Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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Wave is heading to the Android market in smart phones:)



“Smartphones designed for battlefield applications have certain requirements that the consumer market doesn’t even think about, such as bringing native Ethernet capability out of the processor and to do that you have to start working with manufacturers at the supply chain level,” he explains. “Ruggedization is also an issue as many of these devices will have to operate in temperatures that reach the upper limits of human survivability.

“For AMREL smartphones that must meet stringent security requirements, we start at the board level with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for hardware-based encryption,” Lane says. “We also use an Android SE OS that is sanctioned by the National Security Agency (NSA). Connectivity on the device meets FIPS 140-2 standards, and with AES256 encryption, data at rest and data in transit are covered. The device itself has two-factor Advanced Authentication – a password and a biometric, like a fingerprint or even a biometric smartcard.”


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Android popular choice

The smartphone platform of choice for many of these applications is Android technology, especially the new Android SE OS.

“Android happens to be the best platform right now for displaying video, blue force tracking, pulling down multiple feeds, etc.,” Mitchell says. “The Android architecture is much more open than say Apple, which is a closed system. It is much easier to build applications on Android and there are also more options as far as hardware with different processors and performance speeds.”



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