Air force to deploy lightweight communications suite.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: Tech Talk - Brief Article

The U.S. Air Force has put together a modular communications system that, when deployed, will replace an entire shelter of equipment.

A single module will provide telephone lines, Internet connections and other communication infrastructure that typically is behind a cube wall in an office environment, said Joan Wandrei, system program manager at the Air Force's Electronic Systems Center.

Specifically, the module configurations offer voice, data, multiplexing, on-base transmission and network controls. Operators in the field have the option of communicating by radio or telephone. They also can connect to...