The OMNI adds Type 1 secure voice

Secure voice

Secure voice is a term in cryptography for the encryption of voice communication over a range of communication types such as radio, telephone or IP.-History:...

 and secure data to any standard analog telephone or modem connected computer. SCIP signalling allows interoperability with other SCIP devices such as the Secure Terminal Equipment

Secure Terminal Equipment

Secure Terminal Equipment is the U.S. Government's current , encrypted telephone communications system for wired or "landline" communications. STE is designed to use ISDN telephone lines which offer higher speeds of up to 128k bits per second and are all digital...

 (STE) phone. In bypass mode, STU-III

STU-III

STU-III is a family of secure telephones introduced in 1987 by the NSA for use by the United States government, its contractors, and its allies. STU-III desk units look much like typical office telephones, plug into a standard telephone wall jack and can make calls to any ordinary phone user...

s can communicate with one another using the OMNI to enhance the quality of the voice and data.

Models

• The Standard model is limited to a 56 kbit/s.
• The Xi upgrade allows data rates up to 2 Mbit/s.

External links

• L-3 OMNI Web Site
• U.S. Government Secure Wired Products website