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Transforming Communications
MITRE's contributions to transforming communications for the 21st century are as varied as our sponsors' needs. For the Department of Defense, transforming communications means net-centric operations in which everyone from the command center to the battlefield can share pertinent information on demand. The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for efficient, cost-effective communications that will solve the problems it sees looming in the future—which include limited spectrum for wireless communications. Other customers, such as the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Patrol, have needs similar to the DOD—dependable connections with staff in the field no matter what the environment. MITRE teams throughout the corporation are working on communications systems that are needed in the near term, as well as on systems that require cutting-edge technologies that won't be ready to implement for a few more years. Our expertise in a variety of technologies—from networks to sensors to quantum cryptography—enables us to help sponsors solve their communications problems. The articles in this issue illustrate the wide range of our capabilities and the importance of the problems we are working on. For example, the burgeoning industry of wireless communications depends on a finite resource—the electromagnetic radio frequency spectrum. As commercial interests gain more of the spectrum for their own use, government agencies are scrambling to find enough for such critical jobs as flight testing. Another key issue for all communications systems today is information
assurance. We work to secure both the networks and the data sent on those
"pipes." We help a number of customers with everything from developing
new technology to sorting out organizational issues, such as creating
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hat Alexander Graham Bell accomplished in 1876 with the very first phone
call, summoning Thomas A. Watson from several rooms away, seems modest
today in the Information Age. The goal Mr. Bell pursued so tirelessly,
however, is the same one that MITRE pursues today: transforming communications
to make information sharing as fast, easy, and reliable as possible.
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