Current vIPer phone users can trade-in their deployed phones for a new fiber capable vIPer phone at a discounted rate. In addition, General Dynamics offers a trade-in program to assist Secure Terminal Equipment (STE) users to transition to this more modern, flexible secure phone. Call 888-897-3148 or email for additional information. 1 Application Note for V.150.1 (Modem over IP) Interoperability May 21, 2018 Issue 1.4 Abstract: This document is designed to aid in the basic knowledge of modem modulation modes.
Sectera Viper Phone Administrator Manual
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics Mission Systems |
|---|---|
| Compatible networks | GSM, CDMA and Wi-Fi |
| Form factor | Bar |
| Dimensions | 1.3' x 3.2' x 4.9' |
| Mass | 12 oz. |
| Operating system | Microsoft CE |
| Memory | 64–128 MB |
| Removable storage | microSD, up to 2 GB |
| Battery | Lithium-Ion |
| Display | TFT QVGA Color 2.8 inches 64k colors |
| Connectivity | USB, Serial |
Sectéra is a family of secure voice and data communications products made by General Dynamics Mission Systems which are approved by the United StatesNational Security Agency. Devices in the family can use either the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or SCIP to provide Type 1 encryption, with communication levels classified up to Top Secret. The devices are activated with a Personal Identification Number (PIN).
Sectéra Secure Module[edit]
The Sectéra Secure Module is a device that can provide encryption of both voice and data. It is used in the Sectéra Wireline Terminal for use with standard PSTN devices and has been incorporated into a slim module to use with a MotorolaGSMcell phone. The module is placed between the battery and the body of the phone. The phone may be used as a regular GSM phone when the security module is not activated by the PIN.
Sectéra Edge[edit]
Another member of the Sectéra family, Sectéra Edge, is a smart phone that supports both classified and unclassified voice and data communication, including access to the SIPRNET. The Sectéra Edge costs approximately $3,000.
The Sectéra Edge was developed by General Dynamics competing against a product by L-3 under an $18 million contract from the National Security Agency. Available since mid-2008, it is already used by tens of thousands of employees in the intelligence community and the Defense, Homeland Security, and State Departments among others.
It was reported in 2009, that the Sectéra Edge could be the device to replace the BlackBerry of President Barack Obama in order to provide him with secure communications.[1][2] But instead of the Sectéra Edge, a standard BlackBerry device was secured with the SecurVoice encryption software.[3]
The Sectéra Edge was discontinued in 2015.[4]
Sectéra Wireline Terminal[edit]
The Sectéra Wireline Terminal interfaces between a standard telephone and the local exchange to the PSTN. It is connected by standard RJ11 jack. The device cannot be used to communicate without a connected telephone.
Sectéra vIPer Phone[edit]
Sectéra VoIP phone provide both non-secure and secure, end-to-end Voice over IP and PSTN networks.
General Dynamics Sectera Viper Phone
References[edit]
- ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7834460.stm
- ^http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/obama-may-carry-top-secret-pda/
- ^Electrospaces.net: How Obama's BlackBerry got secured, April 20, 2013.
- ^https://gdmissionsystems.com/cyber/products/secure-voice/sectera-edge/ GDMS Product Page