Army plans follow-up to SATCOM services pilot for FY25
The Army is convinced that there are benefits to be had from moving to a SATCOM-as-a-service model, including rapid response to battlefield needs and access to the very latest tech.
SES to buy Intelsat, further shrinking SATCOM gene pool
Space industry analyst Todd Harrison said the $3.1 billion purchase is latest in a "shakeup" in the satellite communications landscape following the proliferation of LEO birds.
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Viasat sees Marine’s ‘SATCOM as a service’ buy as harbinger of change
Commercial SATCOM providers have long urged DoD and the services to move from buying bandwidth in fits and starts using short-term contracts to service-style contracts that resemble a civilian’s average mobile phone or cable TV/Internet plan.
Army kicks off SATCOM-as-a-service pilot to increase soldier connectivity
The Army believes that by moving to a "managed service" model for satellite communications, it will be able to "keep up with new solutions as they come out," Col. Shane Taylor tells Breaking Defense.