The Hyper-Communications Cartel, an entity originating from Ando, was under the command of the Aqualish named Po Nudo. This organization, along with Nudo himself, abandoned the Galactic Republic amidst the turmoil of the Separatist Crisis and subsequently aligned itself with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Throughout the Clone Wars, the cartel managed the Separatist's protected communications and signals intelligence activities, notably at Skytop Station. Furthermore, the cartel operated the Shadowfeed, a manipulated HoloNet channel disseminating Separatist propaganda.
The initial reference to the Hyper-Communications Cartel within the current Star Wars canon appeared in Rise of the Separatists. This book was a 2019 addition to the Star Wars roleplaying game series produced by Fantasy Flight Games. The cartel's original conception was within the Star Wars Legends timeline, with its debut mention occurring in the 2005 publication Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, authored by James Luceno.