A recent report by the U.S. Department of Defense suggests that commercial satellite operators still have some work ahead as they seek to fully ensconce themselves into the future military satellite communications architecture. The "Commercial Satellite Communications Strategy Report," delivered to Congress in September, identifies the longstanding impediments to using commercial bandwidth more efficiently and outlines some potential work-arounds. But it is clear that the report's authors view the role of commercial satellites as secondary to that of the U.S. Air Force-owned Wideband Global Satcom system.
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