mecom
About us
Floods, power outages, fires or other hazards: In exceptional situations, the ability to alert the population quickly and easily is of crucial importance. We ensure that people in Germany receive timely alerts via all relevant channels.
In the news business, we also ensure the fail-safe transmission of editorial information on a daily basis. This is how we safeguard reporting on TV and radio as well as in newspapers. Be it for news agencies, security authorities or companies – our technical infrastructure, which is unique in Germany, enables transmitting information in a tamper-proof manner to the desired recipients within seconds.
We act as a consulting, project and operating agency for our customers, offering solutions tailored to their individual needs.
Leading the way is in our DNA
We are Germany’s pioneer in the fail-safe transmission of news and alerts.
It’s our vision to create a world in which secure communication is possible at all times.
Our expertise
Your partner for consulting, project development and practical implementation
Consulting and conceptual design
Project management
Software development
Research projects
Quality assurance
Customer service
Our customer service is on duty around the clock and available at any time. If necessary, we can solve technical problems directly on site – day and night.
Data centre operation
Proprietary satellite ground stations
Security Operation Center
Step by step
From consulting to operation
Consulting
You are facing a challenge in the field of safety-critical communication and infrastructure? We accompany you from the word go and provide you with competent advice tailored to your individual needs.
Concept
Closely coordinating with you and your team, we develop custom-fit solutions to meet your challenges. Depending on your needs, we take into account technical as well as operational and strategic aspects.
Implementation
We not only advise and plan, we also implement. With our years of experience, we transfer your technical and structural requirements into a suitable IT environment. Be it software development or expansion of existing systems: Your project is always in good hands with us.
Operation
Our certified and highly professional team ensures a smooth operation of your systems. To guarantee extremely high reliability, we operate data centres that are redundant 24/7/365.
Further development
We monitor your systems around the clock with dedicated state-of-the-art tools and other reliable control mechanisms. In addition, we continuously develop projects along your needs.
Facts & Figures
Figures – Data – Facts
100% expertise
A powerful team that responsibly implements large projects.
200 satellite stations
We operate satellite sites at media outlets and multipliers throughout Germany.
300 gigabytes
The amount of data that passes through our media systems every day equals the average monthly data consumption of a household.
24/7/365 availability
Our support is available to our customers 24/7.
40.000 text messages
For news agencies, we send tens of thousands of texts to media and other recipients every day.
10.000 images
Photos and graphics as well as audio and video content are also distributed through our channels.
mecom shareholder structure
An alliance of strong partners
mecom is a joint venture of the news agencies German Press Agency (dpa), Agence France-Presse (AFP), Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik (GEP), Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA) and dpa-AFX Wirtschaftsnachrichten. dpa Group is mecom’s majority shareholder.
You are looking for an experienced provider of solutions?
Career at mecom
Curious, open-minded, smart.
Are you looking for meaningful tasks in a security-relevant environment? Would you like to work on solutions that are of direct relevance to the population?
Then become part of our team. We look forward to receiving your application at bewerbung@dpa.de
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Do you have any questions?
- +49 40 4113 32800
- mail@mecom.de
- Mittelweg 143, 20148 Hamburg
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