Compatibility - A challenge to universal communications Global cables and satellite communication

The prognosis for worldwide communications is discussed from six viewpoints. A look at the future roles of satellites and submarine cables, an evaluation of the advances in international telephone routing, and a CCITT progress report are presented. The technical and economic tasks necessary to achieve compatibility are outlined, and Comsat´s organizational structure, and its relationship to international communications, is appraised. Finally, the military communications networks in support of U.S. international and United Nations commitments are described, with reference to possible interconnections with commercial systems.