Use cases
One system, every field
The same building blocks reshape to fit the job — a single case in a disaster zone, a redundant ring around a venue, a powered chain across a farm. Here's how the 5G SBBD is put to work.
closedring Blanket a venue with private 5G for production crews, wireless cameras and push-to-talk. A closed ring around the site means a kicked cable never drops the show, while Starlink and venue fiber bond into one fat backhaul pool.
| Coverage model | Closed ring, multi-node across the venue |
| Backhaul | Starlink + venue fiber bonded (Speedify) |
| UE capacity | Up to 32 active / 64 incl. idle per node |
| Throughput | Peak ~550 Mbps UL for camera feeds |
| Redundancy | Dual fibre ring path — no single failure point |
standalone A single SBBD blankets the working acreage with private 5G for autonomous machinery, IoT sensors and telemetry. One case on a mast covers the fields, runs its 5G core on-node, and rides power dips on the SBBP battery — no mains, no infrastructure.
| Coverage | Directional 11 dBi internal + external omni |
| Power | SBBPr 600 W ring power; solar / battery friendly |
| Topology | Power ring across the working acreage |
| Edge | On-farm inference for autonomy & monitoring |
| Use | Autonomous machinery, IoT sensors, telemetry |
chain Bring connectivity to communities and worksites with no fixed infrastructure. Chain cells along access roads to extend reach, and Starlink carries the backhaul across remote terrain.
| Backhaul | Starlink across remote terrain |
| Topology | Chain along access roads to extend reach |
| Deploy | No fixed infrastructure required |
| Power | Off-grid: solar, generator or battery |
| Use | Community broadband, remote worker comms |
chain Connectivity that grows with the build. Start with one cell, then chain on more along the site as it expands — each cell on its own SBBP, linked by the hybrid ring, and redeployed in a single case when the project moves.
| Deploy | One Pelican Air case, 17 kg, tool-less mount |
| Scale | Add nodes via the ring as the site grows |
| PoE | Up to 100 W for site cameras / devices |
| Backhaul | Bonds venue internet, Starlink or LTE |
| Redeploy | Packs back in minutes when the site moves |
closedring Mission-critical coverage where downtime is expensive. A closed ring delivers dual-path redundancy across a large site, the 2.5 Gbit fabric carries everything, and on-node edge AI runs inspection and automation at the point of work.
| Redundancy | Closed ring — dual fibre + dual power path |
| Fabric | 2.5 Gbit managed, PTP-aware switching |
| Edge AI | Up to 66 TOPS on-node for inspection |
| Spectrum | Private CBRS / n77 / n78 / n79 |
| Environmental | Ruggedized for harsh sites |
standalone Wireless camera and media workflows from one rugged case. A standalone SBBD runs the private 5G plus a StreamHub VM on its edge server, moving camera feeds at high uplink — set up in minutes, no cabling run across the set.
| Throughput | Peak ~550 Mbps UL for camera media |
| Edge media | USB4 40 Gbps SDI ingest / playout, StreamHub |
| Links | 60 GHz wireless-wire for camera positions |
| Topology | Open or closed ring across the set |
| Redundancy | Ring failover keeps the set online |
multibackhaul When infrastructure is gone, one SBBD stands up a complete private-5G island in minutes and bonds every uplink it can find — land fiber, Starlink and 60 GHz — into one resilient backhaul pool, with a solar- or battery-fed SBBP keeping it alive off-grid.
| Deploy | Single case, tool-less tripod mount |
| Backhaul | Starlink satellite — no fixed infrastructure |
| Runtime | 3–5 h typical, up to 14 h on battery |
| Core | Local 5G Core on-node, no cloud dependency |
| Redundancy | Local UPS + automatic WAN failover |
multibackhaul A rugged tactical bubble that bonds diverse uplinks — land fiber, dual Starlink and 60 GHz wireless-wire — into one resilient backhaul pool, so losing any single link never drops the network. The independent scanner maps the RF environment while the private 5G runs encrypted.
| Spectrum awareness | Independent 5-min RF scan → Orchestrator |
| Security | 5G NEA1/2/3 ciphering, UEFI Secure Boot, TPM |
| Topology | Chain / open ring — survives one segment loss |
| Environmental | IP65+ target, −30 °C to +60 °C |
| Links | 60 GHz wireless-wire between nodes |
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Every scenario maps to a snap-together configuration — from a single island to a redundant powered ring.