The combined expertise of Hughes and Boost Mobile resulted in a groundbreaking demonstration of resilient network management for the U.S. Navy, showcasing the ability to maintain critical communications in contested and congested environments.
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| Hughes and Boost Mobile successfully demonstrated a multi-transport, automated network management system for the U.S. Navy, ensuring secure and reliable communications in challenging environments. Symbolic image |
New York, USA - August 31, 2024:
In a significant advancement for tactical edge network management, Hughes Network Systems and Boost Mobile, both EchoStar companies, successfully demonstrated a multi-transport, automated network management system for the U.S. Navy. This groundbreaking demonstration showcased the ability to maintain secure, reliable communications in even the most challenging environments.
The collaboration between Hughes and Boost Mobile leveraged the latter's expertise in Open-RAN-based 5G networking technologies. By combining this with Hughes' intelligent network orchestration capabilities, Smart Network Edge (SNE) mission-planning technology, and Network Management System (NMS), the demonstration proved that the combined solution could effectively manage and optimize network performance in contested and congested environments.
A key highlight of the demonstration was the successful implementation of Automated PACE planning, which utilizes the powerful Hughes NMS and SNE technologies to dynamically switch communications paths and ensure uninterrupted situational awareness. This advanced automation optimizes capacity, quality of service (QoS), and resource commitments, enabling rapid changes and access to satellite communications (SATCOM) resources.
The network demonstrated its ability to support a concept of operations where a device running on the Whidbey Island NAS 5G network can seamlessly travel to another location and still securely access applications residing at Whidbey Island. This capability is crucial for the Navy's missions that require users to relocate between bases.
The successful demonstration underscores the potential of Hughes and Boost Mobile's joint solution to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with a flexible, resilient, and automated network management system that can ensure critical command and control information is available when needed most, even in challenging conditions. As the demand for secure and reliable communications continues to grow, this technology offers a promising solution for the future of tactical edge networks.