Networking

Point-to-Point Wireless Links

PtP/PtMP radio links over several kilometres for buildings and sites you can't cable, across roads and rivers.

What we usually find on site

Construction sites, mines and warehouses away from the office often have no fiber nearby. Trenching across a road or river means several permits and months of waiting, for a site that may only exist for a year.

A point-to-point (PtP) link uses directional antennas to beam between two places that can see each other. Current 5 GHz radios deliver hundreds of Mbps up to gigabit-class over several kilometres. 60 GHz and E-band (70/80 GHz) give multi-gigabit throughput over shorter distances and fade in heavy rain.

Design before anyone climbs a mast

We work out the link budget, check the Fresnel zone for trees, hills and buildings, and add fade margin for rain. Something we learn on site: a tree that's clear in the dry season can be in full leaf across the path in the wet season, and it grows every year. We allow extra mast height for that.

One base, many remotes

Need to connect several guard posts, camera poles or weighbridges? A sector base station serves many subscriber radios (point-to-multipoint). Every point gets a surge protector, a properly bonded earth and AES encryption. In Laos, an ungrounded mast is the number-one reason radios die in the rainy season.

What it does

Several kilometres

Depends on mast height and line of sight.

Gigabit-class capacity

5 GHz, 60 GHz or E-band, picked by distance.

Link budget on paper first

Fresnel clearance and rain margin checked before ordering.

Point-to-multipoint

One base station, many remote sites.

Earthing and surge protection

Every mast, every cable coming down it.

AES encryption

Traffic over the air is encrypted.

Design and rollout

1
Check line of sight on terrain maps, then confirm on site
2
Work out link budget, band and antenna gain
3
Install masts, earthing and surge protection
4
Align antennas and tune
5
Throughput test and add to monitoring

Where it fits

Mine office to weighbridges and perimeter cameras
Temporary construction sites needing internet and CCTV
Two buildings with a road or river between them
A backup path for a fiber link

Typical system sizes

Single Link

Fits: Two points, up to about 5 km

A pair of 5 GHz PtP radios
Mounts, earthing and surge protection
Alignment and throughput report

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Multi-site

Fits: 1 base station + 2–15 remotes

PtMP sector base station
A subscriber radio per site
Frequency plan

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Carrier-grade

Fits: Links that can't drop, or long distances

Dual links, or 60 GHz/E-band with 5 GHz fallback
Masts and relay points where needed
Monitoring and maintenance

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Brands we supply & install

Cambium Networks Ubiquiti MikroTik TP-Link Omada RUCKUS Networks

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FAQ

Does rain affect the link?

5 GHz barely notices. 60 GHz and E-band fade badly in the kind of heavy rain Laos gets in the wet season, so we shorten the design distance or add a 5 GHz fallback.

Do both ends need line of sight?

Yes, and not just a straight line: most of the Fresnel zone must be clear. A hill or building in the way means adding a relay.

Is it secure?

Enterprise radios use AES and narrow beams that are hard to intercept. The bigger risk is the factory-default admin password. We change it and lock down remote management every time.

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