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JET Deploying 5G Testbed Solution at Operational Windfarm [4th April, UK]   A project to deploy a 5G testbed as a ‘living lab’ utilising JET’s floating 5G solution on an operational windfarm has today been announced.   Building a floating ‘5G at Sea’ testbed will enable a significant change in how we think of and… Continue reading JET Deploying 5G Testbed Solution at Operational Windfarm​

JET’s Headline Feature [15th March, UK]   A Future Infrastructure report published in The Times today discusses JET’s capability for connecting Britain from the sea.    “Such a capability would be particularly useful for construction projects in the UK’s fast-growing offshore wind sector. Anyone working at these remote sites would have connectivity for high-speed communications… Continue reading Keeping Britain Connected – The Times article

JET Awarded Funding to Further Develop Safety Critical Communication for Offshore Wind Sector [8th February, UK]    JET Connectivity has today announced that it has been awarded funding through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.  This funding will further develop its 5G buoys to deliver robust,… Continue reading JET Awarded Funding to Further Develop Safety Critical Communication for Offshore Wind Sector

JET Connectivity partners with Gentoo Sailing Team The two organisations come together with innovation, safety and sustainability at the forefront     [News Release: 7th November 2022, UK]   The Gentoo Sailing Team continues to chart its course to a competitive Vendée Globe campaign by welcoming a new partner to the team in the form… Continue reading JET Connectivity partners with Gentoo Sailing Team with innovation, safety and sustainability at the forefront

JET Engineering announces first investment from Katapult 10 October 2022, UK   JET Engineering System Solutions, a developer of leading edge floating 5G base stations and software, has today announced an investment by Katapult, an impact investment company focused on highly scalable tech startups, as well as participation in their Ocean Accelerator 2022 Program. This… Continue reading JET Engineering announces first investment from Katapult

ScottishPower Renewables exploring offshore 5G with connectivity pioneer JET Engineering System Solutions ScottishPower Renewables has teamed up with JET Engineering to explore the potential deployment of a 5G mobile network at sea for the construction of its East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm JET’s in-house developed 5G buoy platforms provide resilient communications and stream environmental data… Continue reading ScottishPower Renewables exploring offshore 5G with connectivity pioneer JET Engineering System Solutions

Jake and Scott join the JET Team This month we have welcomed two more fantastic team members to JET Engineering System Solutions!   Jake Whiting has re-joined us for a second engineering internship, having supported our buoy antenna designs a few months ago. Jake is a 3rd year mechanical engineering student from the University of… Continue reading Jake and Scott join the JET team

New Starters: Erin and Josh join the JET Team As the team grows, we are lucky to be joined by people with a range of backgrounds and experiences who can each bring a new perspective to the work we are doing.   Our newest recruits are Erin Browne and Josh Chesterman who have joined our… Continue reading New Starters: Erin and Josh join the JET Team

JET’s Floating 5G Base Station Platform Launched, Providing 5G at Sea JET Engineering System Solutions has deployed its most advanced buoy yet to deliver 5G enabled offshore connectivity and data collection. JET-4 Babel is a floating 5G base station platform, meaning that it transmits coverage for devices to connect to, increasing the distance from the… Continue reading JET’s Floating 5G Base Station Platform Launched, Providing 5G at Sea

Update on our Buoys Earlier in 2022 we shared the names of our four buoys – JET-1 Nemo, JET-2 Cleo, JET-3 Arial, and JET-4 Babel.   Since then, the team has been working hard on developing capabilities, and building, testing, and deploying Arial and Babel. So here is a quick update on where they are now.   Arial is set… Continue reading Update on our Buoys