Philippine Navy Set Up Integrated Communication System

Philippine Navy ships (photo : timawa)

25 March 2011 DEFENSE STUDIES

The Philippine Navy has partnered with the country’s largest telecommunications company to set up an integrated communications system that will link the country’s naval forces. The Philippine Navy is now using Philippine Long Distance Company’s Internet Protocol – Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) backbone for video conferencing, data and voice transmissions of its six naval groups stationed in different parts of the archipelago.