Juniper to Support USAF’s Data Network Modernization Effort; Bob Fortna Comments

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 19, 2016, 11:14 am

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Juniper Networks will collaborate with two information technology companies to integrate a newÂ networking switch into the U.S. Air Force‘s data transport system.

Affigent and ThunderCat Technology chose Juniper as an original equipment manufacturer to help build an open networking architecture under the Air Force’sÂ Base Information Transport Infrastructure modernization project, Juniper said Monday.

Bob Fortna, vice president of Juniper’s federal defense unit, said he believes adoption ofÂ open and interoperable technology can offer advantages to the military branchÂ in the long run.

BITIÂ will employ open networking standardsÂ intended to address data, voice and imagery bandwidth needs of the Air Force, JuniperÂ noted.

Juniper’sÂ switching technologyÂ will be installed at 44 Air Force bases in order to support troops’ wired and wireless communications.

The military branch expects the installation to complete by September.

Affigent Base Information Transport Infrastructure BITI Bob Fortna communications Govcon Juniper Networks Modernization networking switch original equipment manufacturer ThunderCat Technology U.S. Air Force

Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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