What This Gear Does[]
Also known as subspace transceivers, hypertransceivers are used for nearly instantaneous, faster-than-light communications between star systems. While not as advanced and efficient as those linked in to the HoloNet, hypertransceivers can send messages several light years, with powerful models such as this one able to transmit up to 100 light years. Most planets in the galaxy are integrated into a local subspace network independent of the galaxy-spanning HoloNet, with hyperspace transceivers on deep-space relay satellites to create sector-wide communications grid.
Most starships have hypertransceivers to send long-range messages and transmit distress signals. Small, portable hypertransceivers are also available, with ranges up to about 25 light years. Utilizing local subspace systems, these transceivers can potentially send a message anywhere in the galaxy, routing the transmission across networks. Many smugglers and assorted criminals prefer to send messages using private hypertransceivers rather than the HoloNet in order to make their communications harder to detect and trace.
Models Include[]
- Cirenian Communications Pioneer Long-Range Transceiver
Characters Who Use This Gear[]
- Unknown at this time