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Persistent Systems LLC Brings Military Radio To The Cloud

Gally Articola

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

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Persistent Systems LLC, a New York-based wireless communications company, is extending the range of military radio communication with cloud-enabled connections through its Cloud Relay tool. Wave Relay, the company’s bread and butter Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) tool, allows for encrypted communication over RF. Each handheld unit can be dropped in a secure location as a node, increasing the range of communication. If the node becomes compromised, it can be remotely disabled. The company found that even these growable…

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