A jumpgate is a stationary, large-scale wave inception system, generally owned and operated by the local system power. Most planetary systems have at least one public jumpgate with an associated traffic control tower or AI to schedule departures in an orderly manner. Most non-capital ships without an associated carrier will make heavy use of jumpgates to travel between far-flung systems, as trying to putter around on ion drives is a good way to arrive dead of old age.