30.03.2016
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As part of the DESCARTES1 programme to upgrade all French Ministry of Defence data and telephony infrastructure networks, the French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales two key contracts: the upgrade of the SOCRATE resilient network and deployment of the POINCARE network to interconnect MoD sites in metropolitan France and overseas.
Key Points
DGA selects Thales to upgrade the French MoD's telecom networks under DESCARTES programme.
Award includes upgrade of the SOCRATE resilient network and rollout of the POINCARE secure interconnection architecture
Further endorsement of Thales's world-class expertise in upgrading large-scale strategic networks.
A resilient network is essential for national sovereignty, providing the Ministry of Defence with the independence it needs for critical communications and decision-making.
Under the contract to upgrade the SOCRATE network, which is a core component of the infrastructure, Thales will provide a highly resilient and scalable high-data-rate network incorporating the latest technological advances and designed to cope with the growing number and severity of cyberthreats.
The upgraded network will interconnect over 250,000 users at more than 100 strategic sites, including Hexagone-Balard, the new Ministry of Defence headquarters in Paris. The project will ensure continuity of the French military's most important operational missions, from nuclear deterrence to joint forces command and the country's permanent air security presence.
The contract is a further endorsement of Thales's unique ability to design, deploy and maintain the most critical communication systems. Comprising 270 routers, 10,000 km of fibre-optic cable and more than 100 pieces of high-capacity optical equipment, the network will also incorporate the Nexium View solution from Thales. Nexium View will enable the Ministry of Defence's IT and communications agency (DIRISI) to supervise all aspects of the network in real-time, respond faster to incidents and anticipate their impact on operations.
Thales has also been awarded the POINCARE contract, in partnership with NextiraOne, to securely interconnect the Ministry of Defence's 1,200 sites in mainland France and overseas.
Deliveries under the SOCRATE upgrade contract will begin in 2017 and will continue until 2021. Rollout of the POINCARE network will be completed in 2018.
The Thales solutions deployed for the DESCARTES programme are designed to meet the demands from governments, international organisations and critical infrastructure operators for secure, resilient high-data-rate networks and interconnections that are fully scalable and supervised in real-time.
1D ploiement des services de communications et architecture des r seaux de t l communications s curis es (rollout of secure communication services and telecommunication network architecture)
This upgrade of the french MoDs telecommunication networks is a perfect illustration of Thaless expertise in technological innovation and ability to deploy a resilient network with the highest levels of performance and security.
Marc Darmon, Executive Vice-President, Secure Communication and Information Systems, Thales
About NextiraOne
NextiraOne France is a digital services company that designs, integrates, deploys and operates IT solutions for more than 20,000 enterprise and public-sector customers. With its leading-edge expertise in data centres, call centres, ToIP, collaborative solutions and secure network infrastructures, NextiraOne helps its customers to manage complexity and transform their organisations. The company employs close to 1,400 people in France, including over 700 in services, based at 18 agencies and 44 points of presence for sales and service throughout the country. NextiraOne also works with overseas customers through its subsidiaries in the Indian Ocean and West Indies-Guyana regions.
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