Telkonet Begins To Deploy Secure, Broadband Network Access For Department Of The Navy

Germantown, MD - Telkonet, Inc., a provider of powerline carrier (PLC) networking solutions using existing electrical wiring, recently announced that the company will begin deploying its government-certified Telkonet iWire System for use by the Department of the Navy (DoN) in late January. Telkonet previously announced on 8.17.06 that the system was approved for use by Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and DoN within the NMCI computing environment. Telkonet says that their system will deliver secure, broadband Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) network access via existing in-building electrical wiring. Telkonet added that by using their system, the Department of the Navy will quickly and easily transition to secure NMCI network connectivity within facilities that would otherwise be difficult to enable, such as remote locations, temporary offices, transitional sites, leased spaces and disaster areas. In addition to delivering its powerline network infrastructure suite of products, Telkonet will also be providing hardware and software maintenance, network design services and customer support for the life of the program.

In January 2006, the DoN approved the deployment of FIPS 140-2 validated Telkonet iWire System at a U.S. Navy location in Millington, Tennessee, following the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. After six months of testing and evaluation, the DoN certified Telkonet's system for use across the 500,000 user NMCI enterprise environment.

Ronald W. Pickett, President and CEO of Telkonet, Inc., commented, "I am pleased that we are starting to roll-out our system to new sites to enable the NMCI and expect the effort to continue through the end of 2007. Our secure networking platform is the quickest and easiest way to deliver NMCI approved wired network connectivity, as electrical wiring is always available. We look forward to expanding our installation base within the Navy and Marine Corps by delivering highly-mobile, exceptionally secure networking solutions over in-building and shipboard powerlines."

Awarded in October 2000, the $6.9B government program was designed to unify thousands of disparate Navy and Marine Corps computer applications, networks and peripherals throughout the world into one secure, enterprise-class computing platform. In March 2006, the contract was extended through 2010.

SOURCE: Telkonet