Mission Critical Defense Networks

Secure Solutions for a Safer World


The digitization of the battlefield offers unprecedented capabilities but also introduces new vulnerabilities. Defense and military agencies must continuously innovate and adapt to maintain a strategic advantage. Investing in cybersecurity, AI, and advanced training will be crucial for future readiness. The stakes are high, and no organization can afford to be left behind in this rapidly evolving landscape. Ribbon is the proven choice to protect your critical communication networks.

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Security - Ribbon provides a comprehensive, multi-layered threat management system to detect unauthorized intrusions along with Layer 1 and Layer 2 transport encryption.

Compatibility - We do not rely on proprietary protocols or devices, instead using industry standard SIP. This is why so many defense contractors turn to Ribbon to intelligently network their disparate brands of communications gear.

Stability - It’s also why we can create unique solutions to enable migrations to Microsoft Teams and enable bases to retain local survivability with existing platforms, legacy equipment and technologies.

Future-Proof - Ribbon’s defense solutions also have future-proof agility, with new telecom capabilities added as they become hardened for the battlefield.

Ribbon Mission Critical Defense Networks

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Deployed in Mission Critical Operations Worldwide

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Service Innovation

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From Concept to Combat Strategic Advantage

 

Rapid Deployment

Resilient

Enduring Contested and Degraded Environments

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Building State of the Art Mission-Critical Defense Networks

Proven in Agencies, Ministries and Departments Worldwide

Voice -  Millions of government personnel rely on Ribbon solutions every day. Ribbon solutions secure IP communications as well as deliver PBX services and unified communications. Ribbon has partnered with Microsoft for over a decade and is the only SBC approved with Microsoft Teams for JITC certified deployments. Our service provider and Nortel heritage makes Ribbon solutions ideally suited for migration of large-scale legacy TDM services to secure IP networks. Ribbon enables organizations to leverage their IP networks to decommission aging voice-only infrastructure and deliver more reliable, secure, and innovative IP communication services..

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JITC Certified Federal Solutions

Transformation - Ribbon appreciates the challenge of migrating tens of thousands of employees. Our services teams have helped migrate some of the most mission-critical communications deployments in the world. We can help your organization retain the traditional services required to support your existing mission while adding modern collaboration and mobility tools that make employees more accessible and productive.

Read a case study on how the Department of Defense turned to Ribbon to update its communications.

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IP/Optical - Defense organizations around the globe are relying on Ribbon’s IP/Optical Strategic Backbone solutions. Our Critical Infrastructure heritage and vast experience gathered in the field enables us to build networks both resilient and flexible enough to rely on in any situation.

JITC Certified & FIPS compliant

Ribbon is committed to supporting federal agencies with JITC certified and FIPS compliant solutions that drive productivity, ensure security and operate at scale. Ribbon solutions are JITC certified and FIPS compliant for:

  • Enterprise Session Controller (ESC)
  • Local Session Controller (LSC)
  • Session Border Controller (SBC) – also Microsoft Teams certified
  • Analog Gateway Solution(JITC certified only)

Ribbon elements can be deployed as a total solution or in concert with other certified elements. Unlike the competition, Ribbon’s SIP-based solutions do not lock organizations into proprietary endpoints.

 

Agile and Deployable Battle Cloud Edge

Streamlined, multi-access solution with zero-touch setup, robust backhaul and cyber-defense security, built tough for harsh environments.

National defense forces are often required to deploy task forces to various parts of the world. These units need a superior communications network, able to deliver battlefield intelligence to the right place at the right time. The network must be highly reliable, remaining operational under the harshest environments in which these forces need to operate. Ribbon’s Battle Cloud Edge provides the answer. This Network-in-a-Box is equipped with dedicated batteries to ensure continuous operation, even during irregular power conditions or blackouts. 

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Secure & Resilient Phone Evolution with Teams

Ribbon’s solutions are specifically designed to enhance secure and resilient communication infrastructures for government agencies. By enabling Teams Phone integration with the Ribbon Application Server, organizations can maintain local survivability while leveraging the rich collaboration features of Microsoft Teams. This solution is developed in collaboration with Microsoft, ensuring approval and high availability, and includes robust features tailored to meet the demands of critical operations. With a seamless balance between advanced collaboration tools and dependable local survivability, Ribbon ensures that defense organisations can operate with confidence and efficiency, even in challenging conditions.

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Mission Critical Defense IP/Packet Optical Meets the Challenge

 

Defense organizations around the globe are relying on Ribbon’s IP/Optical Strategic Backbone solutions. Our Critical Infrastructure heritage and vast experience gathered in the field enables us to build networks both resilient and flexible enough to rely on in any situation.

IPO meets the challenge

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Turnkey Ecosystem

Ribbon has been providing communications solutions in hundreds of critical infrastructure networks over the past 50 years. Customers include power utilities, rail, highways, airports, oil, gas, water, government, and defense. We are using the experience gained from these customers to optimize our industry-leading solutions to provide a communications network that defense forces and HLS agencies can depend on.

Ribbon understands the need to provide tailored solutions, and our specialists go the extra mile to understand your particular challenges. Ribbon provides solutions to address these challenges incorporating best-in-class Ribbon products, 3rd-party wireless access products, and customized or commercial off-the-shelf equipment. In addition, Ribbon is able to offer extremely rapid network turn-up. We offer complete racks with pre-integrated and tested solutions (power, optics, etc), ready for shipping and deployment.

Extensive experience in multiple networks worldwide has enabled Ribbon to develop field-proven hardened processes for migration. This means defense forces and HLS agencies can be assured that migrating to a next-generation Ribbon communication network is straightforward.

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Multidimensional Cybersecurity Threats Require Multidimensional Solutions

The complexity of modern-day communications networks leave DCNs open to a multitude of threats and cyber-attacks. This vulnerability creates a need for a comprehensive and segmented security approach which provides multi-layer protection. Is your most sensitive asset protected?

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Multidimensional Cybersecurity Threats Require Multidimensional Solutions