Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence has renewed a contract with Airbus Defense and Space to provide free satellite phone calls to German troops.
The Ministry of Defense renewed the contract for another four years, according to an Airbus announcement. The new contract offers more services to soldiers. “Whereas previous services were based on a mixture of ministry paid free calls and services individually paid by the soldiers, as of July 2016 soldiers will get full, unlimited access to voice calling and Internet connectivity in all relevant locations abroad,” Airbus said. “The new service includes the provision of media servers, giving troops free access to movies, digital newspapers and the forces broadcast service.”
