Wireless mobility is the key to secure military communications, says Rajant CEO

Addressing delegates at the Network Centric Warfare Conference in Rome, Rajant Corporation CEO, Robert Schena, stressed that wireless mobility is the key

“To provide field forces with the military-grade security with always-on connectivity and complete mobility that they need, existing infrastructure should to be leveraged and expanded with wireless mesh as a pathway to interoperability, speedier deployment, and lower maintenance costs.”

But not all mesh is equal, noted Schena, especially on a battlefield where mobility is paramount.

“Traditional mesh networks have various limitations, but kinetic mesh can morph as requirements evolve, providing the most mobile, fail-proof, high-performance, private wireless network,” he said.

Schena listed full redundancy and robust security, as well as on-the-fly forwarding of voice, video and data over the best path as other advantages of kinetic mesh, opposed to traditional mesh which limits the number of nodes, makes inefficient use of radio frequencies, and also needs to rely on a single infrastructure node – a potential point of failure.

“Rajant Kinetic Mesh™ networks use InstaMesh® in concert with BreadCrumb® nodes to form a robust private wireless networking solution that is simple, instantaneous, and fail-proof in diverse environments, creating the Living Network™,” he said. “They maintain connectivity as nodes move, and InstaMesh redirects packets over multiple frequencies to avoid interference or congestion.”