§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the infrastructure components he has procured to provide internet access to all military personnel in Kosovo. [125807]
§ Mr. SpellarThe infrastructure components currently being procured using public funds are routers, a switch, a server, printers and modems, together with the necessary software licences.
§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when, and with which companies and providers, he contracted the procurement of infrastructure for access to the internet by all military personnel in Kosovo; and what the contractual in-service date is. [125806]
560WSince the Kosovo campaign, contracts have been placed for these munitions as follows:
§ Mr. SpellarContracts for infrastructure equipment were placed with Honeywell Controls, DELL Electronics and Tangible Benefit on 7 June. The MOD's Defence Communication services Agency will provide the communications infrastructure and, to enable the service to be set up rapidly, the Permanent Joint Headquarters will act as the internet service provider. The service is expected to be in place by the end of this month.