Press releases

Rueil Malmaison, April 14th, 2022

On March 7th of 2022, Sagemcom has been selected by Groupe E for the delivery of its SICONIA™ Software suite composed of:

• A “Multi-energy and scalable Head-End System (HES)”, embedding a Hardware Security Module (HSM) based Key Management System (KMS) complying will state-of-the art industry security standards, and with all swiss and Groupe E security requirements;
• A “Big data-based Meter Data Management system (MDMS)” including analytics, Business Intelligence and advanced integration capabilities with Groupe E IS ecosystem including SAP.

“Digital solutions make it possible, to collect, process and enhance metering data in increasingly complex grids” said Mr. Eric RIEUL, CEO of Sagemcom Energy & Telecom. “As a mission-driven company, Sagemcom is fully committed for a clean and sustainable energy transition. Sharing these values together, we are very proud to support Groupe E by providing our End-to-End smart metering solution. This large-scale project is the beginning of the Smart Grid journey in Switzerland and a long-term partnership with Groupe E”.

In addition to the meter-to-cash services, Sagemcom’s SICONIA™ Software Suite (HES, MDMS) will allow Groupe E to take a step forward and enable a large set of smart grid services and use cases such as the management of distributed energy resources (Renewable energy resources, Electric Vehicles charging points, etc.), the improvement of flexibility services, the management of individual and grouped self-consumption, the improvement of the Quality of Supply and other grid oriented services. With the digitization of the low-voltage network, Sagemcom and Groupe E aim to further enhance grid management with analytics capabilities.

"The deployment of smart meters represents a key step in the decarbonization process. In this sense, we are convinced that Sagemcom is the best partner to help us carry out our mission and accompany our customers in their energy transition", said Mr. Jacques MAURON, CEO of Groupe E.

As part of Sagemcom’s managed services offer, the solution will be delivered to Groupe E in SaaS (Software as a Service) mode, as Sagemcom will take care of the IT hosting and monitoring, security management, and support and maintenance services to allow Groupe E to focus on the business operations of the solution.

This project will last at least 8 years and will cover Groupe E service areas in the canton of Fribourg, Vaud and Neuchâtel.

Hamburg, 28th February 2022

The SMARTY ix-BAB-EDL-OKK communication adapter from Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus GmbH has already been successfully approved for the German market in combination with numerous market partners.

Through the smart meter gateway (SMGW) adapter, EDL meters are enabled to function as a modern metering device (mME) and can thus be easily expanded into a BSI-compliant smart metering system in interaction with a smart meter gateway. Conventional plug-in meters with EDL standard do not meet the requirements for legally compliant smart metering. The SMARTY ix-BAB-EDL-OKK has its own controller and thus brings intelligence and cryptography to the EDL meter. Only by using the adapter, SMGWs can be connected to existing meters and thus metering data from the EDL meter can be communicated via the SMGW in a secure and data protection compliant way.

The adapter from Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus can be coupled with the inventory meters in three variants. By default, the adapter reads the infrared interface of the electronic residential meter (eHZ). Alternatively, the adapter can be permanently installed in the eHZ as an integrated module or fully integrated with the help of a housing adaptation, making EDL inventory meters fully-fledged FNN basic meters.

The certified optical readout head supports the EDL-21 standard according to FNN. Other protocols such as IEC1107 can also be implemented on request. In addition to use on electricity meters, the adapter is also suitable for gas and water meters. In cooperation with its market partners, Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus is making a further contribution to the interoperability of smart metering technology in Germany.

Further links:

Communication adapter SMARTY ix-BAB-EDL-OKK: https://bit.ly/3GaUy6l

Smart meter gateway Siconia® SMARTY IQ-LTE: https://bit.ly/3rOXyzk

Figure 1: The SMARTY ix-BAB-EDL-OKK communication adapter for plug-in meters with EDL protocol (source: Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus GmbH)

Figure 2: Communication adapter for connecting eHz inventory meters to a smart meter gateway (source: Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus GmbH)

Rueil-Malmaison, 9th February 2022

Sagemcom has taken another step towards strengthening its commitment to social and environmental responsibility by including the grade of a “mission-driven company” in its articles.

At the beginning of 2022, Sagemcom became a “mission-driven company” under the terms of the French PACTE law, which allows companies to include their social and environmental commitments in their articles of association.

This official status is an expression of the long-standing commitments and actions of Sagemcom, an industrial group with an EcoVadis “Platinum” rating that specialises in the design and supply of solutions addressing the broadband internet, entertainment and energy markets.

In agreement with its shareholders, Sagemcom’s management committee has decided to amend the Group’s articles of association with a “corporate purpose”, relation to its social and environmental mission, that rests on five pillars:

• Supporting action in favour of the environment by taking account of the impact of our activities on local ecosystems
• Enhancing innovation in our eco-design processes
• Pursuing a procurement policy based on five fundamental principles: quality, competitive performance, lead times, innovation, and social and environmental ethics
• Promoting a working environment that helps to protect the health and safety of our employees and contractors, and improves their quality of life at work
• Helping our employees to achieve their aspirations and to pursue their professional development throughout their careers in the Group by sharing our values that consist of valuing and encouraging every aspect of diversity.

This initiative anchors Sagemcom’s social and environmental responsibility in its DNA, with the goal of making even stronger commitments, both in its products and solutions, and in its relations with all its stakeholders.

“Every year, we ship millions of products all over the world that will be used for several years, or even several decades. These products are designed and built by our 6,500 employees, and we work with hundreds of partners across the five continents. This entails significant social and environmental responsibilities, of which we have been addressing for many years, and for which we have already taken a multitude of concrete actions. For us, this new status is an opportunity to set our commitments in stone, but also to organise ourselves, so that we can take this mission further, with our customers, our partners and all our stakeholders,” concludes Group President, Patrick Sévian.

The Sagemcom Group, 30% of which is owned by its employees, generates more than €2.2 billion of revenue, is the world leader in its markets, has been growing continuously and profitable since 2016.

Sagemcom’s corporate purpose: “Thanks to the innovative solutions designed and built by our teams, we enable the greatest number all over the world to access broadband Internet and entertainment, and to control their energy consumption. This is our corporate purpose. Our mission is to make sure that the design, supply and use of these solutions are sustainable, and fulfil the environmental and societal commitments that are known and shared by all our employees, partners and stakeholders. Our goal is to contribute to a more responsible world, by achieving the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.”  

Rueil Malmaison, July 15th, 2021

Sagemcom announces its latest innovation, the Video Soundbox: an all-in-one compact product, developed with best-in-class partners, in order to offer the best of video, audio, OTT and voice recognition-based services to end users.

The Video Soundbox is a product for service operators. It has been developed with Dolby to become the first certified Dolby Atmos video / audio hub, delivering an immersive sound for all types of contents.

Crafted and tuned by the world-renowned acoustic experts at Bang & Olufsen, Sagemcom Video Soundbox is equipped with a bespoke audio solution, the resulting sound is both natural and authentic, and the listening experience is as the artist originally intended it to be. With “Audio by Bang & Olufsen”, the Video Soundbox makes you feel what you’re hearing.

The great sound quality of the device is combined with its ability to access to best video and music contents, to grant the users a seamless access to a premium entertainment experience.

Thanks to optimal microphone implementation and performing noise cancellation system, the Video Soundbox offers accurate voice recognition that brings user-friendly far field voice control to access all contents:

•     Premium 4K videos through linear channels and integrated streaming VOD services, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and many others.
•     Premium music with access to Spotify and Amazon Music, and more to come
•     Integrated Voice Assistant, such as Amazon Alexa, to access news and traffic information, get sport results, book a trip and much more... with feedback on your TV set

The product includes Wi-Fi 6 technology to offer the best wireless connection with latest generation gateways including for 4K video streams.

After being the first manufacturer to integrate 4K technology, Sagemcom demonstrate with the Video Soundbox its ability to offer the latest technological breakthroughs to the telecom operators, enabling them to create a value proposition based on video service.

“The Video Soundbox allows to combine all services expected today by consumers in an all-in-one compact product, thanks to latest video, sound and voice services innovations developed with best-in-class partners. We are proud to launch the Video Soundbox, with first deployments this summer.”, said Olivier Taravel, Senior Executive Vice President, Audio Video Solutions Business Unit, Sagemcom.

Rueil Malmaison, June 5th, 2021

Sagemcom has committed to the Science Base Target Initiative (SBTi) to set carbon emission reduction targets for 2030, based on objective data and the scientific approach suggested by the SBTi.

Sagemcom has been placing social and environmental issues at the heart of its development strategy for many yearsThis commitment is thus in line with its actions, which are released every year by the Group through the CSR report available on its website (www.sagemcom.com).

Particularly strengthened by its eco-design strategy and its environmental management system implemented on its main operational sites, the Group is now committed to the SBTi to reduce both its carbon footprint for activities related to the sites ("SBTI scopes 1 and 2"), but also its products and services ("scope 3").

Sagemcom's commitment fits in with the objectives defined by the Paris Agreement, which consist in containing the rise in global temperatures to well below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels, and in continuing efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

« The exceptional growth phase that our Group has experienced in recent years has led us to take an even stronger stand on environmental and social issues. We therefore decided to include this commitment within the STBi framework, thus basing it on precise objectives and references. This is a significant achievement by Sagemcom to reduce our impact on climate change, in accordance with the daily commitments of our teams around the world," says Patrick SEVIAN, CEO of the Sagemcom Group.

Rueil Malmaison, July 12th, 2021

Sagemcom announces the launch of its new IP/DVB-T2 Ultra HD Set-top Box, based on the BCM72180, a 24k DMIPS quad core SoC from Broadcom, with embedded Wi-Fi 6 and support of AV1 decoding, for TIM.

The device gives access to the complete entertainment service offer from TIM, with TIMVISION, TIMMUSIC, TIMGAMES and Dazn, as well as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube and much more...

The product includes a DVB-T2 tuner for connection to an aerial to receive Digital Terrestrial Television, for free-to-air channels and Nagravision encrypted programs.

Thanks to its powerful embedded Wi-Fi 6, all IP content can be received over Wi-Fi by the unit, thus allowing a free placement within the household, without any wired connection to the Internet box. The Bluetooth remote control with embedded microphones allows the subscriber to perform voice search to access the contents.

« This new Set-top Box demonstrates Sagemcom’s ability to combine latest technologies to offer comprehensive powerful products to its customers and reinforces the Android TV STB footprint of the company. We are proud to launch such a groundbreaking set-top box with TIM, leveraging Sagemcom in-house industrial set-up », said Olivier Taravel, Senior Executive Vice President, Audio Video Solutions Business Unit, Sagemcom.

Rueil-Malmaison, September 21th 2020

In September, ELLEVIO will continue to improve the Swedish electricity system by being one the first Nordic DSO to start its 2nd generation smart meters large scale rollout. This massive rollout is the result of joint achievements between ELLEVIO, Sagemcom and its local Partner, ONE Nordic.

Since the award in March 2019, Sagemcomhas developed and delivered a new generation of S211 single phase meters and T211 polyphase meters which allow ELLEVIO to take up the new energy landscape and customer care. The advanced deep indoor dual cellular technology LTE NB IoT + LTE Cat-M is used to secure the reliability of the solution.

In less than 8 months and within a specific context, Sagemcomhas developed and certified the new generation of smart meters which are installed in the field by ONE Nordic since June 2020 in Stockholm area. The new key features have already been deployed offering a combination of end-user experience - through a customer local interface (P1 Port) - and Low- Voltage network management; with alarms delivery including ‘Last gasp’ messages sent in case of power outage, neutral fault detection, harmonic distortion, remote on-demand operations, etc… Such metering capabilities represent the drivers of future grid monitoring to provide end-customers service at its best. As of today, the first return of experience has reached very impressive results with a connectivity service level above 99% allowing to kick off the start of the large scale roll out starting September 2020 in all the region where Ellevio operates as network owner.

Furthermore, the evolutivity of the solution is guaranteed by field proven mass firmware update campaign possibility to ensure that today’s end-to-end solution will comply with tomorrow’s requirements. In this manner, the long-term Partnership with ELLEVIO, ONE Nordic and Sagemcomcontributes to the future sustainable energy ecosystems.

“The strong and transparent partnership between Ellevio, Sagemcom and ONE Nordic has resulted in the completion of a very successful full scale pilot, deploying the solution and metering equipment for our customers in the field, hence, Ellevio’s program for the next generation of smart metering now proceeds with the mass rollout of this new technology. We are simultaneously taking very important steps towards the much needed energy transition. The introduction of smart metering is a fundamental component in the smart grid, which is necessary to increase and enable the electrification of our societies and to provide enhanced energy insight to our customers”, said Johan Löwemo, Head of the Program at Ellevio.

This ambitious project strengthens Sagemcom European leadership in Smart Metering solutions and its capacity to fulfil on its customers’ objectives.

About Ellevio: Ellevio is one of the largest distribution network operators In Sweden. Ellevio invests in, develops and maintains the company’s power grids in order to ensure a reliable electricity supply to more than 960,000 customers. Ellevio is currently deploying its 2nd generation smart meters from 2020 to 2023. The company is headquartered in Stockholm.
Website: https://www.ellevio.se/en/English/

About ONE Nordic: ONE Nordic is one of the leading suppliers of technical services, maintenance services and contracting services in Sweden. We help energy producers, energy suppliers and energy users to build, maintain, modernize and optimize their facilities. It composed a group of companies with a turnover of approximately SEK 2 billion and about 1000 employees, which headquarters are located in Malmö.
Website: www.one-nordic.se/

Hamburg, 27. April 2020

The smart meter gateway (smgw) siconia® smarty iq from sagemcom dr. neuhaus receives further revision of the type examination certificate from the physikalisch-technische bundesanstalt (ptb). three other gwa systems have been confirmed to have a high level of interoperability.

The SMGW Siconia® SMARTY IQ, which was already BSI-certified on September 25, 2019, meets all legal, measurement and custody transfer requirements for the use of intelligent measurement systems in accordance with the type examination certificate according to Module B.

The following GWA systems have now been added to the type examination certificate:

• "Robotron - GWA Manager"
• "Discovergy - GWA"
• "Tremondi - SMGA.SUiTE".

Now those users of the GWA systems mentioned above can use Sagemcom Dr. Neuaus Smart Meter Gateways. For the recently announced rollout of the intelligent metering systems in Germany.

"The first active PKI devices can now be delivered to our customers just in time for the revision," said Dirk Engel(product management) and Holger Graetz (sales & marketing) and look hopefully at other GWA systems that will follow.

The device firmware has remained unchanged for the revision of this certificate. The interoperability of the aforementioned GWA systems was examined as part of the test procedure in accordance with PTB requirements 50.8. It was successfully proven that the tariff use cases TAF 1, TAF 2, TAF 6 and TAF 7 can be configured into the Siconia® SMARTY IQ with each individual system.

The tariff use cases of the gateway enable the metering operator to offer end consumers highly variable and personalized electricity tariffs. In addition, for example, the connection of a communication adapter to the SMGw and the functionality of the device was validated with the customer display software TRuDI according to PTB-A 50.8. With the TRuDI software, end consumers can in future carry out an invoice verification via the connected SMGw.

Further information includeing full list of interoperable GWA systems for Siconia® SMARTY IQ:
www.sagemcom.com/smartmetergateway

FREIBURG, Germany – March 18, 2020

Built to handle the demands of modern digital media, paragon’s one-stop licensed exfat driver enables seamless cross-platform communication.

PARAGON SOFTWARE, A LEADING FILE SYSTEMS AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT EXPERT SINCE 1994, AND SAGEMCOM BROADBAND, A LEADING EUROPEAN GROUP OF THE HIGH ADDED-VALUE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS, ANNOUNCE THEIR PARTNERSHIP. SAGEMCOM CHOSE MICROSOFT EXFAT BY PARAGON SOFTWARE TO BE EMBEDDED INTO ITS LINUX-BASED SERIES OF ROUTERS FOR SEAMLESS CROSS-PLATFORM COMMUNICATION AND BEST END-USER EXPERIENCE. PARAGON’S EXFAT DRIVER FOR LINUX PROVIDES ULTRA-FAST AND TRANSPARENT READ AND WRITE ACCESS TO EXFAT VOLUMES FROM LINUX SYSTEMS, WITH ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION FOR MODERN LINUX KERNELS AND LOWER CPU MEMORY CONSUMPTION.

Paragon’s exFAT technology is the industry’s top solution for embedded original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with Linux-based products. In 2018, Microsoft authorized the industry leader Paragon Software Group to provide a licensed one-stop exFAT technology solution for implementation into OEM devices. The proprietary exFAT technology is provided with full technical support and can be customized to any specific requirements.

“We are pleased to partner with Sagemcom Broadband to empower end-users with full access to exFAT formatted data from Linux systems,” said Konstantin Komarov, CEO of Paragon Software Group. “Paragon is known for reliability and quality, and through its OEM reach, it is leading the way for greater interoperability. exFAT is the ideal system to integrate into routers and to provide streamlined file transfers, enabling a more powerful customer experience. The alliance with Sagemcom marks an important milestone in our business and underscores our position as a leader in the file system and storage market.”

Paragon develops embedded drivers that support exFAT under all popular operating systems, including Android, Linux, QNX and others. OEMs use Paragon technology to support SDXC cards formatted to exFAT across mobile, storage, network, IoT digital home and car infotainment products. Beyond file access, Paragon’s drivers provide the highest data throughput speeds, enabling flawless recording and playback of high-definition videos and a seamless VR/AR experience. These performance capabilities have set Paragon far apart.

Paragon exFAT driver is based on the company’s proprietary File System Link (FSL, formerly, UFSD) cross-platform technology that enables any device to communicate and gain access to storage media regardless of file system type. Already installed in millions of devices and integrated by major suppliers, Paragon’s cross-platform tools provide the highest data throughput speeds exceeding native performance. Paragon’s FSL technology provides rapid, transparent, full read/write access to non-native file systems such as exFAT, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, APFS under Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, QNX, and other platforms. Paragon FSL provides a valuable enhancement for OEMs, benefiting external storage support end users.

Paragon File System Link key benefits:

• Data safety and integrity
• Stable operation and fault tolerance
• Reliable performance over a wide range of applications
• Minimal resource footprint
• Consistent user experience

Officially covered by Microsoft patent rights, Paragon’s driver is available for direct implementation to OEMs, ODMs and independent software vendors for integration into devices and antivirus, forensic and data recovery solutions without the need to obtain Microsoft licensing. Paragon is a preferred Microsoft exFAT supplier, and the partnership with Paragon offers consumers easy multimedia file exchange across platforms and devices.

Availability: The technology is available for licensing at sales@paragon-software.com. exFAT can also be purchased as an SDK library and can be embedded in any application. For more information on Paragon’s File System Link offerings, visit https://www.paragon-software.com/technologies/file-system-link-business/.

About Paragon Software
Since 1994, Paragon Software has been delivering reliable software products and technology solutions to help every day users, IT professionals, and businesses keep data healthy and safe. We offer file systems and storage management, deployment, and migration of heterogeneous appliances and systems, data protection, business continuity and disaster recovery for hybrid environments.

Paris, February 7, 2020

At its ninth annual forum, JAC (Joint Audit Cooperation) rewarded Sagemcom for its commitment and achievement in the area of CSR.

The first award went to the excellent audit results of Sagemcom's Tunisian industrial site: receiving a score of 96 out of a total 100, the results show Sagemcom’s commitment to ethics and the strength of its CSR commitments.

The second trophy rewards the work carried out by Sagemcom on Circular Economy and the Ecodesign of Products in partnership with its operator customers.

Sagemcom’s efforts in these areas were recognized by a panel of JAC member and institutional customers as leaders and distinguishing markers on the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) market, as a result of a deep understanding of the environmental issues relating to the development and life cycle of products designed and manufactured by Sagemcom. The experts also emphasized the implementation of concrete solutions by Sagemcom, such as the integration of recycled plastic in its products and the work carried out to reduce the energy consumption of products the Group puts on the market.

JAC is a collaborative initiative that joins 17 major operators: AT&T, Deutsch Telekom, Elisa, KPN, MTS, Orange, Proximus, ROGERS, Swisscom, Telefonica, Telenor Group, Telia, Telstra, TIM, VEON, VERIZON and VODAFONE.

E-world 2020: Premiere of the First Fully-Certified Smart Metering System

Hamburg, 8th January 2020

Metering expert Sagemcom presents its completely certified smart metering system (iMSys) for the first time at E-world 2020. The iMSys is the first rollout-ready system from a manufacturer on the German market.

Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus GmbH and Sagemcom Fröschl GmbH will jointly present their smart metering portfolio from 11 – 13 February 2020 in Essen in Hall 3, Stand 3-444. The modular, fully certified iMSys of the Siconia ^TM SMARTY product series consisting of the smart meter gateway (SMGW) Siconia^TM SMARTY IQ and the basic meter Siconia^TM SMARTY BZ will be at the centre of the show. After the basic meter already received MID approval in the second quarter of 2019, the BSI certification of the SMGW followed on September 25, 2019, so that Sagemcom's iMSys is now ready for the smart meter rollout.

For the first time, Sagemcom Dr. Neuhaus offers an outlook on the development plans. In the first quarter of 2020, the eSIM functionality will be implemented in the Siconia^TM SMARTY IQ SMGW. This feature gives metering point operators flexibility with regard to their mobile phone costs, as the SIM chip can be converted to a new contract at any time. Assembly costs are also reduced, since no physical SIM card change is required for the mobile radio-based gateways.

In Q1 2020, in addition to the already implemented TAF 1 (data-saving tariffs), TAF 2 (timevariable tariffs), TAF 6 (reading of metering data upon request) and TAF 7 (load curve data), tariff application cases (TAF) 9, 10 and 14 will also be implemented in the SMGW. TAF 9 is used for energy management and makes it possible to call up the current actual feed-in of an energy generation system. Meanwhile, the TAF 10 helps grid operators to monitor the grid condition in order to be able to counteract critical grid conditions in good time. High-frequency metering data were provided by the TAF 14. The implementation of the new tariff application cases is in full swing, so that a successful conclusion can be expected in the near future. Already installed Siconia^TM SMARTY IQ devices can be updated with the new TAFs via a remote firmware update.

With regard to the Siconia^TM SMARTY basic meter series, the three-point basic meter is available as a one-directional meter with backstop and bi-directional meter – both in 60A and 100A versions. The digital three-phase meter can be purchased as a single or double tariff meter and is suitable for use in the iMSys (in combination with an SMGW) or as a modern metering device (mME).

Further information:
www.sagemcom.com/smartmetergateway
www.sagemcom.com/zaehler

Rueil-Malmaison, November 20th, 2019

This next generation home gateway achieves breathtaking performance and allows com hem customers reaching multi-gigabit speeds and experiencing enhanced connectivity.

Designed by Sagemcom, DOCSIS 3.1 eMTA F@st 3896 maximises the distribution over Wi-Fi and 2.5Gbps LAN of the bandwidth coming from the DOCSIS 3.1 network.

This product implements a true Wi-Fi 6 solution, offering better spectrum efficiency, higher network capacity, enhanced user experience and reduced latency on the home networking. It features the latest wireless technologies including OFDMA and
1024QAM modulation and it enables multi-device usages through an efficient bandwidth sharing. It is designed to maximize the throughput for each connected device in the home, to extend the Wi-Fi range and to reduce the power consumption
of the connected devices.

In addition, DOCSIS 3.1 eMTA F@st 3896 offers advanced broadband services with Sagemcom Swan®.It is also available with RDK-B and its open partner ecosystem.

DOCSIS 3.1 eMTA F@st 3896 better supports the connected homes with multiple active devices. It accelerates everything that consumers do online today including video streaming, smart home automation, gaming and downloads. It is also ready to support future services and experiences such as 8K video, IA applications, home network security, advanced QoS and more.

"The majority of our customers use wireless connection at home and therefore it is important to us that we have the absolute fastest broadband speeds. Now we are the first Swedish operator to launch WiFi 6, and thanks to that we can offer the fastest speed over WiFi ever achieved among the biggest operators in Sweden. Once again, Com Hem proves that we offer the best surfing experience that you can get in your home", says Joakim Öhrström, Head of Broadband and TV at Com Hem.