The RU1 offers sovereign communications for military operations. It also can’t be remotely disabled by external operators — unlike Starlink.

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Swedish startup TERASi has launched the RU1, a pocket-sized mm-Wave radio device designed as a secure alternative to Starlink for military communications. The device creates sovereign mesh networks that cannot be remotely disabled by external operators, addressing vulnerabilities exposed during Ukraine's conflict when Elon Musk restricted Starlink coverage. The RU1 offers 10 Gbps data rates, sub-5ms latency, and highly focused beams that are difficult to jam or intercept, though it lacks Starlink's global coverage scale.

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<p>The meshing capability could make this a gamechanger. I wonder when the public gets to play with it.</p>


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