SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., 8 Aug. 2008. General Dynamics C4 Systems won a $2.8 million contract by the National Security Agency (NSA) to add a new Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) feature to the Sectéra vIPer universal secure phone. The new feature, called "PSTN Connect," will enable the vIPer phone to connect with traditional telephone networks, enabling users of secure desktop phones to use one secure phone on either PSTN or VoIP networks. The vIPer Phone currently operates on Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
Introduced in 2006, the Sectéra vIPer phone remains the only voice over IP phone certified by the NSA to protect information classified Top Secret and below over commercial networks.
The vIPer, with PSTN Connect, will be submitted for NSA certification testing in the third-quarter of 2008. The vIPer, with PSTN Connect, upon completing certification testing, will provide secure phone users with a cost effective solution for replacing legacy secure phones, including the Secure Telephone Unit (STU-III).
