GENACHOWSKI STUDIES MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS FIRST-HAND IN MIDEAST

摘要

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski visited American troops at the U.S. Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar for a look military communications issues, he said in an entry on Blogband. "My goal was to better understand the complexities and challenges of military communications, and explore ways the FCC can support the mission of our military," Genachowski said. "From a communications perspective, the military's challenges include using multiple radio, radar, and computer networks to support real-time battle management; conducting and defending against 'electronic warfare' designed to disable communications; and supporting construction or reconstruction of communications infrastructure in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq." Genachowski said the visit also made clear to him the importance of broadband to U.S. troops.