Fuse Integration Releases White Paper on Direct-to-Cell Technology for Mobile and Autonomous Defense Operations
Publish Date: 2026-05-27 10:11:00
Source Domain: www.prweb.com
The white paper highlights that standards-based 4G and 5G D2C connectivity is becoming a valuable new layer in military communications, emphasizing that it complements existing tactical communications capabilities like MANET radios and broadband SATCOM systems.
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The white paper highlights that standards-based 4G and 5G D2C connectivity is becoming a valuable new layer in military communications, emphasizing that it complements existing tactical communications capabilities like MANET radios and broadband SATCOM systems. The analysis focuses on the operational value of persistent, low-rate connectivity for dismounted troops, ground vehicles, and drones and other uncrewed systems (UxVs), particularly when traditional communications paths are degraded or denied. The paper also examines the growing role of layered networking architectures designed to improve resilience, link diversity and operational continuity across dynamic mission environments.
“The value of D2C is the continuity it offers,” said Allen McAfee, Vice President of Engineering and Technology at Fuse. “It can help preserve command-and-control functions, status updates and coordination when higher-capacity links become unavailable.”
In the paper, Fuse advocates for accelerated test and experimentation of the D2C/NTN technologies under realistic operational conditions, including motion and representative terrain, to determine the true strengths and limitations of the architectures at scale.
The full white paper, D2C pLEO: Reshaping Military SATCOM, is available here.
About Fuse Integration
Fuse Integration is a warfighter-focused, non-traditional engineering firm that designs, prototypes and rapidly fields tactical edge networking solutions for defense customers in the United States and allied nations. The company’s airborne and maritime…
