{"id":48166,"date":"2025-07-31T16:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/?p=48166"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:10:25","slug":"ericsson-speeds-up-sunswift-racing-with-5g-and-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/2025\/07\/31\/ericsson-speeds-up-sunswift-racing-with-5g-and-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Ericsson speeds up Sunswift Racing with 5G and satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Ericsson is helping the Sunswift Racing team get a major speed boost by combining different internet connections.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a new technology called Intelligent Link Bonding, Ericsson is merging several links &#8211; like 5G mobile networks and satellite internet\u2014into one super-fast, reliable connection. This allows the team to stay connected and share data seamlessly, no matter where they are on the racetrack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sunswift racing team is using Ericsson enterprise wireless solutions to provide uninterrupted connectivity between the solar race cars, support vehicles and Sunswift\u2019s headquarters in Sydney.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunswift Racing is a team of innovators at the University of New South Wales in Australia, working to redefine the future of sustainable transport through the research and development of world class prototype electric cars. The team is best known for its Guinness World Record-holding success in previous World Solar Challenge events and will be competing at this year\u2019s week-long event from Darwin to Adelaide, Australia in August.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Solar Challenge competitors rely on race and vehicle performance data to make strategic decisions during the week-long event. With real-time access to data enabled with Ericsson wireless connectivity solutions, the Sunswift team will be collecting and using live telemetry data during the race. This includes live data about the solar car\u2019s battery, electric motor, solar panel, and vehicle speedometer. Reliable connectivity will also be vital for live video, IP Push-to-Talk communication for status reporting, real-time race video streaming for the team\u2019s YouTube channel, and reliable internet access.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ericsson Cradlepoint ruggedised R1900 routers connected to 5G and satellite links are managed with Ericsson NetCloud to provide multi-carrier connectivity back to Sunswift headquarters. Ericsson\u2019s Intelligent Link Bonding will be used to optimise the bandwidth of all available WAN links to deliver consistent performance and always-on connectivity over cellular and satellite-supporting uninterrupted live telemetry data sharing and video streaming.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis next evolution of uninterrupted connectivity from Ericsson will enable our team to perform at their peak during the upcoming race,\u201d said Professor Richard Hopkins, Team Principal of UNSW Sunswift Racing. \u201cThe incredible success that Sunswift has had over the years, supported by continuous innovation in technology from partners like Ericsson has enabled us to launch P-ONE Technology, an agile, commercialisation spin-out of Sunswift Racing, backed by UNSW and the Australian Governments TRaCE Trailblazer programme.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these intelligent bonding features can be enabled on an Ericsson Cradlepoint router with SD-WAN.&nbsp; Additional features such as application-based traffic steering, forward error correction, and rich AI insights can also be leveraged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt Ericsson, we are committed to ensuring uninterrupted connectivity during high-stakes race events.&nbsp; Our Intelligent Link Bonding technology empowers organisations to achieve unmatched application resiliency, enhanced performance, and optimised bandwidth use &#8211;&nbsp; even in the most challenging mobile environments,\u201d said Archana Khetan, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Wireless Solutions at Ericsson.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs more businesses adopt multi-WAN strategies, managing these various connections intelligently is becoming essential. Showing how well this works in one of the world&#8217;s most challenging race environments underscores the value of this technology in any enterprise environment.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ericsson is helping the Sunswift Racing team get a major speed boost by combining different internet connections. Using a new technology called Intelligent Link Bonding, Ericsson is merging several links &#8211; like 5G mobile networks and satellite internet\u2014into one super-fast, reliable connection. 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