SAGEM

SAGEM (Société d’Applications Générales de l’Électricité et de la Mécanique, translated to Company of General Applications of Electricity and Mechanics) was a major French company involved in defense electronics, consumer electronics and communication systems.

In 2005, SAGEM and SNECMA merged to form Safran. Together the companies focus mainly on aeronautics, defense and Security. The communications and mobile telephony businesses spun off as two independent entities : SAGEMCOM and MobiWire.

History

A Sagem MW3020

SAGEM was founded in 1925 in Paris by Marcel Môme. At the age of 25, he formed the Society for the General Application of Electricity & Mechanics, a company specialized in mechanics. Early products included electrical components, power distribution equipment, cameras, projectors and military equipment.

In 1942, following a request from the French Ministry of Telecommunications, SAGEM developed a new communication system : the telex printer. This date marked their move towards telecommunications.

In 1961 SAGEM was selected to provide the Inertial Navigation Systems for France's first ballistic missiles, as well as the optical and navigation systems for the first ballistic missile submarines.

In the 1980s and 90s, Sagem expanded aggressively into the telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. The defence electronics branch of SAGEM was selected to upgrade the electronic systems of some France-built Mirage aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force under the ROSE upgrade(Retrofit of Strike Element) program.

SAGEM has grouped its activities around two activities:

• A communication branch (SAGEM is ranked second within the French telecommunication equipment providers);
• A defense & security branch (Sagem Défense Sécurité), which covers three domains:
  • Optronics and defense (imagers, infrared and light-intensifying cameras, sights, periscopes, gyrostabilised pods, cryptology, UAV systems, etc.);
  • Avionics (inertial navigation, civilian and military avionics, guidance and pointing systems);
  • Electronics (electronics, software, circuit boards, control units).

In 2005, SAGEM and SNECMA merged to form SAFRAN.^[1]

In 2007 Sagem launched mobiles in India with a tradename "Bleu"^[2]

In 2008, the SAGEM group spun off its communications and mobile telephony businesses (known simply as: Sagem Mobile) to focus on core company values. Sagem Sécurité merged with Ingenico.^[3] The broadband business became SAGEM Communication. The mobile phone business became Sagem Wireless. The identity, bio-metric and transaction business became Safran Morpho. The company's defence electronics business became Safran Sagem.

Products

• Dassault-Sagem SlowFast
• SAGEM Crecerelle
• CU161 Sperwer Tactical UAV system
• Inertial Unit Sigma 30
• SAGEM MyC4-2
• SAGEM Patroller
• SAGEM My-S7
• SAGEM My V-65

9xx Series

my100Phone Series

• Sagem my100X
• Sagem my101X
• Sagem my150X

my200Phone Series

my300Phone Series

• Sagem my300C
• Sagem my300X
• Sagem my301X
• Sagem my302X
• Sagem my303X
• Sagem my310X
• Sagem my312X

my400Phone Series

my500Phone Series

• Sagem my500X
• Sagem my501c
• Sagem my501h
• Sagem my511X
• Sagem my519x
• Sagem my521x

my600Phone Series

• Sagem my600X
• Sagem my600V

my700Phone Series

• Sagem my700X
• Sagem my721x
• Sagem my721z
• Sagem my730c
• Sagem my750x

my800Phone Series

• Sagem my800X
• Sagem my810x
• Sagem my850C
• Sagem my855c

my900Phone Series

• Sagem my900C
• Sagem my901C

Other MY models

References

External links

• SAGEM official website
• SAGEM Défense Sécurité official website

Coordinates: 48°50′24″N 2°16′26″E / 48.84000°N 2.27389°E / 48.84000; 2.27389