Welfare communications to assist staff retention

Military and Defence 


NewSat provide welfare communications for US Military personnel in over 15 locations throughout Afghanistan. Welfare communications for soldiers is extremely important. Defence forces around the world are now “committed to soldier retention”. A decade ago soldiers had ½ an hour once a fortnight to utilise satellite communications for personal use. This placed enormous strain on soldiers and families which meant soldiers retention rate was low. Now defence forces around the world have the mentality “recruit the soldier, retain the family” and will provide an “always-on broadband connection, no matter where they are, for phone and Internet”. 


Military is completely reliant on satellite communications to meet their needs in their difficult and dangerous environment. Mission critical communications in war zones require constant transmission and delivery of highly sensitive and secure information. Satellite communications are the paramount for military and defence operations worldwide.