Satellite Said Under-Utilized in Disaster Recovery

Amid 2005's storms, lawmakers, U.S. agencies, and state and municipal governments are seeing the need for backup tools for when terrestrial systems fail and local wireless networks are down or overwhelmed. To address such needs, satellite communication services [satcom] firms say they’re adjusting their business strategies. Even so, they said, the system needs a makeover. Satellite service integrators accustomed to focusing on military operations abroad said they're eager to help at home, but lack of coordination on the ground and ad hoc federal procurement leave satellite services underutilized.
[SOURCE: Communications Daily, AUTHOR: Adrianne Kroepsch]
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