{"id":53868,"date":"2023-03-14T19:42:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T11:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/fine-tuning-the-work-needed-to-adapt-commercial-5g-to-military-communications\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T11:42:11","slug":"fine-tuning-the-work-needed-to-adapt-commercial-5g-to-military-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/fine-tuning-the-work-needed-to-adapt-commercial-5g-to-military-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine-Tuning the Work Needed to Adapt Commercial 5G to Military Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Space-based 5G is a growing development with the promise of a big impact in military communications because of its high reliability, and its accuracy for communication and information exchange in remote areas where low latency instant warfighting data is critical. <\/p>\n<p>A key issue addressed by the four panelists at the presentation, \u201cThe Role of Space-Based 5G in Military Communications,\u201d is the work needed to address the challenges in adapting 5G for military use from the commercial product that exists today, and how quickly that innovation-driven adaptation can come together. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ub1kyb5NTC5NaMXAa5lw_VS_ShowDaily20202320Day20320DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ub1kyb5NTC5NaMXAa5lw_VS_ShowDaily20202320Day20320DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ub1kyb5NTC5NaMXAa5lw_VS_ShowDaily20202320Day20320DGTL_Cover-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ub1kyb5NTC5NaMXAa5lw_VS_ShowDaily20202320Day20320DGTL_Cover-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ub1kyb5NTC5NaMXAa5lw_VS_ShowDaily20202320Day20320DGTL_Cover.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2023 Day 3 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you this,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Steve Butow, the Space Portfolio Director for the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and one of two military panelists, \u201cThe DoD is really kind of waking up and seeing the value of getting commercial services, right? Because we need more agility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Col. Joseph \u201cWard\u201d Roberts, Assistant Program Executive Officer, PEO C3T U.S. Army, asked the question: \u201cHow can we apply the evolution of 5G, the technology of 5G, the benefits that 5G brings to that environment, and then see how the soldiers can use it and how they can take advantage of it? We are now getting to the point where every soldier on the battlefield is networked,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cHe has capability to both generate and consume data. So providing a capability that allows us to get the throughput, both from scale and from a capacity to 5G, brings a tremendous opportunity for us to inform the soldier.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Roberts further explained that 5G would allow data to go from the soldier up to the commander, so the commander could make timely informed decisions on such strategic actions as moving soldiers on the battlefield, or moving supplies around the battlefield, to get them at the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a690ef093eae;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a690ef093eae = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a690ef093eaf').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a690ef093eaf'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause 5G is a commercial standard adopted across the world and managed by industry, a lot of our coalition partners can adopt that,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cThat gives us a tremendous opportunity to connect through a commercial infrastructure to our coalition partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What getting 5G really into the mix of military communications means now is advancing standards for all to be able to use it, according to Dawna Morningstar, director of Next Generation Solutions forLockheed Martin. \u201cStandards is the critical underpinning for this commercial government interoperability,\u201d Morningstar said. \u201cWe need to get out of this mentality of building these proprietary stovepipes, and embrace the standards committed to advancing them and driving them where they need to go, and then rolling them into our solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butow had a slightly different take, something which he emphasized later in the discussion as well. \u201cWe feel very strongly that standards stifle innovation,\u201d he said. \u201cSo what we really need is a lot of innovation before we establish new standards. But we also believe that the standards really come from industry, not so much from government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rick Lober, vice president and general manager, for the Government and Defense Division of Hughes Network Systems, said that he has not seen an announcement of a full 5G standard yet. \u201cOne where you would be able to take, for example, a Samsung phone and an Apple phone and connect on multiple networks,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope we get there, because that\u2019s going to be important for the adaptation and cost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>There are other options for using 5G that are being tried out now, according to Butow, citing a \u201cvery disruptive partnership\u201d with the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Air Force. \u201cWe\u2019re prototyping a hybrid space architecture,\u201d he said. \u201cThe goal there is to have secured, assured, low latency multipath communications that can support a broad range of capabilities enabled from the space architecture. This wouldn\u2019t be just Low-Earth Orbit. This is all orbits, including the stratosphere, and then how it seamlessly ties into terrestrial life.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a commercial solution that can support 5G, and he said that they are already working in an architectural environment where they can do things with new and emerging capabilities, like Sony\u2019s new 5G, that aren\u2019t even on the marketplace yet. <\/p>\n<p>The panelists commented on the challenges they see in adopting 5G for military operations. \u201cThere\u2019s challenges in the L-band right now over interference issues,\u201d Lober said. \u201cSo I think that, to me, is really the biggest challenge, which will be sorting out spectrum for 5G.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butow said generally, most military specific devices operate on spectrum that the military has access to. \u201cSince the spectrum for 5G is mostly commercial in the United States, it\u2019s a paradigm change for how we would use it in an operator or tactical environment for training or anything. So definitely we have a concern on what we need to change from an army business model to understand how that works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he thinks the biggest ask of industry is to migrate toward open architecture. \u201cIn doing that, you\u2019re creating an environment where we can do lots of business with you. Frankly, be open to collaborating with the companies that are in your sector,\u201d Butow said.<\/p>\n<p>Make it user friendly, and make it understandable, Roberts cautioned. \u201cDon\u2019t give me a solution designed for a guy in a white coat sitting in a lab with a PhD,\u201d he said. \u201cI operate off of a tactical view, with limited power, limited space, limited cooling. We operate almost continuously on the move. We operate in an environment where being detected can mean you get shot at. So look at the use case.\u201d VS<\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 469:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/87kbIiZxSJCZXIXCAM4d_Z6C_8848-300x199.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/87kbIiZxSJCZXIXCAM4d_Z6C_8848-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/87kbIiZxSJCZXIXCAM4d_Z6C_8848-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/87kbIiZxSJCZXIXCAM4d_Z6C_8848-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/87kbIiZxSJCZXIXCAM4d_Z6C_8848.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 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