection allegedly employed. A Guardian article reported that Nokia was massively boycotted in Iran for this reason. Bloomberg Markets, citing WikiLeaks documents, reported that human rights activist Abdulghani al-Chanjar was arrested in August 2010 with the help of Trovicor's Monitoring Center installed in Bahrain. In April 2012, German television channel ARD broadcast a report denouncing Trovicor's activities in Syria while a bloody crackdown on a democratic uprising had been ongoing for a year.

Trovicor was originally created in 1993 by Siemens to develop and market voice and data recording solutions. On 1 April 2007, it was integrated into the Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) joint venture under the name Intelligence Solutions. NSN sold the company on 31 March 2009 to the Munich-based investment fund Perusa Partners Fund 1 LP. After the sale, the company continued to operate as Trovicor GmbH, headquartered in Munich with subsidiaries in Dubai, Islamabad, and Kuala Lumpur. Its flagship product, the Monitoring Center (formerly Siemens Monitoring Center), is a mass surveillance and interception tool for telecommunications networks, capable of intercepting any type of communication, including satellite communications, according to the company. Trovicor sells its products exclusively to governments. The company has been involved in several controversies: on 22 June 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported that NSN had sold its products to the Iranian government's telecommunications police, which used them to oppress the Iranian people, allegedly employing Deep Packet Inspection; a Guardian article reported that Nokia was massively boycotted in Iran as a result. In 2009, Trovicor received a Big Brother Award. Bloomberg Markets, citing WikiLeaks documents, reported that human rights activist Abdulghani al-Chanjar was arrested in August 2010 with the help of Trovicor's Monitoring Center installed in Bahrain. In April 2012, German television channel ARD broadcast a report denouncing Trovicor's activities in Syria while a bloody crackdown on a democratic uprising had been ongoing for a year.

• 2009

  Sold by NSN on 31 March to Munich-based investment fund Perusa Partners Fund 1 LP.

• 2009

  Received a Big Brother Award.

• 2007

  Integrated into Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) joint venture on 1 April under the name Intelligence Solutions.

• 1993

  Founded by Siemens to develop and market voice and data recording solutions.

Government-only provider of mass telecommunications surveillance and interception technology.

• Monitoring Center

  Mass surveillance and interception tool for telecommunications networks, capable of intercepting any type of communication including satellite communications, according to the company.

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