When a tethered‑drone swarm has to stay in the air and on the network—no matter how noisy the spectrum or how remote the site—fiber is the only link that cannot be jammed. FiberTron Hive‑200 from OPTOKON is the first mobile “drone base station” that feeds up to 200 individual aircraft through 15 km light‑weight fiber reels, giving planners high‑bandwidth, denial‑proof reach without deploying RF repeaters.
At the heart of the Hive is XENOptics’ Smart Optical Switch (XSOS), a robotic, passive‑latching matrix that delivers carrier‑class Layer‑0 automation. Together, the two companies provide a self‑contained, defense‑grade fiber automation stack—no on‑site technicians, no manual patch panels, no line‑of‑sight radios.
| Capability | Operational value in the Hive |
| 144 × 144 / 576 duplex non‑blocking fabric | Scales to hundreds of tether terminations inside one 19‑inch rack unit. |
| Insertion loss < 0.5 dB, crosstalk < –70 dB | Maintains eye‑safe budgets over 15 km drums without amplification. |
| Passive latching & super‑cap UPS | Keeps every active circuit up even if field power is lost. |
| 3D‑OS robotic topology | Provides fully remote, sub‑60‑second re‑patching between any drone and any backend system. |
| OSP‑hardened CSOS modules (–40 °C → +65 °C) | Extend switching into exposed masts, shelters or street cabinets. |
These attributes translate directly into defense fiber automation, zero‑touch Layer 0 management and secure optical switching—keywords your procurement teams search for when evaluating mission‑critical infrastructure.
XENOptics bundles a web‑based Network Management System (NMS) and Element Management System (EMS) that give operators drag‑and‑drop topology control:
With NMS orchestration, a single field technician can spin up, hand over or recover any of the 200 drones in seconds—no truck rolls, no manual fiber handling, no risk of mis‑patching during high‑tempo ops.
This modular approach means the same hardware scales from forward operating bases and edge data‑center pods to mobile R&D labs—wherever fiber has to stay clean, secure and continuously reconfigurable.
A fully passive, latched optical path combined with encrypted out‑band management creates a zero‑touch, zero‑trust network stance:
For defense agencies, that translates into mission‑critical uptime and layer‑0 cyber hygiene even when the platform is parked in an unguarded clearing.
FiberTron Hive‑200 powered by XENOptics Smart Optical Switches delivers a remote fiber switching platform designed for unmanned systems, edge analytics and resilient communications in the toughest environments.
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