Completed in 15 months, the acquisition of Gemalto by Thales for €4.8 (CAD $7.3) billion, has created a world-class leader portfolio of digital security solutions based on technologies which includes digital identity, biometry, data protection, and, more broadly, cybersecurity.
The larger Thales, a global leader in digital security, will master all the technologies underpinning the critical decision chain for companies, organizations and governments.
The new Thales will cover the entire critical decision chain in an increasingly interconnected and vulnerable world, with capabilities spanning software development, data processing, real-time decision support, connectivity and end-to-end network management.
(The world is going through a digital transformation. It brings infinite opportunities but these could be hampered by identity theft or data breaches. We counter these two root causes of cyberattacks with Next Generation Digital Security built around digital identification and data protection. Courtesy of Thales and YouTube. Posted on Apr 1, 2019.)
By incorporating the talent and technologies of Gemalto, Thales will develop secure solutions to address the major challenges faced by societies, for example, unmanned air traffic management, data and network cybersecurity, airport security or financial transaction security.
Thales will thus provide a seamless response to customers, including critical infrastructure providers such as banks, telecom operators, government agencies, utilities and other industries as they step up to the challenges of identifying people and objects, as well as keeping data secure.
Inventing the World of Tomorrow through Research and Development
Thales and Gemalto share a passion for the advanced technologies that serve as a common foundation and focus for their 80,000 employees.
Research and development (R&D) is at the core of this new Group, with its 3,000 researchers and 28,000 engineers dedicated to R&D.
Thales has been developing state-of-the-art technologies to meet the most demanding requirements of customers around the world for decades.
With €1 (CAD $1.5) billion a year devoted to self-funded R&D, including CAD $40 million in Canada, Thales will continue to innovate in its key markets, focusing on its world-class digital expertise in artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity and connectivity/IoT.
(Learn More. Courtesy of Thales and YouTube. Posted on Apr 1, 2019.)
This acquisition is a prime example of Thales’ continued commitment to Canada by contributing to the development of a highly skilled workforce, the engagement of SMEs, and the development of innovative Canadian technologies and made-in-Canada advancements that are shaping the future of our global economy.
Today the Group has become a giant laboratory inventing the world of tomorrow, with a portfolio of 20,500 patents, of which more than 400 new ones were registered in 2018.
Technological Synergies
The new Thales will cover the entire critical decision chain in an increasingly interconnected and vulnerable world, with capabilities spanning software development, data processing, real-time decision support, connectivity and end-to-end network management.
With €1 billion a year devoted to self-funded R&D, the Group will continue to innovate in its key markets, drawing in particular on its world-class digital expertise in the Internet of Things, Big Data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
(Learn More. Courtesy of Thales and YouTube. Posted on Apr 1, 2019.)
An Extended Global Footprint
Following this acquisition, Gemalto will form one of Thales’s seven global divisions, to be named Digital Identity and Security (DIS).
Gemalto will interact with all of the Group’s civil and defense customers and will significantly strengthen its industrial presence in 68 countries.
Thales will considerably expand its operations in Latin America (2,500 employees, up from 600), triple its presence in Northern Asia (1,980, from 700), Southeast Asia (2,500, from 800) and India (1,150, from 400) and North America (6,660 employees, up from 4,600).
“With Gemalto, a global leader in digital identification and data protection, Thales has acquired a set of highly complementary technologies and competencies with applications in all of our five vertical markets, which are now redefined as aerospace; space; ground transportation; digital identity and security; and defense and security, explained Patrice Caine, Chairman and CEO, Thales.”
“These are the smart technologies that help people make the best choices at every decisive moment. The acquisition is a turning point for the Group’s 80,000 employees.”
“Together, we are creating a giant in digital identity and security with the capabilities to compete in the big leagues worldwide.”
(Patrice Caine, the chairman and CEO of Thales Group, discusses his company’s artificial intelligence strategy, market applications and sustained research and development investment with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Courtesy of Defense & Aerospace Report and YouTube. Posted on Feb 5, 2019.)
The first illustrations are as wide as the Group’s portfolio:
- Banking: Big Data analytics
- Defence: biometrics
- Aerospace: unmanned traffic management
- Ground transportation: Internet of Things
- Space: Internet of Things
- Telecommunications: Big Data analytics
(Learn More. Courtesy of Thales and YouTube. Posted on Apr 1, 2019.)
Defense and Security
- In Defense and security, armed forces, governments and global organizations entrust Thales with helping them achieve and maintain security, tactical superiority and strategic independence in the face of any type of threat.
Digital Identity and Security
- Businesses and governments rely on Thales to achieve their digital transformation securely by bringing trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people.
- Their identity management and data protection technologies helps banks exchange funds, people, cross borders, energy to become smarter and much more.
Aerospace
- Thales is the only player in the marketplace with the expertise in avionics, IFE, support & services, ATM systems and cybersecurity needed to develop this new ecosystem.
Space
- For more than 40 years now, Thales Alenia Space has designed, integrated, tested, operated and delivered innovative space systems.
Ground Transportation
- Thales is one of the world’s top suppliers of systems, solutions, equipment and services for mobility on railways, roads and public networks.
In a world that is increasingly fast moving, unpredictable – and full of opportunities – Thales customers come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us safer.
From the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace, Thales helps their customers think smarter and act faster – mastering ever-greater complexity and every decisive moment along the way.
Together, Thales and Gemalto will create solutions that make tomorrow possible, today.
(By gathering the expertise, intelligence and creativity of our 80,000 employees from Thales and Gemalto, we’re creating a global leader in digital security. Together we’re stronger! Courtesy of Thales and YouTube. Posted on Apr 3, 2019.)
