Fortress Mesh Points Added to Coveted DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Products List

"Fortress is the only vendor primarily focused on secure outdoor wireless mesh networking for government applications and our mesh points are the industry's premier solutions for in-theater network communications," said Richard Condon, CEO of Fortress. "We are proud of this achievement and will continue to invest in our military grade, field deployable, secure solutions for tactical mobile wireless networks."

As a result of this wide-reaching certification, the Fortress ES520 and ES210 are now approved for procurement across the entire DoD.  The purpose of the DoD UC-APL is to maintain a single consolidated list of approved products that have completed Interoperability (IO) and Information Assurance (IA) certification, and represents the only approved equipment for use in DoD networks.  The initiative across the DoD to reduce costs and create greater efficiencies through the use of COTS products enhanced with robust security is dependent on the UC-APL program.  UC-APL certification ensures that deployed systems interoperate securely in-theater and support global net-centric warfighting capabilities

The ES520 is an "all-in-one" network access device that combines the features of a wireless access point, mesh bridge, Ethernet switch and FIPS 140-2 validated AES encryption in a small, rugged, rapidly deployable form factor.  The ES520 is currently the core component of the Army's largest wireless mesh network deployed around the globe.

The ES210 extends the rapidly deployable network to the individual and is designed for use by dismounted warfighters, as well as to provide reach as a network extension relay point that allows the network to go beyond the fixed infrastructure on demand.  The ES210 ensures high performance networking under highly mobile conditions, allowing individuals and assets to move within the network and to seamlessly leave and join the network.