Case Study: Innoptus Solar Team achieves zero-downtime race connectivity with Peplink

Innoptus Solar Team keeps 8 convoy vehicles connected for 8 days with Peplink

The Innoptus Solar Team, a student engineering team from KU Leuven, faced the challenge of maintaining reliable connectivity for race operations, live tracking, and livestreaming across 1,500 miles of remote American backroads during the American Solar Challenge. Peplink, through its partner Venn Telecom, provided the solution using its BR1 Pro 5G routers, Starlink integration, and SpeedFusion technology to ensure continuous uptime across their eight-vehicle support convoy.

The Peplink solution integrated 5G and Starlink into a single, resilient hybrid network managed centrally via InControl. This provided automatic failover between connections, resulting in zero downtime throughout the eight-day race. This uninterrupted connectivity allowed the team to make critical, real-time strategic decisions based on live data, contributing directly to their historic win as the first European team to win the American Solar Challenge.

Innoptus Solar Team