CATO Integrated Communications Network

The CATO Integrated Communications Network (CICN) is the secure command and control communications system of the Concord Alliance Treaty Organization. Completed in 1742 AN, six months ahead of the timeline established at the 1741 Concord Council Summit^[1], the NAX€42 billion infrastructure project created a quantum-encrypted network spanning all CATO member territories. The system incorporates triple-redundant transmission paths through satellite constellations, submarine cable systems, and terrestrial relay networks, ensuring continuous connectivity even during infrastructure disruptions or hostile interference.

The network features artificial intelligence-powered translation capabilities enabling real-time multilingual communication between command structures operating in different working languages. Quantum encryption protocols, developed jointly by Natopian and New Alexandrian research teams at the Concordia Military Sciences Institute, provide security for alliance communications that exceeds conventional encryption standards. The system can automatically reroute traffic and maintain operations during multiple simultaneous disruptions without manual intervention. Each National Coordination Office serves as a node in the network, with the primary Network Operations Center at Concord House in Lindstrom and a backup facility at NCO-Cárdenas providing redundant control capability.

Network Operations Centers

Facility	Location	Member State	Function	Operational
Concord House Network Operations Center	Lindstrom	Natopia	Primary hub; network control; satellite uplink coordination	1742 AN
Centro de Comunicaciones Cárdenas	Cárdenas	Nouvelle Alexandrie	Secondary hub; backup control; Euran/Keltian routing	1742 AN
Vanie Relay Station	Vanie	Oportia	Regional node; Euran/Corum connectivity	1747 AN (rebuilt)
Stazione Cossa	Cossa	Vegno	Regional node; Apollonian routing	1742 AN
Southman Communications Facility	Southman	East Zimia and the Wallis Islands	Regional node; Corum routing	1752 AN
Noursala Relay Station	Noursala	Aerla	Regional node; Northern Keltian routing	1752 AN