Defence to make use of ‘Optus-X’ satellite tv for pc launched earlier this week – Telco/ISP
Defence has confirmed that it’s going to use the Optus-X satellite tv for pc launched by SpaceX on Monday morning Australian time.
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There had been some thriller in web boards and on space news outlets over the satellite tv for pc because it was launched.
“The satellite tv for pc is a vital ingredient of Defence’s assured entry to space-enabled communications,” a Defence spokesperson stated in an announcement to iTnews.
“It’ll complement our future multi-orbit satellite tv for pc capabilities to be delivered underneath mission JP9102.”
An Optus spokesperson stated it had “procured a spacecraft on behalf of one other organisation.”
“We respect the privateness of our clients and don’t present touch upon these issues.”
Defence has been utilizing Optus satellite tv for pc providers since 2003 and elected again in 2022 to increase its association with the telco via to 2034.
As iTnews reported at the time, the Optus satellite tv for pc that Defence has been utilizing – C1 – was set to achieve its end-of-life in 2027.
It’s understood that the Optus-X satellite tv for pc launch pertains to the 2022 settlement and can allow providers to proceed via to 2034.
Defence’s reference to JP9102, in the meantime, is to a “sovereign-controlled satellite tv for pc communications system” that was to be constructed by Lockheed Martin.
The federal government not too long ago halted the procurement with Lockheed Martin, saying it needed to vary path and purchase a multi-orbit functionality as a substitute.
About $90 million was spent on the process earlier than the change of path.