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Mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radios

Self-forming, self-healing radio networks that relay data between nodes without fixed infrastructure.

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Persistent Systems' Wave Relay MANET radio with an integrated Android computer and ATAK.

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			Why it constrains
Radio-frequency spectrum	Infrastructure	Medium	Federal spectrum is under pressure from commercial reallocation: the 2025 reconciliation law directs 800 MHz of federal spectrum to be identified for auction or sharing, but excludes the 3.1-3.45 GHz and 7.4-8.4 GHz bands heavily used by DoD.

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CompanyMotorola Solutions to Acquire Silvus Technologies, a Global Leader in Mission-Critical Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
Motorola Solutions · May 27, 2025 · Supports Organization technology, Technology
“Silvus designs and develops software-defined high-speed mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) technology”
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CompanyPersistent Systems, LLC | MPU5 Overview
Persistent Systems · Supports Organization technology
“The most advanced, most scalable, and most efficient Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) radio in the world.”
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CompanyAN/PRC-163 Multi-channel Handheld Radio
L3Harris Technologies · Supports Organization technology
“multiple MANET options including TSM-X™, ANW2™ and Wraith™ waveforms and others”

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