[June 30, 2009] Telos Awarded Contract for SWAMP-LITE Tweet ASHBURN, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Telos® Corporation was recently awarded a new contract by Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to design and deliver a secure wireless communications package. The Secure Wireless Access Modular Package, known as SWAMP-LITE, will provide deployed classified and unclassified communication capability suitable for a small user count, which typifies the special operations environment it will support. "SWAMP-LITE is based on an Aruba Networks (News - Alert) secure mesh topology that will bridge classified and un-classified clients back to the core AFSOC element," said Rob Smith, director of technology and architecture for Telos Secure Networks. "The deployment kit can integrate into the existing network package being fielded by AFSOC, or operate as an autonomous network providing a high degree of flexibility for mission deployments." From the user's perspective, SWAMP-LITE, simplifies the delivery of Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) over a wireless network, providing next-generation communications for special operators around the globe. "Wireless is the next logical step in providing lighter and more flexible secure tactical communications," said Col. Tony Faughn, director, Communications and Information Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command. The Aruba mesh topology is one of the first end-to-end secure solutions available in the WiFi (News - Alert) market today. About Telos Corporation Telos Corporation has provided innovative IT solutions and services to the federal government for more than 30 years, focusing since 1989 on secure enterprise solutions. Telos solutions ensure that the government's most security-conscious organizations comply with demanding federal and DoD information security mandates. Offerings include Xacta (News - Alert)® IA Manager for enterprise IT security management, enterprise security consulting services, secure networks, secure enterprise messaging, and secure identity management solutions. Solutions are represented to the federal government on Telos' GSA (News - Alert) schedule. For more information, visit http://www.telos.com/. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]