A standards-based, infrastructure-independent wireless backbone for secure transmission of messages and moving imagery in contested or infrastructure-denied environments. Designed to interconnect heterogeneous devices without vendor lock-in while maintaining cryptographic agility against emerging post-quantum threats.
The Open HaLow Mesh Network System is a modular, sub-GHz wireless networking platform built on IEEE 802.11ah (Wi-Fi HaLow) and open IP networking standards. It provides long-range, low-power, and obstacle-tolerant connectivity suitable for realistic field deployments where fixed infrastructure is unavailable, degraded, or denied.
Unlike proprietary tactical radios or vertically integrated ecosystems, the system is designed explicitly as an open network backbone. Any compliant device—sensors, cameras, edge compute nodes, command terminals, or legacy IP equipment—can be integrated using standard Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or IP interfaces without dependence on a single vendor or waveform provider.
The system is engineered for realistic deployment conditions, not laboratory throughput benchmarks. Range, robustness, and interoperability are prioritized over peak data rates. Moving imagery is supported through adaptive encoding, prioritization, and bandwidth-aware routing.
Off-grid
Infrastructure-independent
Interoperable
Security is implemented as a layered, standards-based architecture rather than proprietary obscurity. The system supports modern encryption today while maintaining post-quantum cryptographic agility for future transition.
The system does not claim immunity to electromagnetic detection or jamming. Emission control, power management, and spectrum discipline remain operational responsibilities.
The platform is built from industrial-grade, commercially available components using standard electronics manufacturing processes. This enables predictable scaling, controlled configuration management, and long-term sustainment without reliance on proprietary silicon or closed firmware.