Navy All Hands Video at http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.asp?id=18656
Transcript:
THE SECOND SATELLITE IN THE NAVY'S NEW MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IS SET TO LAUNCH INTO ORBIT JULY 19TH.
THE MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM OR MUOS SATELLITE, IS A SYSTEM THAT USES COMMERCIAL 3-G CELL PHONE TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO MOBILE MILITARY TROOPS.THE ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER, COMMANDER MATT BOHLIN, EXPLAINS THE TIMELINE OF THE PROGRAM.
"SO MUOS 2 SORT OF REPRESENTS THE PENTULTIMATE MOMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUOS PROGRAM, IN THE SENSE THAT, NOT ONLY ARE WE LAUNCHING THE SECOND SATELLITE, BUT THE GROUND SYSTEM, THE NETWORKING SOFTWARE, AND THE WAVEFORM, ARE ALL BEING DELIVERED WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO WITH MUOS 2 ON ORBIT THIS FALL, WE WILL BE TESTING THE FULL MUOS SYSTEM WITH ALL OF THE NEW CAPABILITIES THAT IT BRINGS, THEN THAT WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE WARFIGHTER NEXT SUMMER."
MUOS WORKS LIKE A CELL TOWER TO SERVE SHIPS, SUBMARINES, AIRCRAFT AND LAND TERMINALS THAT THE MILITARY USES TO COMMUNICATE.
ONCE THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETE IN 20-17, IT WILL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR MOBILE MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS LIKE NEVER BEFORE AND USERS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SYSTEM IN MANY WAYS.
"OVER THE CURRENT UHF LEGACY SYSTEM, THE USERS GOING TO NOTICE MORE BANDWIDTH THAT'S ACCESSIBLE ON DEMAND AS OPPOSED TO PRE-PLANNING THE CHANNELS, BETTER VOICE QUALITY, SIMULATANEOUS VOICE AND DATA, BETTER CONNECTIVITY IN REMOTE REGIONS, WHILE THEY'RE ON THE MOVE IN URBAN ENVIORNMENTS, IN THE WEATHER... SO IT SHOULD BE A GREAT REVOLUTIONARY LEAP FOR UHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DOD."
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MUOS SATELLITE PROGRAM VISIT PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/SPAWAR.
FROM THE DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY, I'M PETTY OFFICER ANDREW JOHNSON
