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Employing Commercial Satellite Communications: Wideband Investment Options for the Department of Defense
Employing Commercial Satellite Communications: Wideband Investment Options for the Department of Defense
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Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Acronyms PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Chapter Two:
DoD Communications Demand Projections PDF
Chapter Three:
Meeting Military Demand with Commercial Satellites: Contact and Evaluation PDF
Chapter Four:
Can Commercial Systems Meet Military Criteria? Capacity and Coverage PDF
Chapter Five:
Military Theater Use of Commercial Satellites and Implications for Flexibility, Interoperability, and Access and Control PDF
Chapter Six:
Do Commercial Systems Meet the Military Criteria of Quality of Service and Protection? PDF
Chapter Seven:
Prices of Commercial and Military Capacity PDF
Chapter Eight:
Variance in Military Communications Demand PDF
Chapter Nine:
Investment Strategy Alternatives PDF
Chapter Ten:
Conclusions PDF
Appendix A:
Standard Frequency Designations PDF
Appendix B:
Current DoD Communications Satellites PDF
Appendix C:
Graphical Method for Communications Planning Under Uncertainty PDF
References PDF
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