VOGO receives Certification for its video assistant referee solutions with FIFA for a period of 4 years
VOGO announces having received VAR (Video Assistant Referee), VAR light and VOL (Virtual Offside Line) Certifications issued by FIFA. With these Certifications, VOGO’s video assistant referee solutions may be used for the next four years by all football federations, leagues, and competition organizers worldwide.
Founded in Paris in 1904, FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) is the international Federation for Football, Futsal, and Beach Soccer. Its purpose is to manage and develop football around the world. It also aims to promote the use of new technologies in the sport, particularly in the area of refereeing.
In this context, the video assistant referee solutions developed by VOGO have been validated based on the excellence criteria established by FIFA and tested by an independent laboratory. Certification test process has been successful for the three families of products presented: VAR (Video Assistant Referee), VAR Light and VOL (Virtual Offside Line).
The Certifications thus received for a period of four years (31 December 2027), enable VOGO to strengthen its commercial penetration with football federations, leagues, and competition organizers around the world.
This success will also reinforce the change in business model initiated by VOGO over the past months, focusing on a Technology as a Service (TaaS) model, by promoting the signing of multi-year contracts, offering strong recurring revenues.
The first commercial benefits of these Certifications are expected in the second half of the year and will contribute to a significant improvement in expected business compared to the first part of the year.
About VOGO | http://www.vogo-group.com
In the Sports sector, VOGO is a leading international player, with its audio and video solutions for fans and professionals alike. For professionals, VOGO offers analysis and decision-making tools (referee assistance, medical diagnostics, coaching). VOGO’s disruptive solution for fans transforms the stadium experience by providing multi-camera content on demand for tablets and smartphones, no matter how many people are connected. VOGO also operates in the Industry sector. All of the Group’s technologies are patent-protected. VOGO is based in France (Montpellier, Grenoble and Paris) and has two subsidiaries, one in North America and the other in the United Kingdom.
VOGO operates indirectly in other countries through its network composed of around thirty distributors. VOGO has been listed on the Euronext Growth Paris stock market since November 2018.