Here’s All You Need to Know about DCN: Defence Communication Network

India launched its first integrated defence communication network ensuring network centricity across the three services, Integrated Defence Staff and Strategic Forces Command.

This network is being looked as a step towards “joint man ship” that the government is pushing for in the armed forces.

Here’s all you need to know about the Defence Communication Network:

1. The Defence Communication Network (DCN) is a strategic, highly secure and scalable system.
2. It has a pan-India reach – from Ladakh to the North East to island territories and is a testimony to the fact that Indian Army and the Corps of Signals are well placed to meet any challenges and responsibilities which come their way.
3. While all the three forces have their own command, communication and intelligence networks, this is the first time when there will be a dedicated network for greater synergy.
4. It is built by HCL Infosystems under a ₹600 crore project.
5. The network provides converged voice, data and video services to the three services based on the secured system with adequate redundancy.
6. DCN offers high-quality voice, video and data services covering 111 entities spread across the country.
7. It is capable of working on terrestrial as well as satellite mode of communication and has also been fixed onboard different military vehicles.
8. The hi-tech, fully secure DCN is the largest single satellite network in the Indian Defence Forces, spread across the country.