With RU1, Terasi has designed a portable communication device designed for situations where the speed and sovereignty of data take precedence. Presented as the smallest and lightest MM-Wave radio on the market, it targets both military operations and emergency assistance or isolated industrial projects.
The battlefield of secure communications
Terasi intends to make a place on a land so far largely dominated by SpaceX and its Starlink network. With her RU1, the young Swedish shoot promises a simple tool to deploy and thought for critical missions. The device can be installed in a few minutes, fixed on a tripod or embarked on a drone. Connected together, several RU1s form a mesh network capable of transmitting live video, managing autonomous fleets or merging sensor data.
“” RU1 can be deployed in a few minutes to maintain connected units in constantly evolving environments “Summarizes James Campion, co -founder and managing director of Terasi, who compares him to” A kind of GoPhaul Radio Goopro ». The objective is to provide immediate connectivity where the conventional infrastructure is absent or destroyed.
If Starlink has proven its usefulness on the Ukrainian front, its centralized control in the hands of a single unreliable person remains a weakness. Elon Musk was criticized for restricting access to the network during strategic moments, as in Kherson in 2022. Terasi relies on this episode to highlight its difference: with RU1, the network belongs entirely to its users. No risk of cuts decided by an external actor.
Technically, the device is distinguished by its very narrow beams, difficult to blur or intercept, with an imprint on the ground less than three kilometers. For comparison, Starlink covers around 1,000 km with its signals, which expose them more. On the performance side, Terasi announces up to 10 Gbit/s today, 20 Gbit/s tomorrow, and a latency less than five milliseconds. So many important arguments for uses such as drone detection or tactical communications.
However, Terasi’s ambition exceeds the military sphere. The company also aims for help during natural disasters, where the fast food of broadband bonds can save lives. Large industrial sites, mining farms or remote energy sites are also among the targets. Wherever to wait for the reinstatement of fiber or satellite is not possible, RU1 could provide an immediate solution.
James Campion insists on the complementary character of his product in the face of satellites: ” Starlink remains useful for connecting large areas with static sensors and little delicious in data. RU1 gives control and freedom to build a sovereign network on demand ».
The company hopes to seduce governments, but also civil and humanitarian organizations looking for a safe and rapid alternative. Even if the system does not have the global scope of Starlink, the combination of security, speed and autonomy could interest more than one – especially in a world where to entrust its communications to a private American company remains a risky bet.
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