ARTPARK and GigaMesh

Why in news?

• Fifteen villages in different parts of India may soon be seamlessly connected through a next-generation networking solution that can address congestion issues in 4G infrastructure and provide high-tech and affordable internet connectivity.
• The network solution called GigaMesh — developed by Astrome Technologies, a startup incubated at IISc’s Society for Innovation and Development (SID) — wirelessly provides fibre -like backhaul capacity and paves the road for 5G.

About GigaMesh:

• GigaMesh has been developed by Astrome with the support of ARTPARK.
• Purpose:
  • It is the world’s first multi-beam E-band Radio that is able to communicate from one tower to multiple towers simultaneously while delivering multi GBPS throughput to each of these towers.
• Working:
  • A single GigaMesh device can provide up to forty links with 2+ Gbps capacity, communicating up to a range of ten kilometres.
  • This flexibility in range makes it suitable for both decongesting the dense urban networks and extending rural coverage.

About ARTPARK:

• ARTPARK (AI & Robotics Technology Park) is a not-for-profit foundation.
• It was established by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc),Bengaluru with support from the Department of Science & Technology(DST).
• Purpose:
  • To promote technology innovation missions in AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Robotics. These missions should have a societal impact in sectors such as healthcare, education, mobility, infrastructure, agriculture, retail, and cyber-security.
• Nodal Mission:
  • The park was established under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Consider the following statements regarding ‘GigaMesh’:

1. It is the world’s first multi-beam E-band Radio that is able to communicate from one tower to multiple towers

2. A single GigaMesh device can communicate up to a range of ten kilometres

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer