StarHub deploys mesh network at NUS

Singapore

STARHUB and the National University of Singapore (NUS), in collaboration with ComfortDelGro Bus and Veniam, a company that has developed a WiFi-enabled box that can be set up in moving vehicles, on Thursday announced the deployment of Singapore's first mesh network of connected vehicles at NUS' Kent Ridge campus.

Unlike conventional wireless network infrastructure, the mesh platform leverages vehicles as mobile WiFi access points (the Veniam boxes) that connect to one another and to fixed access points in buildings throughout the NUS campus.

This helps to extend overall WiFi network coverage and enables a myriad of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to be connected to the network.

The wireless mesh access points are powered by a combination of Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) connected vehicle technology, 4G and WiFi and provides handovers and continuous connect…