Army Tactical Comms Upgrade

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The World is Flat and IP-Centric!!
Steroids
Informing
Supply Chaining
Outsourcing
Open-Sourcing
Insourcing
Its a Flat World, After All A tale of
technology and geoeconomics that is fundamentally
reshaping our lives by Thomas Friedman
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Military Global Information Grid (GIG)
Flattening the Warfighters World
Factory --- Internet Protocol Based
--- Foxhole
Teleport Upgrade
17 GIG-BE Sites Activated
GIG-Bandwidth Expansion
AOR
GBS
Installation Information Infrastructure
Modernization Program (I3MP)
STEP
Teleport
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Converged IP
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Voice over IP
PSTN could reach its end-of-life in 10 to 15
years1
...killing off traditional telephony..50 of
small to mid-sized enterprises to rely on VoIP by
20082
DISA to migrate voice traffic from MCI to DOD
private IP network - GIG-BE replace leased
lines4

• North American VoIP service revenues3
• 2004 1.3B
• 2009 19.9B (1,431 increase)

IP Based

• It wont be about distance and how long you
  talk, but how you create value around voice
  communication. The voice will be free its what
  you enable customers to do around it that will
  differentiate companies
• Mike Volpi, Ciscos senior VP for routing
  technology

• NASCIO Report dtd 4 May 2005 VoIP and IP
  Telephony Planning for Convergence in State
  Government
• Info-Tech Research Group (VoIP News)
• Infonetics Research (VoIP News)
• FCW.COM, 16 May 05, DISA switches on VOIP, by
  Bob Brewin

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Wireless Ethernet (802.11)
Must secure NOW!

• 802.16e (WiMax 2 - 6 Ghz) and 802.20 (gt 3.5 Ghz)
  - Metropolitan Area Wireless Networks/Mobility
  provide mobile wireless broadband access (DSL and
  Cable capabiltiy) and extend coverage area to 30
  and 9.3 miles respectively.
• 802.21 - Media Independent Handover Service
  Roam regardless of media (i.e. VoWLAN to cellular
  and back).

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We Are Under Cyber Attack!
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Take Aways

• Technology and geoeconomics is changing our lives
  ........Massive investment in technology
• ...created a platform where intellectual work and
  capital could be delivered from anywhere
• The playing field is being leveled
• We are Flattening the Warfighters world!
• ....providing a joint non-terrestrial standards
  based network
• ....connecting the warfighter - foxhole to
  factory
• ....providing seamless enterprise solutions
• Achieving Service, Joint Coalition
  Interoperability
• Information Assurance
• ...Cyber Defense is a Force Protection Issue
• We need industrys help to achieve capability and
  defend it!

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AFCEA TechNet

• LTG Steven W. Boutelle
• Chief Information Officer/G-6

"Do what's right... and risk the consequences!"