Mil-Tech

New Satellite Internet Services in Afghanistan

TS2 Satellite Technologies company is introducing new broadband satellite services to the Afghan market. The broadband service offer two-way high-speed Internet access with no phone lines, no cable, no dial-up modem. It’s always online, available virtually anywhere, and affordable. The offered satellite system is ideally suited for broadband requirements such as Internet and VPN access to enterprise networks, as well as real-time VoIP and video conferencing.

The Internet connection can be shared with other users via wireless or wired network. Most soldiers deploy with a laptop in hand and a hookup to the Internet in their barracks. This is especially important for the many who are married, and have young children. The Internet access has resulted in major morale improvements. Troops no longer feel cut off from home.

Not all the Internet connectivity is just for staying in touch with the folks back home. The troops in Afghanistan use the Internet a lot for professional tasks, and not all of them are official business. Some troops blog, and many other stay in touch with military friends and associates in other parts of the world. The Internet has made possible many online communities composed of military professionals.

Without the new satellite system, large numbers of Soldiers will be without regular communications for much or most of their time in Afghanistan. The infrastructure is Spartan to non-existent.

More about the satellite service on http://www.ts2.pl/en/Internet-in-Iraq-and-Afghanistan

Supported locations in Afghanistan

 Airfields

Bagram Air base 
Chagcharan 
Chapman Airfield 
Bamian / Bamiyan 
Fayzabad / Faizabad 
Herat 
Jalalabad 
Kabul International 
Kandahar / Qandahar 
Khowst 
Mazar-e Sharif, AF 
Meymanah / Maimana 
Pul-i-Kandahar, AF 
Rhino FOB 
Shindand Air base 
Taloqan / Talulqan 

COP’s

COP Baylough
COP Curry
COP JDCC
COP Jelawur
COP Keating
COP Michigan
COP Rath
COP Sangar
COP Sweeney
COP Terminator
COP Warheit

Camps

Camp Albert
Camp Bagram
Camp Barber
Camp Black Horse
Camp Blackjack
Camp Bastion
Camp Bulldog
Camp Civilian
Camp Clark
Camp Cunningham
Camp Delaram 
Camp Dogan
Camp Dwyer / Camp Dywer 
Camp Eggers
Camp Gecko
Camp Gibraltar
Camp Hadrian
Camp Holland
Camp Harriman
Kamp Holland
Camp Invicta
Camp Julien
Camp Kabul
Camp Kandahar
Camp Kearney
Camp Lightning
Camp Leatherneck
Camp Marmal
Camp Morehead
Camp Moorhead
Camp Nathan Smith
Camp Phoenix
Camp Rhino
Camp Salerno
Camp Signal Strike
Camp Souter
Camp Spann
Camp Stone
Camp Tombstone
Camp Vianini
Camp Warehouse
Camp Wilson
Camp Wright
Camp Victory

FOB’s

FOB ABAD
FOB Almasak
FOB Andar
FOB Airborne
FOB Altimur
FOB Anaconda
FOB Apache
FOB Armadillo
FOB Asadabad
FOB Azizullah
FOB Bakwa
FOB Bakwah
FOB Bala Murgha
FOB Bala Murghab
FOB Bermel
FOB Blackhawk
FOB Blackhorse
FOB Blessing
FOB Bostick
FOB Boris
FOB Bullard
FOB Clark
FOB Cobra
FOB Connolly
FOB Chapman
FOB Davis
FOB Delaram
FOB Delhi
FOB Dehli
FOB Dwyer
FOB Edinburgh
FOB Farah
FOB Fenty
FOB Finley-Shields
FOB Freia
FOB Frontenac
FOB Gamberi
FOB Gardez
FOB Gereshk
FOB Geronimo
FOB Ghazni
FOB Ghowrmach
FOB Gibraltar
FOB Howz-e Madad
FOB Hunter
FOB Hutal
FOB Indianhead
FOB Inkerman
FOB Jackson
FOB Jaker
FOB Joyce
FOB Keating
FOB Kalagush
FOB Keenan
FOB Kunduz
FOB Kushamond
FOB Lane
FOB Leatherneck
FOB Lightning
FOB Lindsey
FOB Logar
FOB Lagman
FOB Lion
FOB Lonestar
FOB Lwara
FOB Masum
FOB Ma’sum Ghar
FOB Martello
FOB Maimaneh
FOB Ma’sum Ghar
FOB Mehtar Lam
FOB Mizan
FOB Nathan Smith
FOB Naray
FOB Nolay
FOB Orgun-e
FOB Pasab
FOB Payne
FOB Price
FOB Puza-i-Eshan
FOB Qalat
FOB Ramrod
FOB Rhino
FOB Ripley
FOB Robinson
FOB Rushmore
FOB Salerno
FOB Sandford
FOB Scorpion
FOB Shank
FOB Sharana
FOB Shindand
FOB Stone
FOB Sperwan Ghar
FOB Smart
FOB Spin Boldak
FOB Sweeney
FOB Tillman
FOB Terrett
FOB Thunder
FOB Tiger
FOB Todd
FOB Tombstone
FOB Tora
FOB Tycz
FOB Walton
FOB Warrior
FOB Waza Khwa
FOB Wilson
FOB Wishtan
FOB Wolf
FOB Wolverine
FOB Wright
FOB Vulcan
FOB Zeebrugge
FOB Zormot
FOB Zormat

Fire Bases

Fire Base Anaconda
Fire Base Asadabad
Fire Base California
Fire Base Cobra Strike
Fire Base Cobra
Fire Base Gardez
Fire Base Lagman
Fire Base Maholic
Fire Base Nixon
Fire Base Orgun-E
Fire Base Oulet
Fire Base Phoenix
Fire Base Shkin
Fire Base Waza Khwa
Fire Base Wilderness

Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)

PRT Asadabad – ISAF US 
PRT Baglan – ISAF 
PRT Bagram – ISAF US 
PRT Bamian (Bamyan) ISAF NZ 
PRT Chaghcharan – ISAF Lithuania 
PRT Farah – ISAF US 
PRT Feyzabad – ISAF Germany 
PRT Gardez – ISAF US 
PRT Ghazni – ISAFUS 
PRT Herat – ISAF Italy 
PRT Jalalabad – ISAF US 
PRT Kabul
PRT Khandahar – ISAF Canada 
PRT Khowst / Khost – ISAF US 
PRT Konduz – ISAF Germany 
PRT Lashkar-Gah – ISAF UK 
PRT Mazar-E-Sharif – ISAF Sweden 
PRT Mehtar Lam – ISAF US 
PRT Meymaneh – ISAF Norway 
PRT Nurestan – ISAF US 
PRT Parwan – ROK/US 
PRT Panjshir – ISAF US 
PRT Pol-E-Khomri – ISAF Netherlands 
PRT Qalat – ISAF US 
PRT Qala-e-Naw – ISAF Spain 
PRT Sharana – ISAF US 
PRT Tarin Kowt – ISAF Netherlands/Australia 
PRT Wardak – ISAF Turkey 

Other

Combat Outpost Herrera 
Combat Outpost Keating 
Combat Outpost Margah 
PB Jaker 
PB Rahim 

New Index Ranks Ability of G20 Nations to Withstand Cyber Attacks, Harness Digital Environment

A new benchmarking study of 19 of the world’s 20 leading economies found that the United Kingdom and the United States lead Group of 20 (G20) countries in their ability to withstand cyber attacks and to deploy the digital infrastructure necessary for a productive and secure economy. The index also found that several major economies–Argentina, Indonesia, Russia and Saudi Arabia–do not have cybersecurity plans and do not appear to be developing them. The index is at www.cyberhub.com .

The Cyber Power Index, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, measures both the success of digital adoption and cyber security, and the degree to which the economic and regulatory environment in G20 nations promote national cyber power.

The Index allows visitors to compare the cyber power rankings of the G20 countries on a scale of 0-100 with 100 being most favorable. Each country’s ranking is a weighted mean of scores from four categories: Legal and Regulatory Environment; Economic and Social Context; Technology Infrastructure; and Industry Application. Each category features at least four underlying indicators, many of which are composed of sub-indicators. The European Union, the newest member of the G20, was not included in the study.

“The Cyber Power Index identifies those countries that understand what it takes to operate in a digital era…and those that don’t,” said Booz Allen Hamilton Vice Chairman Mike McConnell. “Many define a nation’s cyber power simply like other domains such as land, air or space. While cyber is a domain, a nation’s capabilities must be measured by more than their military might alone. The countries able to master the uses and security requirements of emerging technologies and societal shifts brought on by the cyber revolution will emerge as the cyber powers and the winners of the 21st century.”

Overall, the top five countries exhibiting cyber power, as measured by the index–the UK; the US; Australia; Germany; and Canada–illustrate that developed Western countries are leading the way into the digital era. The top five performers also rate highly across the board, ranking in the top seven in all four categories. The G20′s last member, the EU, was not analyzed.

The leading emerging market countries, Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRICs), have some room for improvement; out of the 19 economies, they rank 10th, 14th, 17th, and 13th, respectively. There is also a wide discrepancy between the top and the bottom of the index. The UK, the top performer, scores around three times the amount of points on a scale of 0 to 100 as the worst performer, Saudi Arabia. Among other conclusions from the data:

– Cyber power relies on a solid foundation that includes technical skills for security and effective use of the cyber environment, high educational attainment levels, open trade policies, and an innovative business environment. The US has the most supportive economic and social context for fostering cyber power according to the index. This is driven by high tertiary education enrollment, research and development (R&D) investment, and an open trade environment. Asia’s rising influence is also apparent in this category, as China leads the trade indicator, while Japan and South Korea fill the number one and two positions, respectively, in technical skills.

– The gap in cyber capability between the U.S. and other countries is closing. While the U.S. has a broad and deep cyber power base, other nations such as South Korea and Japan are aggressively adopting greater levels of bandwidth and communications stability.

– Big does not always mean powerful. China has a large population and a powerful military. As a result the nation is often considered to be a cyber power. In reality, the Cyber Index found that the country’s true level of cyber power is in reality quite modest. Going forward, other countries are expected to be added to the Index, which could show the power of small countries such as Estonia. In contrast to China, Estonia is relatively tiny and hosts a modest military, yet that country’s well known ability to integrate advanced technology into its society could make a telling comparison.

– Germany’s comprehensive cyber policies are a key to its success. Germany leads the legal and regulatory framework category with a near perfect score (99.3 out of 100), followed by other Western countries that also performed well in the overall index. Germany is one of only five countries (the others being the UK; the US; France; and Japan) to have both a comprehensive national cyber plan and a comprehensive cybersecurity plan.

– Prioritisation of ICT access is higher in the developed world. There is still a clear divide between developed countries and emerging markets as measured by access to internet, mobile phones, and WiFi. The UK, US, and Germany lead Information Communications Technology (ICT) access, while Mexico, Indonesia, India, China, and South Africa have the lowest access scores. An exception is South Korea, which is fifth, despite having strong government policy towards improving access.

– The G20 countries have made limited technological progress within key industries. Australia is the top performer within the industry application category, which measures the ability of different industries (energy, health, transportation, government, and e-commerce) to leverage ICT developments, including security advancements. As an indication of uneven technological development across industries, Australia ranks first in the category overall, but only scores well within the electronic health indicator.

The Cyber Power Index anchors the Cyber Hub, a new platform also developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton intended to help governments and businesses remain competitive in today’s cyber landscape. The Cyber Hub features a series of research papers and expert points of view examining cyber’s implications for the business community. Much of the content will focus on specific industry verticals: health, finance, transportation, energy, open government, and defense-security.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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About the Economist Intelligence Unit

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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.1 Million SATCOM Equipment Order for Military Network

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.1 million order from a European systems integrator for satellite communications ground equipment which will be utilized by a European Ministry of Defense (“MOD”) to upgrade satellite earth stations.

The order specified the DMD20 Universal Satellite Modems which are extremely flexible with a range of options to support virtually all applications. The DMD20 modems ordered include Low Density Parity Check Code forward error correction plus 8-QAM and 16-QAM modulation for enhanced bandwidth efficiencies and also support IDR, IBS and DVB standards. These modems cover data rates up to 20 Mbps and are packaged in a single rack unit platform.

Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., commented, “These Comtech modems were selected by this foreign MOD based on our advanced technologies, bandwidth efficiencies and field-proven performance.”

Comtech EF Data Corp. manufactures a broad spectrum of satellite earth station communications products, including Satellite Modems, Bandwidth & Capacity Management, TCP/IP Performance Enhancement Proxies, Encapsulators, Receivers, Frequency Converters, Amplifiers, Transceivers and Terminals. All products meet or exceed the standards published by worldwide and regional satellite networks. Please visit www.comtechefdata.com for more information.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company believes many of its solutions play a vital role in providing or enhancing communication capabilities when terrestrial communications infrastructure is unavailable, inefficient or too expensive. The Company conducts business through three complementary segments: telecommunications transmission, RF microwave amplifiers and mobile data communications. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets. The Company believes it is a market leader in the market segments that it serves.

Certain information in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature and involve certain significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking information. The Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings identify many such risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties described in such Securities and Exchange Commission filings.