The future of securing cyberspace for military communications may lie in the capabilities that define smartphones. Gen. Alexander offers that this technology may provide battlefield communicators with the best of all worlds for necessary communications links. The move toward secure mobile devices, in which commercial off-the-shelf technology is on tap for secure mobile networking, offers a glimpse of the convergent future. The general notes that commercial systems are advancing to the point where large communications gear may be replaced by a commercial technology such as an iPhone equipped with secure crypto.
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