Space industry and government officials discuss low Earth orbit satellite communications at Satellite 2021 in National Harbor, Maryland. Credit: Sandra Erwin/ SpaceNews
Companies that provide low Earth orbit satellite broadband view the U.S. Defense Department as a key customer but are being challenged to make their networks compatible with government ground systems and user terminals, officials said Sept. 7 at the Satellite 2021 conference at National Harbor, Maryland.
Satellite and terminal manufacturers are producing, testing and deploying hardware in orbit faster than ever, but the government often is not able to take advantage of new technology because of its legacy infrastructure, said Dylan Browne, president of OneWeb’s government sector.
The interoperability between commercial and government hardware can be a bigger challenge than even building and launching satellites, Browne said.
DoD a challenging customer for fast-moving satellite broadband industry – SpaceNews
