Olivier Koczan

Head of Secure Land Communications, Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Cassidian)

Olivier Koczan is the Head of Secure Land Communications at Airbus Defence and Space. He has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications business and international markets. Previously as Head of Sales within the Communications, Intelligence & Security business line at Airbus Defence and Space, he led a large sales and marketing team with employees of 35 nationalities based in 27 countries. The CIS portfolio encompasses solutions for SatCom services, Geo Intelligence, Integrated Systems and Secure Land Communications, with the most business coming from international markets. Olivier Koczan has a master’s degree in Electronic Engineering and an MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD). He is also a graduate of the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN), a French public institution for expertise in and sensitisation towards defence matters.

News mentions

Airbus provided state-of-the-art communication solutions to secure the G7 meeting at Biarritz

Airbus provided secure communications technology to French security forces (police, gendarmerie, and fire brigades) during the long-awaited socio-economic and political summit which took place in the...

Airbus app Tactilon Agnet transmits real-time videos from the sky at Technos Days de Valabre 2018

During the Technos Days Valabre near Aix-en Provence (France) on 23th and 24th May, Airbus will demonstrate how videos and aerial pictures from a drone can be integrated into the secure multimedia col...

ASTRID and Airbus to modernise its Tetra network in the next few years

The Belgian public network operator and Airbus customer has received government approval to invest in network infrastructure The Belgian public network operator ASTRID will modernis...

Airbus Defence and Space and ESG introduce TARANIS Smart application for assisting police operations

The TARANIS Smart app is easy to use in stress situations Together with the German company ESG, Airbus Defence and Space is launching a new application called TARANIS Smart for the...

Airbus Defence and Space help Norway and Sweden interconnect secure radio communication networks

The cross-border system has certified Tetra Inter-System Interface (ISI) functionality With the help of Airbus Defence and Space, the Swedish network Rakel and Norway’s N&osla...

Airbus Defence and Space launches its smartphone TETRA radio ‘Tactilon Dabat’ at PMRExpo 2016

Airbus Defence and Space to display Tactilon Dabat at PMR Expo 2016 Airbus Defence and Space will introduce the Tactilon Dabat in Germany, a full Tetra radio built into a smartphone...

Airbus Defence and Space and Bravo to provide mission-critical communications services in Saudi Arabia

The partnership boosts development of mission-critical radio communications in Saudi Arabia Airbus Defence and Space has entered into a strategic partnership with Bravo, a Saudi tel...

Airbus Defence and Space launches global SmarTWISP app developer programme

Users of the Tactilon Dabat terminal and all Tactilon Suite products benefit from a large applications and solutions ecosystem Airbus Defence and Space has launched its global SmarT...

Airbus Defence and Space deploys its technology to facilitate cross-border radio communications in Europe

Airbus Defence and Space supplies core systems and contributes decisively to the successful test To test the interaction between secure radio networks during international visits, t...

Airbus Defence and Space installs latest IP-tetra technology as part of Unified Digital Radio Communication System in Budapest

Airbus Defence and Space establishes highly resilient PMR network to deal with extreme incidents in Hungary The Hungarian capital Budapest will soon have the most reliable and moder...

Airbus Defence and Space 'Tactilon Agnet' application to enhance Finnish authorities’ public safety broadband capabilities

The Tactilon Agnet application enables users to make instant group calls and send messages to Tetra users Airbus Defence and Space and the State Security Networks Group (Suomen Eril...

Airbus Defence and Space tests smart application for hybrid networks on pilot project in Estonia

Airbus Defence and Space aims to validate the use of smartphones in different operational situations Airbus Defence and Space and its partner RIKS (the State Infocommunication Found...

Airbus Defence and Space appoints Fred Gallart as Head of Latin America at Secure Land Communications

He will be the regional manager for all sales and service activities in the field of Professional Mobile Radio Airbus Defence and Space welcomes Fred Gallart as new Head of Latin Am...

Airbus Defence and Space leads LTE4PMR project to develop broadband solutions for public safety sector

This project will accelerate the development and implementation of secure communication in the public safety sector Airbus Defence and Space has set up an R&D consortium with Fr...

Airbus Defence and Space's Tetra technology for Military Police in Brasília

The contract includes supply and installation of Tetra network with 40 dispatcher stations Airbus Defence and Space’s Tetra technology has been selected as the new stand...

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