WIND TALKER INNOVATIONS INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: X224-ODCSO1

Description

Wind Talker Innovations (WTI) is developing Osmosis®, our self-architecting, cognitive, over-the-top, secure, mobile ad-hoc mesh network that is self-healing, multi-spectral and multi-domain capable. It is a cognitive network because it is designed to act as a collective to increase overall network effectiveness, not just send information from point to point. Osmosis software downloads to existing equipment, systems and networks, and encapsulates disparate information into an environment that supports any protocol, frequency, or encryption. Osmosis assesses criteria like spectrum, protocol, throughput and connectivity capability of each platform and chooses the best connection path based on those capabilities in concert with all other nodes in the mesh that are within the path to the data recipient. The nodes continually assess the quality of the data paths in order to self-heal and load balance, thereby increasing resiliency and throughput, all within a multi-level security construct. This security schema coupled with the open architecture allows for zero-knowledge parsing and forwarding by classification, affording information sharing across multiple domains and seamless Joint/Coalition integration as well as the utilization of commercial nodes and architecture to enhance coverage, speed and resiliency. Additionally, Osmosis will facilitate each node’s ability to report precise positioning information, even in satellite-denied environments. Osmosis was built from the ground up to coordinate Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) and data fusion in the battle space. This proposed Phase II effort will refine and iterate on the above features as well as further the development of the Osmosis Planner and Manager applications which utilize network logic to display network performance (both expected and real-time). This allows mission planners and operators to manage the self-healing thresholds and priorities of the network during pre-mission, execution, and will provide a replay for post-mission analysis. WTI is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business with a forward-thinking team with over 100 years of collective experience building critical military communication networks. We have completed a SBIR Phase I & II with the USAF, OSD, and DHS proving the scalability, self-healing, multi-spectral and security aspects of the network and have started a Phase II with the Army’s xTech incubator. Additionally, we were one of only a handful of companies selected for all seven categories of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by AFLCMC/CAIO to participate in development of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). Commercially, we are deploying into multiple states for Tele-Education, rural connectivity, and emergency and disaster response.