Employing Commercial Satellite Communications
Wideband Investment Options for the Department of Defense
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This report assesses military use of commercial wideband satellites by evaluating their effectiveness across several characteristics defined by the United States Space Command. The cost of buying or leasing commercial systems is then found and compared with the cost of buying military systems with commercial characteristics.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
DoD Communications Demand Projections
Chapter Three
Meeting Military Demand with Commercial Satellites: Contact and Evaluation
Chapter Four
Can Commercial Systems Meet Military Criteria? Capacity and Coverage
Chapter Five
Military Theater Use of Commercial Satellites and Implications for Flexibility, Interoperability, and Access and Control
Chapter Six
Do Commercial Systems Meet the Military Criteria of Quality of Service and Protection?
Chapter Seven
Prices of Commercial and Military Capacity
Chapter Eight
Variance in Military Communications Demand
Chapter Nine
Investment Strategy Alternatives
Chapter Ten
Conclusions
Appendix A
Standard Frequency Designations
Appendix B
Current DoD Communications Satellites
Appendix C
Graphical Method for Communications Planning Under Uncertainty
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