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LEO NETWORK BRINGS HIGH-SPEED, LOW LATENCY CONNECTIVITY TO REMOTE THULE AIR BASE

June 27, 2022June 26, 2022 Doug Messier News 0 Comments
At the snowy outpost, 2 Intellian terminals dot the landscape connecting with
the OneWeb satellites that orbit overhead. (Credit: Hughes)

GERMANTOWN, Md. (Hughes PR) — It was just one year ago that Hughes announced its
selection by the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to design and deploy a Low
Earth Orbit (LEO) network at Thule Air Base, Greenland.

Thule is the northernmost U.S. military installation, situated a little less
than 1,000 miles from the North Pole. Built in the 1950s, the strategic base is
used today for force projection, space superiority, and scientific research. The
remote outpost at 76.32’ North latitude is situated well outside the footprint
of a typical geostationary satellite, which orbits the earth above the Equator.
Coupled with limited terrestrial connectivity, it was a veritable desert when it
comes to connectivity…until now.

Today, with LEO connectivity, the ~600 men and women living at this far-flung
base are enjoying high-speed, low latency broadband for the first time,
conducting experiments, connecting securely through virtual private networks and
staying in touch with family and friends. This AFRL long term test is proving
that the Hughes installed OneWeb network can support growth planning
requirements. With video conferencing, streaming video and even interactive
games, 100 base personnel were online simultaneously one recent evening,
consuming close to a terabyte of connectivity!

“The testing has demonstrated the ability of emerging LEO networks to
dramatically improve communications to areas that have traditionally been
extremely difficult to serve.  The residents at Thule have been thrilled with
both the performance and stability of the network as they’ve used it to connect
with family, friends, and colleagues around the world,” said Dr. Brian Beal,
Program Manager at AFRL. 

The Thule LEO network, designed, integrated and installed by Hughes engineers
using capacity from the OneWeb constellation, spans four antennas, delivering
almost 14 TB of data per month, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while
reliably seeing the specified downlink and significantly lower latency (compared
to GEO satellites). More than half of the OneWeb satellites are already in
orbit, delivering full coverage of the northern regions spanning the Arctic,
Alaska, Greenland and the U.K. and supporting not only the Thule base personnel,
but government and coalition partners, as well.

The frozen environment presented a unique challenge when it came to implementing
the solution. However, a judicious mix of timely site surveys and collaboration
with the base logistics teams under AFRL guidance helped Hughes make the LEO
system operational within a short time.

From Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) applications, the Thule LEO
implementation paves a path towards detailed performance assessments for
mission-critical base applications. The low-latency connectivity is now
fundamental to defending against emerging high velocity threats, and the Hughes
team stands ready to support the evolving customer needs in Thule – and around
the world.



Brian Beal, broadband satellites, Hughes, OneWeb, satellite broadband, satellite
Internet, Thule Air Force Base, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory


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