Air National Guard Selects Telos for Deployable Wireless Network.Telos to Implement Secure Deployable Wireless LANs at 25 sites ASHBURN, Va. -- The Air National Guard (ANG ANG In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the NL Antillian Guilder. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) has chosen Telos([R]) Corporation to develop its first-responder wireless capabilities as part of the implementation of deployable secure wireless LANs for 25 of its active wings and regional training centers. The task order is worth over $5.9 million and was awarded to Telos, a leading provider of secure wireless solutions to the federal government, under the NETCENTS NETCENTS Network-Centric Solutions (US Air Force) contract vehicle. Under the deal, Telos will engineer and install a NIPRNet deployable WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network system for off-base operations in support of military and homeland defense missions, such as natural disaster or national catastrophe. Telos will also install a scaled version of the approved Air Force wireless network solution at selected ANG sites. Both implementations will mirror the architecture currently being implemented by the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. and is slated to cover flight-line and engine shop applications, with the option for expansion to cover the entire ANG campus at a given base. "The ability to rapidly deploy a flexible wireless solution in the event of a national emergency is a strategic necessity across the whole of the Armed Forces," said Mike Horn Mike Horn (born 16 July 1966) is a South African explorer. After studying Human Movement Science at the University of Stellenbosch, he left South Africa in 1990 to travel to Europe, where he started work as a ski instructor, river and canyoning guide. , director of wireless programs at Telos. "Our proven track record, with not only the USAF but also the Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling The capability to refuel aircraft in flight, which extends presence, increases range, and serves as a force multiplier. Also called AR. Wing, shows that our installations are effective, secure and flexible for multiple applications, both on-base and off." The installation will feature an 802.11a/b/g compliant architecture for the wireless network and an intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. protocol to guard against unauthorized wireless access and rogue access points. Telos is currently midway through the implementation and is slated to complete the infrastructure at all bases in the coming months. About Telos Telos[R] Corporation has provided innovative IT solutions and services to the federal government for more than 30 years. Telos and Xacta Corporation, its subsidiary for security solutions, have since 1989 enabled the compliance of the government's most security-conscious organizations with demanding federal and DoD information security mandates. Xacta's offerings include enterprise IT security management solutions, enterprise security consulting services, secure wireless networking See wireless network. , secure enterprise messaging and identity management solutions. Its solutions are represented to the federal government on Telos' NETCENTS FA8771-04-D-0009 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract, GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. schedule and other federal contract vehicles. For more information, visit www.telos.com. Telos is a registered trademark of Telos Corporation. Xacta is a registered trademark, and Xacta IA Manager is a trademark, of Xacta Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. Xacta is a subsidiary of Telos Corporation. |
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