The history of the company

2021

• Fort Telecom entered the TOP-5 technology companies in Russia accordingg to TechUp-2020 rating.
• Participation in "Security Center" exhibition in Belarus.
• Fort Telecom is a winner of the regional stage of the Golden Mercury Award and a laureate of Golden Mercury National Entrepreneurship Award.
• Participation in the largest in Russia International Security Exhibition “Moscow Securika-2021”.
• Fort Telecom is the winner of the award "In the field of navigation" for the implementation of technologies based on the GLONASS system.
• First online conference "Fleet MAnagement Systems 2021" for all industry participants.
• Fort Telecom moved into its own building.
• Fort Telecom hold telematics conference Fort Monitor Conf - 2021 for partners.
• Fort Telecom CEO became the winner of the Stroganov Prize in the nomination "High achievements in economics and management" for the effective management of the company and the achievement of high performance, for the outstanding contribution to the economic and technical development of the city of Perm, the telecommunications industry in Perm, Russia and the world.

2020

• The year began with another achievement: Fort Telecom became the leader of the TechUp-2019 rating and entered the first lists of fast-growing technology companies in Russia;
• Also following the results of 2019 Fort Telecom became the winner in the nomination "Exporter of the Year in high tech, small and medium enterprises";
• A new EAC certificate was obtained for TFortis explosion-proof switches of the “Ex” series, which confirmes that Fort Telecom is a Russian full cycle manufacturer of all manufactured equipment under TFortis trademark;
• Several new models of FORT tracking units were released at once: FORT-114, FORT-114E, FORT-114WiFi;
• A new line of TFortis Box switches consisting of 5 models has been fully launched on the market. Demand many times exceeded production capabilities;
• Fort Telecom together with Technoton company tested a joint equipment kit and presented a comprehensive solution for automating fuel accounting and reducing costs;
• Fort Telecom was the first among Satellite Navigation Equipment and Emergency Call Device manufacturers to receive a submission from the Ministry of Industry and Trade confirming the production of industrial products on the territory of the Russian Federation;
• The TFortis team took part in the annual conference for constructors PROIPVIDEO-2020 in Moscow organized by Videomax;
• Fort Telecom took part in the annual forum "Autonet-2020". The Perm Territory has joined the AUTODATA.RUS consortium. Fort Telecom with new V2X TEDIX devices got the Autonet Awards-2020, becoming the winner in the category "Transport Telematics Systems" in the nomination "Onboard Devices and Systems";
• The TFortis team took part in the "Congress on Oil Refining and Petrochemistry" in St. Petersburg;
• The entire model range of MAN trucks: TGS, TGX, TGL, TGM was certified with a FORT-112EG-M emergency call device and a standard MAN speaker;
• "TEDIX" has been officially registered as a trademark, Fort Telecom is its official copyright holder;
• The company's total turnover in 2020 increased by more than 16% compared to 2019.

2019

• Fort Telecom presents TFortis at INTERSEC 2019 trade fair in Dubai, UAE
• TFortis strengthens its positions in Malaysian market. First orders for Telekom Malaysia
• TFortis presents PoE + UPS, an off-the-shelf solution with a built-in UPS and optical distribution frame
• Participation in the largest in Russia International Security Exhibition “MIPS-2019”.
• Fort Monitor team holds the Partner Conference for transport monitoring businesses in Moscow
• TFortis and Stalviscom take part in the Security Center Exhibition and Forum in Minsk
• SWU-16T switch receives Transport Security Certificate
• F0RT-112EG on-board units are used in EVAK system of emergency calls in Kazakhstan
• Chinese luxury off-roaders GAC GS8 are equipped with FORT-112EG-M ERA-GLONASS units at the plant
• Fort Telecom became the "Exporter of the Year in the Field of High Technologies" and received the "Breakthrough of the Year" award for 500% increase in the export revenue in 2018
• Fort Telecom presents an innovative device TEDIX-R1 at the International Forum AutoNet-2019
• Fort Telecom took part in the 12th International Forum All-over-IP-2019.
• Fort Telecom is among the top three winners of "Exporter of the Year" Award
• Fort Telecom presents TEDIX-R1 device at the Global Technology Leadership Forum in Sochi
• Increase in the export revenue, increase in turnover. In 2019 the company joined medium business segment.
• 35 new partners and 5 new regional partners in Fort Monitor. 
• 330% growth in sales of on-board units FORT.
• Sales volume over TFortis brand is 0.5 bln rubles a year.
• 1,200 TFortis switches sold monthly on average.
• Over 100 ERA-GLONASS certificates for different vehicles.

2018

• Participation in INTERSEC-2018, the world's leading trade fair for Security, Safety and Fire Protection, which was held for the 20th time in Dubai, UAE.
• Fort Telecom became the holder of the certificates of compliance of transport infrastructure security systems — communication, data reception and transfer systems. The certificates were issued upon successful completion of tests of the models of PSW switches.
• FORT units are officially recommended for installation on buses used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
• MAN automobile concern started installation of FORT-112EG eCall devices with a built-in speaker.
• Participation in  the specialized exhibition  Security Essen 2018 with TFortis equipment.
• Release of the new mobile application  Fort Monitor on devices running on Android and iOS.
• Presentation of FORT-112M  on-board unit for commercial transport. The new equipment is an updated version of FORT-111М on-board unit.
• Participation in the largest in Russia International Security Exhibition “MIPS-2018”.
• Fort Telecom took part in the 11th International Forum All-over-IP-2018.
• Fort Telecom obtained the first European CE certificate for TFortis products.
• Participation in the 10th specialized exhibition “NAVITECH” in Moscow’s Expocenter and the annual meeting of manufacturers, integrators, operators and users of GLONASS/GPS transport monitoring systems.
• Presentation of the TFortis PSW- 2G+Ex unit,  the new explosion-proof switch with РоЕ+ support.

2017

• Obtaining of the 50th certificate for the ERA-GLONASS devices.
• Inсlusion  of the Fort Monitor software platform in the Unified Register of Russian Programs.
• Participation in the largest in Russia International Security Exhibition “MIPS-2017”.
• Participation in the 9th specialized exhibition “NAVITECH” in Moscow’s Expocenter and the annual meeting of manufacturers, integrators, operators and users of GLONASS/GPS transport monitoring systems and tachographic control NAVITORING-2017.
• Release of the updated version of the TFortis SWD-1 switch.
• Presentation of the TFortis TELEPORT-1 integration unit.
• Holding a conference for integrators of monitoring systems and representatives of related industries "ERA-GLONASS: Time of the First" in Moscow.
• Participation in the annual consumer computer and electronics trade exhibition “GITEX Technology Week 2017”, Dubai, UAE.
• Obtaining the first Transport Infrastructure Certificate in Russia.
• Expansion into  the countries of the Middle East and South Asia. The territory of the presence of TFortis and Fort Monitor was replenished by partners from the countries of the Persian Gulf, Africa, Pakistan and India.

2016 

• Development and introduction of 2 ready-made solutions to the market: TFortis PSW-2G8F-Kit and TFortis PSW-2G8F-UPS-Kit.
• Participation in the largest in Russia International Security Exhibition “MIPS-2016”.
• The ERA-GLONASS Fort-112 EG equipment and the Fort Monitor monitoring system were demonstrated at the exhibition during the session of the Presidium of the State Council of the Russian Federation on road safety in Yaroslavl.
• Participation in the 8th specialized exhibition “NAVITECH” in Moscow’s Expocenter and the annual meeting of manufacturers, integrators, operators and users of GLONASS/GPS transport monitoring systems and tachographic control “NAVITORING-2016”.
• Release of the updated model of the TFortis PSW-1 unmanaged switch.
• Development and introduction of the TFortis SWU-16 central switch on the market.
• The Fort Monitor software platform is integrated with the 1C road list software developed by Pobedatasoft.
• Participation in the exhibition of equipment and systems for security and fire protection Securika Siberia 2016.
• Conducting a seminar for specialists in video surveillance in Perm jointly with Panasonic.
• The Fort-112 EG equipment is installed on more than 30 brands of cars that have been tested under the vehicle type approval procedure.
• Participation in the international forum “Transport of Russia” in Moscow.
• Development and launch of a new compact BIP M1 emergency call button for installation on cars. Installation BIP M1 on the Zotye T600 crossover.

2015

• Development and launch of the line of indoor video surveillance TFortis SWD equipment.
• Participation in the largest in Russia International Security Exhibition “MIPS-2015”.
• Participation in the 5th meeting of manufacturers, integrators, operators and users of GLONASS/GPS transport monitoring systems and tachographic control “NAVITORING-2015” in Moscow.
• Participation in the trade fair SMT “NAVITECH-2015” in the Expocenter.
• Development and production of the explosion-proof TFortis PSW-Ex switch.
• Participation in the Annual Meeting of the Non-profit Partnership GLONASS with the Alliance of Telematics Industry Participants of China (TIAA).
• Participation in the V International congress “ERA-GLONASS”: Modern technologies for ensuring safety and comfort on the roads”.
• Certification of the ERA-GLONASS FORT-112 EG Emergency Service Call Device for the regular installation on IVECO vehicles.
• Certification of “ERA-GLONASS” FORT-112 EG Emergency Call Systems with the definition of severity of accidents by built-in sensors.
• Holding in Moscow a closed training seminar “ERA-GLONASS” for automakers.
• The Fort-112 EG equipment is installed on more than 10 brands of cars that have been tested under the vehicle type approval procedure, among which: Mercedes-Benz, IVECO, MAN, FAW, Donfeng, Changan, etc.

2014

• Fort Telecom for the first time organized and hosted the conference of the NAVITORING Club in Moscow
• Participation in the specialized exhibition of the SMT “Navitech-2014” market. The first ERA-GLONASS FORT-112 EX explosion-proof terminal and BIP-02 user interface units were presented.
• Participation in the security trade fair MIPS-2014
• The active phase of the ERA-GLONASS project. Fort Telecom began to work actively with automakers: IVECO, PAZ, UralAZ, Sollers, Lifan, Great Wall, Chery and others.
• ВFor the first time in history, real crash tests of ERA-GLONASS equipment were carried out. Tests were carried out on the test range of FSUE NAMI, all the crash tests were conducted on Fort Telecom equipment. FORT-112 EG terminals have operated successfully in each crash test.
• The cooperation between Fort Telecom and the ATOL company began. FORT-111 Taho terminal for integration into tachographs produced by ATOL
• Development and launch of a number of new TFortis switches: PSW-2G4F, PSW-2G4F-UPS, PSW-2G6F+
• TFortis equipment has received EAC conformity certificates
• The volume of production and sales of TFortis switches increased by 35% compared to 2013.

2013

• Development and launch of the FORT-111M navigation terminal.
• Participation in the third meeting of the NAVITORING Club in Moscow.
• Participation in the specialized exhibition of the SMT “Navitech-2013” market. Moscow, “Expocenter”, where the navigation terminals of the new generation FORT-112EG and FORT-112EG were presented, as well as the new cloud WEB-service FortMonitor-3
• The launch of terminals on the FORT-112 platform.
• The launch of cloud service FortMonitor-3 Hosting.
• Conducting the second international dealer conference of Fort Telecom in Perm.
• Participation in the specialized exhibition All-over-IP 2013 with TFortis equipment.
• Participation in the international exhibition CIPS Caspian 2013, Baku
• Completion of the development of the new PSW-2G+ switch 

2012

• Conducting the first international dealer conference of Fort Telecom in Perm.
• Development and launch of a number of accessories for TFortis equipment - cabinets and Optical Distribution Frames, new versions of camera housings.
• Development and launch of PSW-2G-UPS - a new TFortis switch with built-in intelligent uninterruptible power system.
• The development of navigation terminals on the new FORT-112 platform, corresponding to the modern requirements of the SMT market (publication of Order No. 285 of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation of July 31, 2012) began.
• The development of a new software platform FortMonitor-3.
• Participation in the meeting of the NAVITORING Club in St. Petersburg.
• Participation in the specialized exhibition All-over-IP with TFortis equipment. Moscow, Exhibition Center “Sokolniki”.

2011

• Start of participation in the federal project “ERA-GLONASS”.
• Development and launch of FORT-111EG navigation terminals on the new 111 platform to the market.
• Conducting successful tests of navigation equipment in the pilot areas of the ERA-GLONASS project on the basis of Roskosmos.
• Development of specialized versions of FortMonitor software for security agencies in the Russian Federation.
• Development and launch of a number of products based on 111 platform: FORT-111GL and FORT-111WiFi
• Organization of the Club for manufacturers, integrators and users of transport monitoring systems “NAVITORING” as a founder together with other players of the SMT market.
• Participation in the meeting of the NAVITORING Club in St. Petersburg.
• The development and launch of a new generation of TFortis switches – the flagship brand PSW-2G .
• Development of the FSE-2C midspan.
• Development of the FC-1G Gigabit Media Converter.

2010

• Implementation of projects on IP-based video surveillance based on TFortis equipment.
• Implementation of the project within the framework of the program “Safe City” in Perm based on TFortis equipment. Implementation of similar projects in other cities of Russia.
• Development of industry solutions in software for transport monitoring FortMonitor-2 - AIC, trucking, passenger transport.
• Expansion of the dealer network of Fort Telecom to the CIS countries - partnerships have been established with system integrators in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus. The company’s dealer network covers more than 40 regions.
• Participation in the meeting of the participants of the navigation market “GPS without ties” in Moscow.

2009

• The launch of the TFortis PSW-1 switch that has no analogues in the market of IP-video surveillance.
• Active growth of the dealer network in the direction of GLONASS/GPS satellite transport monitoring. The dealer network covers more than 20 regions.
• Development of software for satellite transport monitoring FortMonitor-2 and FortMonitor-2 Vendor. 
• Implementation of large federal projects on transport monitoring - equipping vehicle fleet with more than 1000 units (Russia).

2008

• The market launch of the FORT monitoring system.
• The beginning of the formation of a dealer network.
• Development of the FORT-300GL navigation terminal based on the GLONASS system.
• Start of the development of a specialized switch for IP-video surveillance.
• Implementation of a federal scale project for equipping the ER-Telecom network with midspans and PoE splitters from Fort Telecom.
• Extension of the line of PoE midspans FSE-4B, FSE-4A, FSE-2H
• Contract with the “7TV” TV channel for the delivery of Roskript modules.
• Full-time participation in the exhibition “Svyaz-Expocomm-2008” in Moscow.

2007

• Fort Telecom foundation. Assembly of the project team headed by the general director Sergey Makarenko.
• Development of a Unified Monitoring and Administration System for communication equipment commissioned by Russian Railways JSC.
• Development of CAM-FM modules for the “Roskript” system. Contract with Channel One JSC for the supply of modules.
• Development of FORT-200 and FORT-300 navigation terminals.
• Development of software for satellite transport monitoring FortMonitor v1.0.
• Development of the first devices based on PoE (Power Over Ethernet) technology for powering remote devices.
• Beginning of strategic cooperation with ER-Telecom OJSC. The launch of the project of equipping the ER-Telecom network throughout the country with PoE equipment manufactured by Fort Telecom.