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4TH GENERATION WIRELESS FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

4 G LTE PL AYB O O K

LGS 4G Mobile Solutions will enable mobile access to a wide variety of

end-user devices and enhance the use of cloud services for the Federal

Government. By leveraging LTE commercial wireless infrastructure

with carrier grade redundancy, 4G Mobile Solutions will deliver

mission-critical services and applications through value-added services

management such as Mobile Device Management and Mobile Apps.

This white paper addresses how the 4G mobile government worker will

benefit from fourth generation wireless technology and focuses on the

challenges that the Federal Government faces and the potential benefits

realized through LGS 4G Mobile Solutions.

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Mobility is a primary enabler of workforce efficiency. Mobile broadband access reduces the time to perform regular business

functions through a more rapid response to situations that require collaboration regardless of team members’ locations. This

gives transparent access to critical data and applications anywhere, anytime, on any device.

Until 2010, most second and third generation cellular networks were based on air interface standards such as Global Systems

for Mobile (GSM), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).

While these standards support both voice and data, none use end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) that most Federal Government

enterprises utilize on a daily basis. Therefore, federally approved protection systems to secure data in flight and at rest

on a Federal Government enterprise do not secure the federal data over a commercial cellular network. In 2010, the 3GPP1

specified Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the global standard for 4G networks. As a result, commercial service providers are

investing in LTE networks to handle the rapidly increasing demand for mobile broadband voice, data and video.

The mobile government worker needs to use their mobile device across multiple environments with different security levels

from the home to a government enterprise to a secure government enclave. Therefore, the Federal Government has drivers

that exceed those of commercial mobile subscribers.

Table 1–1 | USG Mobile Service Drivers

US G D R IVE RS S O LUTI O N R EQ U IR EM E NTS

M O B I L E S E RVI CE S » Extend Enterprise Unified Communications to mobile devices » Enhance Situational Awareness through advanced wireless » Leverage commercial wireless infrastructure, transport & devices

SERVICE S MANAG EM ENT

» Segregate authenticated USG users’ data from the public network » Authorize mobile access to apps in a USG private cloud » Secure centralized management & monitoring of wireless devices

D UAL- H O MIN G » Enforce UGS mobile device restrictions within USG enclave » Allow USG mobile devices on commercial networks

COVER AG E » Scale to smaller base-level enclaves to larger-scale enterprise agencies

B E N E FITS O F 4 G M O B I L E S O LU TI O NS

4G mobile services have the potential to dramatically change the way Federal Government accesses and provides unified

communications, resulting in improvements in Network Performance, Cost Savings, and Services Management.

Network Performance: 4G LTE technology extends unified communications to the mobile workforce, improves user

experience, and enhances situational awareness for mission-critical services. This technology offers major performance gains

over its predecessor technologies, including delivering broadband to the mobile user at a much lower cost per bit. Gains are

attributed to:

» Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) – modulation techniques for increased spectral efficiency.

» Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) – antenna technology for increased link capacity for better user experience.

» Flat IP architecture – end-to-end IP which reduces latency and enables real time interactions.

4G FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT —TRENDS & CHALLENGES

1 The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). http://www.3gpp.org

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Improvements in 4G over 3G technologies result in a 10-fold increase in throughput, 4-fold increase in spectral efficiency,

and a 6-fold gain in reduced latency.

Cost Savings: LTE delivers a single global standard, achieving higher economies of scale than 3G technologies. The

commercial wireless market is experiencing global investment in the LTE technology and user devices. For example, Global

Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)2 reports that 327 operators in 99 countries have committed to commercial LTE network

deployments. There are 347 LTE devices from 63 manufacturers and 72 commercial LTE networks in 37 countries. Fueling

this dramatic subscriber growth is the explosion of mobile broadband data. Cisco3 projects that global mobile data traffic

is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 91% over the next five years. To handle these trends in data growth,

subscriber increases, and mobile devices, 4G offers superior quality of service. The U.S. Government’s adoption of LTE

should leverage commercial wireless infrastructure and user devices, and potentially reduce service costs.

Services Management: A significant advantage of migrating to 4G mobile services is the potential to offer a secure end-user

experience.

Fueling this dramatic subscriber growth is the explosion of mobile broadband data. Cisco1 projects that global mobile

data traffic is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 91% over the next 5 years. To handle these trends in data

growth, subscriber increases and mobile devices, 4G offers superior quality of service. The USG’s adoption of LTE should

leverage commercial wireless infrastructure and user devices, and therefore

potentially reduce service costs, increase the diversity of devices, and extend

the availability of mobile broadband.

Mobile services management can be achieved through an LGS integrated

platform that manages dual-homing user devices across multiple networks

from the home to the government enterprise to secure enclaves. By providing

centralized control for device management, real-time policy-based identity

access, and real-time visibility across the network elements and application

layers, the Federal Government 4G workers have ubiquitous, secure mobile

services.

A significant challenge in realizing the benefits of 4G is to ensure the security and integrity of highly sensitive and/or

classified data. Examples include authentication of user and network, centralized identity and device management, policy

enforcement, and the protection of data inside and outside the U.S. Government. Additionally, the Department of Defense

(DoD) has unique challenges such as the secure access of information at multiple classification levels under multiple

authorities (DoD, DHS) and the Certification & Accreditation process.

4G Mobile Solutions adhere to inherent, commercial LTE security mechanisms but also incorporate these security criteria:

» Ensure security & privacy

» Data integrity, separation, protection & management

» Policy-based service management

» Real-time traffic and threat analysis.

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2 “Evolution to LTE,” June 4. 2012 - www.gsacom.com3 “Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update 2010-2015,” February, 2011.

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S U M M A RY

4G Mobile Solutions will be a primary enabler to enhance the Federal Government’s workforce efficiency. Transparent

and secure access to high speed, broadband information reduces the time required to perform regular business regardless

of team members’ locations - anywhere, at any time, on any device. A key component of the recently announced Federal

Government’s Digital Strategy is the ability to deliver and receive digital content in any format in a safe and secure manner.

LGS 4G Mobility Solutions provide the foundation to transform the Federal Government’s IT infrastructure and achieve the

Digital Strategy goals.