HoloNet/Legends



The HoloNet, sometimes Holonet, was a Galaxy-wide communications grid that was developed and used by the Galactic Republic and, later, the Empire.

Messages were routed along millions of non-mass transceivers buried in hyperspace to reach their sometimes very distant destinations. This technology enabled data to be sent and received at faster-than-light speeds, ensuring near-instantaneous communication even from far across the Galaxy.

The HoloNet system was an extremely costly expenditure, both for transceiver placement/maintenance (funded by the government) and for consumer HoloNet equipment. During the time of the Galactic Empire, the HoloNet was strictly controlled, used mostly for Imperial military communications. This greatly inhibited the ability of groups like the Alliance to Restore the Republic to communicate, and arguably also had an isolating affect on the many planets over which the Empire held power.

During the Clone Wars, the Confederacy created a similar network of hyperwave transceivers as a HoloNet substitute.

Near the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Yuuzhan Vong succeded in disabling the HoloNet. It resumed operation after the end of the invasion.

After the Yuuzhan Vong War, many shuttles were equipped with HoloNet receivers and transmitters, including Jacen Solo's own private shuttle.

Appearances

 * Darth Maul: Saboteur
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:2:12: Counter-Slicer Team Formed
 * MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novelization
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * Galaxy of Fear
 * The Star Wars Holiday Special
 * Shadows of the Empire
 * The Truce at Bakura
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Balance Point
 * Dark Nest Trilogy
 * Betrayal
 * Star Wars Legacy: Broken
 * ''Bloodlines