A whole 5G network in a case you can carry. Radio, baseband, control and a compact core in one rugged, battery-powered unit that stands up a cell in minutes — with satellite backhaul when there is a network to reach, and as a self-contained island when there is not. It is the deployable counterpart to a fixed private-5G install.
A portable base station collapses the whole radio access network and a compact core into a single transportable unit. Where a fixed deployment spreads the radio unit, distributed unit, central unit and core across a site and a data centre, this puts them in one rugged case with its own antenna and power, so a working 5G cell exists wherever the case is opened.
It is defined by deployability. It runs on a hot-swap battery, solar or vehicle power, stands up in minutes with auto-configuration, and is built to a rugged, ingress- and temperature-rated envelope. The core is on board, so the cell can break out traffic locally — devices on site talk to each other and to local compute whether or not any backhaul exists.
Backhaul is optional, not assumed. With a satellite or NTN link it joins the wider network; without one it runs as a standalone island network, which is exactly what tactical, disaster-recovery and remote deployments need. This is the distinction from the private 5G network-in-a-box, which is a fixed enterprise install — same all-in-one idea, different form factor and use case.
| Parameter | Detail |
|---|---|
| Integrated functions | O-RAN radio unit, distributed unit, central unit and a compact 5G core (AMF/SMF/UPF) in one chassis |
| Form factor | Rugged IP-rated transit or flyaway case; man-portable or vehicle-mounted variants |
| Bands | Sub-6 TDD, band and licence per market; public-safety and private bands supported |
| Backhaul | Satellite / NTN, microwave or wired; graceful fallback, and fully standalone operation with none |
| Power | Hot-swap battery with solar and vehicle-power options; designed for field endurance |
| Breakout | Local user-plane breakout so on-site traffic never depends on backhaul |
| Deployment | Auto-configuration; a working cell in minutes with no fixed infrastructure |
| Environment | Wide temperature and ingress rating for field, maritime and disaster conditions |
The portable base station is for where infrastructure is absent, destroyed or temporary: tactical and defence communications, disaster recovery and emergency response, remote industrial and resource sites, maritime, and large temporary events. In each the value is the same — a private 5G cell with local breakout that exists in minutes and does not depend on anyone else's network.
It sits alongside the NTN work in the portfolio: satellite backhaul is what lets a standalone cell rejoin the wider network when coverage matters, and the same engineering runs through both.
We work on the integration that makes an all-in-one unit real: packing the RU, DU, CU and core into one thermal and power envelope, the backhaul management that fails over between satellite and wired links, the battery and power system for field endurance, and the auto-configuration that lets a non-specialist deploy it. Deliverables span system architecture, integration, ruggedisation and field trials.
We can target a man-portable, vehicle or flyaway form factor, and tune the capacity, band plan and backhaul options to the mission.
A complete 5G network — radio unit, distributed unit, central unit and a compact core — integrated into one rugged, battery-powered case that deploys a working cell in minutes, with satellite or NTN backhaul or as a standalone island network. It is used where fixed infrastructure is absent or temporary.
Both put the whole network in one unit, but the network-in-a-box is a fixed enterprise install with wired power and backhaul, while the portable base station is built for deployability — battery power, a rugged case, auto-configuration and satellite or standalone operation for tactical, emergency and remote use.
No. Because the core is on board, it runs as a standalone island network with local breakout, so devices on site communicate with no backhaul at all. A satellite, NTN, microwave or wired link is added when the cell needs to join the wider network.
Satellite or NTN for anywhere-coverage, plus microwave or wired options, with graceful fallback between them. It is designed to keep serving its local cell even when the backhaul drops.
Tactical and defence communications, disaster recovery and emergency response, remote industrial and resource sites, maritime, and temporary events — anywhere a private 5G cell is needed quickly and cannot rely on existing infrastructure.
The fixed enterprise counterpart.
PRODUCTThe radio inside the case.
KNOWLEDGEThe satellite backhaul path.
KNOWLEDGELocal breakout, on board.
PRODUCTThe backhaul modem.
KNOWLEDGEBands for a deployable cell.
Packing RU, DU, CU and core into one power and thermal envelope, with backhaul that fails over to satellite and a cell that survives standalone, is the work. Tell us the form factor and the endurance.