Work included zero-trust architecture to improve security and low-earth orbit satellites to increase connectivity in and from remote locations. MetTel has rolled out a new nationwide network and voice infrastructure modernization effort for the General Services Administration.
The $230 million task order was awarded under GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle. MetTel is working to enhance operational efficiency, security and connectivity across 800 sites globally.
The company is using technologies such as SD-WAN, zero trust and low earth orbit satellites. These tools are intended to help federal employees work across a geographically-dispersed organization that includes some of the most remote locations in the U.S.
“Through close collaboration, GSA now has a future-ready network infrastructure that is secure, resilient, and scalable. This project sets a new benchmark for federal technology modernization,” Don Parente, vice president of public sector sales at MetTel, said in a release Tuesday.
As part of the project, MetTel implemented a zero-trust architecture by integrating the SD-WAN with zero trust security. This move eliminated the need for traditional managed trusted internet protocol services gateways and sought to optimize traffic flow for cloud-based applications.
MetTel also migrated legacy time-division multiplexing services to a modern SIP-based environment with multi-carrier redundancy and specialized support for life-and-safety lines in elevators and alarm panels.
Key projects within the contract included migrating hundreds of digital subscriber lines and LTE sites to more robust broadband and Ethernet services, upgrading data circuits to support return to office bandwidth needs, and a modernization of the agency’s voice services.
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