Invicton Labs announced that the company has been funded by Department of National Defence (DND) to develop the Internet of Things (IoT) multi-channel long-range mesh network for real-time, autonomous communication and monitoring of military assets in the Arctic. The funding is from the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) programme, which is investing $1.6 billion (€1.46 billion) in modernisation for defence and security over 20 years.
In Canada’s Arctic, satellite coverage at extreme northern latitudes and the nature of the polar ionosphere makes it difficult to ensure reliable communications with sensors and instruments. Additionally, the remoteness of these assets’ locations and the limited infrastructure pose challenges for supplying power, maintenance, and monitoring.
To solve these issues, Invicton is developing ARMED (Arctic Resilient Mesh-Enabled Deployment), an IoT network that can send real-time communications through multiple channels such as satellite, digital radio, cellular, and landline. This enables the ARMED network to be resilient to multi-system failure, entire node outages, and extreme weather and atmospheric conditions. Monitoring and control is provided through a cloud-based interface that provides a live view of the network and the status of each node.
“Invicton is honoured to work with the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces,” says Kyle Kotowick, CEO of Invicton Labs. “We are excited to help Canada’s military deploy the IoT multi-channel mesh network in Canada’s Arctic.”
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