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Explore the strategic shift in mobile communications for the US Armed Forces, leveraging net-centric warfare and network effects to enhance combat capabilities. Discover key technologies, applications, and partnerships shaping the future landscape.
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Mobile Communications in the US Armed Forces Today and Tomorrow -Solutions for the Future” Steven Boutelle, LTG (ret) VP, Global Government Solutions Group
Different World, Different Strategy, Different Tactics • "If you entrench yourself behind strong fortifications, you compel the enemy to seek a solution elsewhere."- Karl von Clausewitz
"If you entrench yourself behind strong fortifications, you compel the enemy seek a solution elsewhere."- Karl von Clausewitz
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1 9 5 2 10 6 11 3 7 8 4 Net-Centric Warfare Recap
“Power to the Edge” • - - John Stenbit, former ASD NII Network Enabled Warfare…. What does this mean for the warfighter? Pushing to the edge…. • ….or… Metcalfe’s Law “the network effect” “The usefulness, or utility, of a network equals the square of the number of users”
Pushing to the edge…. Generates combat power!!
9 US Department of Defense Networks Commercial Technology Inside Software Applications Computing Equipment Network Equipment Public Network Carriers
10 US Department of Defense Networks Commercial Technology Inside We use it! Software Applications You use it! Computing Equipment Criminals use it! Network Equipment Our Adversaries use it!! Public Network Carriers
The World we live in… Collaboration