Khasm Labs, an innovation platform helping startups and enterprises build, test, and deploy next-gen technologies at the edge, has officially announced a partnership with New Use Energy Solutions (NUE), a trusted leader in rugged, portable solar and battery systems.
According to certain reports, the stated collaboration is specifically formalized to deliver quick and easy-to-deploy off-grid 5G solutions.
More on the same would reveal how it combines Khasm Labs’ KEEN (Khasm Enterprise Edge Network) – which happens to be the nation’s first of its kind fully off-grid private 5G network – with NUE’s rugged, portable battery and power systems that, on their part, are designed for high-mobility missions.
Once combined, the integrated outcome will tread up a long distance to secure, high-performance connectivity in and around austere or remote environments where traditional power and communication infrastructure are unavailable or largely compromised.
“This is more than a technology partnership — it’s a mission-aligned collaboration,” said Jim Brisimitzis, Founder and General Partner at Khasm Labs. “Together with New Use Energy, we’re delivering a field-proven system that brings real-time connectivity and power to where it’s needed most — whether it’s the battlefield, a wildfire response zone, or a remote industrial site.”
To understand the significance of such a development, we must take into account how in the time of crisis, the ability to communicate in real time is absolutely critical. Having said so, traditional infrastructure has often fallen short in this job, leaving responders in the dark and communities vulnerable.
Against that, KEEN + NUE solution leverages advanced wireless networks in conjunction with mobile, renewable power. Complementing this would be the fact that you can rapidly deploy in disaster zones, remote regions, or conflict areas to enable faster response, better coordination, and safer outcomes.
Hence, no matter whether the agenda is to help firefighters detect flare-ups, connect medics in the field, or restore power and communications after a hurricane, such a mechanism can really help those at the edge stay aptly connected and protected.
The partnership in question also delivers a rather interesting follow-up to a successful field test, during one recent exercise, conducted by the two companies.
During this exercise, KEEN, powered by NUE’s portable energy packs, went on to showcase real-time data transmission and resilient 5G connectivity, without any sort of reliance on grid infrastructure whatsoever.
This proof-of-performance, in turn, validated the joint solution’s capability to support mission-critical communications in and around the most remote environments.
Founded in 2019, Khasm Labs’ rise up the ranks stems from enabling enterprises, global technology platforms and investors to connect and collaborate in the context of developing disruptive new technologies and closing the gap between startup innovation and enterprise adoption.
The company’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider it has, thus far, won the trust of world-class corporate and industry partners, along with 146 multi-stage enterprise startups, collectively raising in totality $3.338 billion worth of venture capital.
Turning our attention towards New Use Energy Solutions, it makes a case for itself by leading the development and distribution of proprietary, state-of-the-art, ruggedized mobile solar generator systems that can adapt to the most demanding commercial and industrial applications, each one chipping into deliver clean, renewable power wherever it is needed.
“We don’t just each build technology. Together we build tools that can help save lives or complete a mission,” said Paul Shmotolokha, CEO of New Use Energy. “With deep roots in disaster response and three years experience powering communications and electronic warfare with the Ukrainian military, we saw a natural partnership to enable Khasm Lab’s portable communications solutions to deploy faster, communicate clearly, and focus on protecting people.. We have learned a lot of lessons these last years and one of them is the need for stealthy battery based power with a clean waveform to effectively run communications equipment.”
