LGS Innovations Wins $14.1 Million Award to Update Fort Leonard Wood Data Network
New IP-Based Network Supports Army Center of Excellence
LGS
Innovations™, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent
(NYSE and Euronext Paris: ALU), has been awarded a contract worth $14.1
million to transition the U.S. Army’s Fort Leonard Wood to a digital
Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) data system. Fort Leonard Wood is a
primary center for all Department of Defense (DoD) training for
earthmoving, truck driving, civil support, and CBRN (Chemical,
Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) First Responders. It also houses
the U.S. Army Engineer School, its CBRN School, and the Army Military
Police School, as well as the 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. Between
85,000 and 90,000 military and civilian personnel are trained annually
at Fort Leonard Wood.
The modernization effort brings a VoIP solution to the facility with
25,000 universal RTU licenses and the ability to expand to as many as
36,000 RTU, if needed.
“This is a great opportunity for LGS
to help modernize this important military installation,” said LGS
Innovations CEO Kevin Kelly. “By modernizing to a digital data system,
Fort Leonard Wood will be able to take advantage of all of the benefits
of greater bandwidth, data speeds, and rich media capabilities for its
mission.”
LGS selected an Avaya LSC solution for the Fort Leonard Wood VoIP
application as a natural transition from the existing Nortel SL100. The
solution, based on an Avaya Communication Manager 6 (CM6) unified
communications system, provides a resilient, distributed network of
gateways with analog, digital, and IP-based communication devices. In
addition, CM6 provides robust Public Branch Exchange (PBX) features,
high reliability and scalability, and multi-protocol support. It
includes advanced mobility features, built-in conference calling,
contact center applications, and E911 capabilities.
About LGS Innovations
LGS InnovationsTM LLC solves the most complex
networking and communications challenges facing the U.S. Federal
Government. Building on its Bell
Labs heritage, LGS Innovations delivers groundbreaking research and
advanced networking and communications solutions that provide an
information advantage and contribute to the mission success of its
customers. Solutions include Infrastructure
& Installation; Video
Teleconferencing and IPTV Solutions; Public
Safety and Emergency Communications, Tactical
Communications; Wireless/Mobility;
4G/LTE;
Cloud
Solutions; Enterprise,
Optical and Data Networking; Network
Integration; and Research
and Development in Advanced Multimedia/RF, Cybersecurity, sensing
technologies, and Photonics.
An independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent dedicated solely to serving
the U.S. Federal Government, LGS Innovations is headquartered in
Herndon, Virginia, with offices in Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey, and North Carolina. To learn more about LGS Innovations, visit http://www.lgsinnovations.com.
LGS Innovations: The Network ExpertsTM.
