Baltic Connectivity Vehicle

The Baltic Connectivity Vehicle and a 4G modem are no comparison. Many customers that come to us for this service have used regular 4G services and been let down by its performance, restricted by Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT) and lack of support.

Here are just a few of the differences between the Baltic Connectivity Vehicle and a 4G modem:

• Increase your chances of your data getting through.  By utilising simultaneous internet connections you’ll increase your chances of connection reliability especially during crowded events whereby other 4G users are all competing with each other for bandwidth and mobile mast airtime
• We use Carrier Aggregation on each connection (making use of multiple mobile carriers frequencies resulting in higher speeds in areas of high amount of mobile users)
• We use Business grade (non-consumer grade) unlimited data SIM cards for each of the mobile connections as such it’s not constrained by the mobile carriers fair use policies for excessive use
• You get a static IP address(s) that remains consistent for the life of the hire, or it can remain permanent for all future hires (by arrangement)
• It has higher gain antennas that connects to various mobile masts and an high gain interference rejection filter, something that regular 4G modems don’t have
• We connect directly to the mobile operators RAN (Radio Access Network), allowing us to provide our own internet “over the top” and therefore don’t use the the highly contented, bandwidth shaped and performance managed broadband that they usually provide (you will have Baltic’s Internet)
• We optimise your connection by automatically shortening the path between you and your end point (for example, we directly peer with YouTube and many more (have a direct connection with them) in order to keep latency, packet loss and dropped frames as low as possible)
• You are always using Baltic’s own internet each time not anyone else’s, meaning that we can fine-tune it to your application.

Generally the Baltic Connectivity Vehicle can provide speeds up to 20Gbps (if Fixed Wireless Access Microwave (FWA) is added onto your hire) and at a wide range of locations   This is performed using a combination of technologies working together, but generally, here’s a guide to help:

Used within cites (using 2.5G, 3G, 4G & 5G) – Speeds up to 1Gbps download and 200Mbps upload (or 20Gbps if FWA is added)

Used in rural settings (no 5G, only 2-4G and or Satellite) – Speeds up to 250Mbps download and 100Mbps upload

Used in very poor areas with little to no mobile connectivity and poor satellite connectivity  – Speeds up to 50Mbps download and 20Mbps upload

Fixed Wireless Access

Fixed Wireless access can be added on for an extra cost to any hire and is only available in city locations throughout the UK, subject to survey.  Customers that typically require FWA tend to be high bandwidth users such as large concerts, live egaming events or business conferences.

During our testing and with feedback from customers, 12 hours is a realistic duration on a single charge, perhaps a little longer if the dual satellite system isn’t used (as they consume more power than the cellular system).

The on-board 650Ah batteries are charged using the on-board supercharger:

• By plugging into a 230V power supply (shore power) via a regular UK 13amp plug
• By plugging into a 230V power supply (shore power) using a 3-Pin 16A commando
• When driving to the location (the vehicle provides a split-charging function)
• Using the optional generator (as seen in the photos above)
• Using optional solar panels

Once the charging process begins, it takes around 2 hours to charge the batteries to 100%.  The system has been designed to be used while charging and due to the on-board UPS, power can be removed at any time without affecting the connectivity operation.

If you hire multiple portable connectivity solutions from us, you can ask for a private link to be created between them at no extra charge.

This link acts as a flat Layer 2 connection (like a long network cable between both or multiple devices) (sometimes called MPLS) connecting them together on the same physical network.  Customers use this feature to connect together various equipment types or when they need all devices on a single flat network that they control (the devices could be on the other side of the country from each other!), which is a handy feature to have.

Customers that tend to use this feature are IT companies, Film Companies (that connect together film set equipment), Music Festivals (backend lighting control) talk back channels for remote crews, or customers of Baltic Broadband who wish to extend their office network into the remote field.

Yes, you can add up to 24 internet connections into the Connectivity Vehicle (when used for High Availability Mode), for example ADSL/DSL lines, Cable, Leased Lines and even satellite more internet connections.

Every additional contribution that you provide gets added to the mix of connections that the Connectivity Vehicle uses, sending your data across all connections.  The first data to arrive at the endpoint (our data centre) gets used and passed on, normally the one with the lowest latency.

An on-site Engineer can be added for the daily cost of £350+VAT, based on a full day being 9am till 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

Having an Engineer on-site can prove invaluable as they provide on-location support around the clock to help your operational not only with the Baltic Connectivity Vehicle, but with anything connected to it.  Typically this IT support could be used for :

• Providing support to till systems, card machines, lighting, sound systems, printers etc
• Help debugging your internal IT issues, third party devices/systems
• Help with setting up streaming, testing
• Help with getting your staff/visitors connected to WiFi
• General PC Support
• Another pair of hands on-site for most things tech related

For a small extra charge, you can hire additional items as below:

• Armoured ethernet cables (copper or fibre) (up to 10km),
• Power generator (to power the connected car when batteries are low)
• Solar Panels to charge the Connectivity Vehicle