Instant Connect Enterprise™ (ICE) is the interoperable tactical communications platform for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and many allies worldwide. We provide a unified IP-based voice environment connecting everyone everywhere – warfighters on the battlefield, tactical teams, C2 posts, tactical operations centers, and base command. Deployments range from disconnected tactical edge communications to full server-based environments – and everything in between.
Instant Connect Enterprise™ (ICE) is an IP-based push-to-talk software platform designed to address the evolving needs of the modern military. ICE offers tactical voice interoperability that seamlessly integrates combat net radios, mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radios, satellite communications, smartphones/mobile devices, and other IP-connected systems and equipment in a single unified environment. Everyone communicates and collaborates over IP to achieve the mission, whether it’s warfighters at the tactical edge in disconnected conditions, or a full enterprise voice environment back at the base.
Voice for ATAK
Instant Connect Software is currently engaged with every branch of the U.S. Military and many global allies. Our ICE voice plug-in solution for the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) – one of today's most popular military applications – has gained enormous traction by allowing warfighters to deploy both situational awareness and voice in the same app. Try our ATAK voice plug-in today, no strings attached.
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5 reasons why allied militaries around the world are engaged with Instant Connect for mission-critical tactical edge communications:
No need to rip and replace legacy combat net radios. ICE can run voice over any MANET while also extending the coverage and capabilities of the MANET.
Assembling your teams has never been quicker and easier. Create, open, and share serverless talk channels with a passphrase or QR code—without needing a user account. In seconds, tactical channels pre-loaded with the same configurations can be provisioned to as many devices as needed.
How can a team (let alone a platoon or company) plan and execute a mission, if they can’t communicate? That’s where ICE comes in, as today’s leading mission-critical voice communications plug-in for ATAK and WinTAK.
A single IP-based communications environment keeps militaries on and off the battlefield connected via any device or network infrastructure, including LTE, 5G, SATCOM, combat net radios, telephony, MANET, and more.
Your hardware footprint just got lighter. An ICE serverless deployment means you can stay connected in disconnected environments without having to lug around servers on the battlefield. Smaller SWaP means higher mobility. Even better, you can mix-and-match serverless and server-based comms seamlessly so the warfighters on the edge can share intel with commanders back at base. This is the flexibility your military deserves.
Tactical edge communications
As the world's most interoperable communications platform, ICE can run over any MANET to facilitate more robust connectivity between warfighters at the edge and their C2 counterparts.
Get startedExtend radio communications to the tactical IP network, enhancing connectivity between C2 centers and warfighters on the battlefield.
Connect any radio channel for users of any MANET or combat net radio—regardless of manufacturer and even when multicast traffic is unsupported.
We are certified by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) and approved for use on the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN).
Instant Connect is collaborating with the U.S. Army to push the limits of interoperability for the Integrated Tactical Network.
Serverless – when teams are disconnected
When your teams can’t (or don't want to) rely on a server for their voice communications, simply run ICE without one. This is the world’s first lightweight, serverless push-to-talk—ideal for disconnected environments when servers are down, inaccessible, or inconvenient.
Learn moreNo server requirements means no more cumbersome hardware slowing you down on the battlefield.
You no longer need a SIP server to integrate with radio gateways from leading manufacturers.
ICE can work with virtually any infrastructure and device—satellite comms, LTE, 5G, wired, Wi-Fi, legacy combat net radio networks, and leading MANET radio systems.
Don't worry about server uptime anymore—your voice communications won't depend on it.
ATAK / WinTAK plug-in
Navigating. Targeting. Sharing data. Understanding terrain. Warfighters manage a lot on the battlefield, and communication ties it all together. If you use the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) to plan and execute your missions, ICE is a must-have chess piece in your tactical arsenal.
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