Applications and system studies
Seven system studies of links where today's radios run out of power, spectrum or speed, and the MTF configuration that changes the outcome. All figures are simulated, from MTFComm system studies, September–October 2026.
- Anti-jam communications for drone swarms (MTF Reach): ~50× jammer power survived at the most robust setting, even if the jammer follows the link; about 2,500× while hidden and hopping (analysis).
- Datalinks for interceptor drones and counter-UAS cueing (MTF Reach): 81 km at 143 kbps from 0.1 W at 915 MHz, with frequency hopping.
- More capacity for LEO satellites and small terminals (MTF Reach): ~3× the power from the same on-board amplifier.
- HF radio that works through solar storms (MTF Reach · MTF Velocity): ~1.8 Mbps on a calm day with Velocity from a 10 kW station, about 1,000× a standard HF modem.
- Gigabit Wi-Fi and cellular links through indoor echoes (MTF Spectra): 1.72 Gbps at 11–12 dB received Eb/N0 in a simulated office with echoes, 5.7 GHz.
- Licence-free multi-gigabit point-to-point backhaul (MTF Velocity): 6–8 Gbps to 5 km with 6 ft dishes, against 2.5 Gbps for licensed microwave at best.
- Multi-gigabit wireless inside buildings (MTF Velocity · MTF Reach): 1.8–3.7 Gbps within 3–8 m from one antenna; Wi-Fi 7 reaches ~1.9 Gbps at 3 m in the same conditions.
Other potential applications (not yet studied in detail)
- Wi-Fi (Spectra, Velocity): access points and clients: more throughput per channel in crowded bands, multi-gigabit in the room.
- Cellular, 5G and 6G (Spectra): more capacity from licensed spectrum, amplifier efficiency at both ends.
- Fixed wireless access (Spectra): broadband where fibre or cable is too expensive.
- IoT and sensor networks (Reach): range and years of battery life.
- Satellite ground segment (Reach, Spectra): gateways and terminals short of power or spectrum.
- Private industrial networks (Reach, Velocity): factories, mines, ports and campuses.
- Public safety radio (Reach): links at the edge of coverage.
- Maritime and remote sites (Reach): ships, platforms and camps far from towers.
- Short-range devices (Reach): Bluetooth-class personal and wearable links.