Swedish startup unveils Starlink alternative — that Musk can’t switch off
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The RU1 offers sovereign communications for military operations. It also can’t be remotely disabled by external operators — unlike Starlink.

Here is the original (and technical) article published by company. …

The system, named the RU1, was unveiled today by Swedish startup TERASi. It’s billed as the world’s smallest and lightest mm-Wave radio, a form of communications that offers blazing-fast speeds and huge bandwidth.

James Campion, the CEO and co-founder of TERASi, describes the portable device as “the GoPro of backhaul radios.”

“RU1 can be deployed in minutes to keep units connected in fast-changing environments,” Campion told TNW. The devices, he continued, can be installed on tripods or drones. Multiple RU1s can then link into a resilient mesh, providing bandwidth for mission-critical applications such as live drone video, autonomous fleet control, and sensor data fusion.

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  • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Seems a bit like small cell towers on drones. With few dozen drones, you can likely get a pretty decent range.

    It probably only makes sense in military and in desaster relief (e.g. after an earthquake when power and cell towers are interrupted).