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Internet Telephony: October 06, 2008 eNewsLetter
October 06, 2008

CVG Lands $1.2M Contract with U.S. Air Force

By Jayashree Adkoli, TMCnet Contributing Editor

CVG, a provider of satellite-based communications solutions, recently announced that the company was awarded with a contract by the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command worth $1.2 million, in order to provide portable satellite communication kits.


 
According to the contract, CVG will be providing U.S. Air Combat Command with its CFK-100 compact flyaway kits, which facilitates in a secure satellite communications (SATCOM) and as well as encrypted networking solution. It provides both secure and non-secure communications through an Ethernet connection.
 
The CFK 100 is an integrated flyaway kit, which is packed in two carry-on-sized backpacks / airline carry-on cases.
 
Key features of the portable SATCOM kits include: a Thrane & Thrane (News - Alert) Explorer 700 broadband global area network (BGAN) terminal- for communications from anywhere; a KOV-26 Talon Type 1 encryption PCMCIA (personal computer memory card international association) card; two CISCO 871 routers for red and black networks in which the black router is removable for red/black separation; extra hard drive to enable users to meet red/black separation requirements; a Panasonic (News - Alert) CF-19 ruggerized laptop, which acts as the red gateway; a scanner; a UPS supported by BB 2590 rechargeable lithium ion batteries; and additional 802.3af Power-Over-Ethernet for VoIP voice communications.
 
According to CVG, for legacy secure networks – the kit is also provided with a storage space for a secure terminal equipment (STE) telephone and as well as network connection via a KlasHopper PCMCIA card.
 
"We are excited about the ongoing expansion of CVG satellite communications solutions in the defense community," said Steve Gizinski, CEO and president of CVG, Inc., in a statement. "The Air Force is a key customer for us and we look forward to continuing to deliver products that support their mission."
 
Chantilly, Virginia-based CVG Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avtec Systems (News - Alert). It mainly offers secure, deployable, satellite-based communications solutions to government and commercial customers all over the world.
 
Avtec is a provider of data communications products and systems engineering services to the aerospace, telecommunications and defense communities.

Jayashree Adkoli is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jayashree's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Eve Sullivan

(source: http://vertical.tmcnet.com/topics/satellite/articles/41890-cvg-lands-12m-contract-with-us-air-force.htm)



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