US soldiers in Afghanistan offered Internet service
Soldiers serving in Afghanistan are being offered an Internet service primarily aimed at companies in Asia. The new service offers high-speed Internet access with out the need for phone lines, cable or dial-up modem.
TS2 Satellite Technologies company is using satellites to power their Internet service.
‘We provide secure and encrypted satellite connections particularly for the military sector, for any military units, literally in any part of the world, on the national firing ground and during all international trainings.’ – said Marcin Frąckiewicz, CEO of TS2. He also added: ‘We have mobile and stationary solutions dedicated to work in difficult conditions’.
For soldiers deployed to the war zones this service can allow for communications back home. Many of the soldiers arrive in Afghanistan and Iraq with their own lap top hoping to stay in contact with loved ones. The troops can connect with the service when they are in their barracks.
Not everyone though in the service is just using the Internet to stay close with family some are using it to blog and stay in touch with their business associates in the US.
Having that connect with family and those at home have upped the morale of the troops.