LYNX

LYNX delivering internet for 1,000 users - anywhere. Ideal to assist in recovery after; fire, flood, hurricane, or regional conflict.

Summary

What is Lynx?

It delivers internet for 1,000 users - instantly - anywhere - powered by six solar panels or a small generator, or any commercial mains supply.


Is everything included? Yes !

We supply our own satellite, troposcatter, line of sight radios, communication dishes and all internet access. The only thing users need is a smartphone, or laptop.


Typical Use Cases.

Humanitarian aid for any area of need: deserts, islands, regional conflicts, hurricane damage, floods, fires etc.


Compute Power.

As an example of the compute power of the Lynx platform, the current system, as of 1st July 2023, uses Intel i7 CPU’s with 64 GB RAM. To put this compute power into context, each individual Lynx board is fifty times more powerful than the Cisco 829 board.


Development.

Our next version of Lynx, which will start development in February 2024. It is expected to be only 40% of the size of our existing system, but deliver the same capabilities.


Weight.

Our existing Lynx weighs 30 Kg. Our next version will weigh approximately 10 Kg.


Size.

  • Our existing Lynx is approximately 1,000 mm x 600 mm x 400 mm.
  • Our next version will be approximately 300 mm x 200 mm x 200 mm.


Electricity Power.

The existing Lynx draws 100 W at power up, and 60 W when in use. We have not tested our new system, as the motherboards have not been manufactured yet. We expect the power requirements to be similar.


Our  Intel® partnership

We are a member of the Intel® Partner Alliance, and as much as is possible we only use Intel® products in our systems. This simplifies design and support issues.



Fundamentally different & innovative

Instead of buying routers, switches, servers from various vendors, we designed Lynx as an “all in one computing & communications fabric” using Intel® components in our compute cards. 



WAN communications include

  • 2 x satellite systems
  • 2 x troposcatter, delivering radio communications, typically over a distance of between 120 miles to 1,000 miles
  • 2 x middle distance radio systems (line of sight) delivering communications over a range of 60 miles. This distance can be increased by using additional Lynx systems at the end of each communications “leg”
  • 2 x cellular (5G or 4G)
  • 8 x spare ports ready to connect to additional networking sources

 

To improve on Wide area networking, a second LYNX can be set up, to connect to your first system. Then the second LYNX can deliver additional services, even if they are not available from your local site.


It should be noted that LYNX can be powered by; solar, batteries, a small generator using a 3 pin plug, and of course any local electricity supply. LYNX uses less power than a traditional TV set.


 

Computing

Applications included

  • Domain Controller
  • Exchange
  • Skype
  • Sharepoint
  • SQL
  • Terminal Services
  • File & Print server.

 

Virtual desktop Infrastructure (VDI) so that on the client side, users can use almost any User Access Device (UAD), without first needing to install any applications.


A NAS is included to supply local storage.

 

Software PBX with VoIP desk phones

 Modern VoIP desk-phones

  • PoE powered, to minimise cabling.
  • With the power and features expected from a modern PBX.
  • 1,000 users software PBX
  • Pre-configured with security and/or work groups
  • Wide selection of desk phones available

 

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