Leveraging the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)

About this episode

This episode discusses the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and its relevance in military communications today.

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is a narrowband military satellite communications system used to provide warfighters with secure, high-quality voice and data communication. Although it has been successfully deployed for decades, MUOS technology is still not pervasive. In this podcast with Jason Ferguson, President of W5 Technologies, we discuss why MUOS may have gotten a “bad rap” in the past, how it fits into the defense industry today, and the technology and design trends that suppo...

People in this episode

Guest: Jason Ferguson

Topics covered

• military communications
• satellite technology
• MUOS
• defense industry
• voice and data communication

Keywords

• MUOS
• military satellite communications
• secure communication
• W5 Technologies
• voice communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: W5 Technologies, defense industry

Products: Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)

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