Point-to-multipoint · one source, many sites
One base station, many buildings on the same wireless network.
When you have more than two points to connect, running a separate link to each gets expensive fast. Point-to-multipoint puts a base station up high with sector antennas, and every building within reach gets a small dish pointed back at it. One source, shared out to many.
How point-to-multipoint works
A central high point does the broadcasting, and each site listens back to it. The clever part is planning the sectors and the load.
The base station
Mounted high on a tower, mast or silo, with sector antennas that cover an arc, or several sectors that together cover the full circle around the site.
A small unit at each site
Every building gets a compact directional subscriber unit aimed back at the base. Quick to fit, and the same idea as one end of a point-to-point link.
Shared, planned capacity
A sector's capacity is shared across its clients. We plan how many sites sit on each sector, and shape traffic where needed, so nobody starves at the busy times.
Grow without re-cabling
Once the base is up, a new building just needs a unit aimed at it. No new tower, no trenching, add sites as you go.
Point-to-multipoint or a handful of point-to-point links?
Both have their place. It comes down to how many sites you have and how they sit.
Fewer structures
One base station and a unit per site, instead of a matched antenna pair for every single link. Less gear up in the air and less to maintain.
Cheaper to scale
When you expect to keep adding buildings, the base pays for itself. Each new site is just a subscriber unit.
When point-to-point still wins
A single long, critical or very high-capacity link is usually better as a dedicated point-to-point bridge, where no capacity is shared with anyone else.
How we build it
Survey coverage and sectors
We find the high point, check line of sight to each site, and design the sectors so the coverage and the capacity land where they are needed.
Install base and units
We put up the base station, mount and aim a subscriber unit at each building, and set up the network and the traffic plan.
Monitor every client
We watch the base and each site, so a weak link or a busy sector shows up as a trend and gets tuned before anyone complains.
Where point-to-multipoint fits
Farms and multi-building sites
Many sheds, offices and dwellings around one homestead or high point, all fed from a single base.
Parks, estates and villages
Caravan parks, residential estates and retirement villages where every cabin or home needs the same connection.
Community and small WISP networks
Distribute one upstream connection to a cluster of premises or members across a district.
Multi-tenant sites
Business parks and shared sites where several tenants each need their own slice of the one connection.
What feeds the base, and what it stands on
A base station is only as good as the connection behind it and the structure under it. We bring the upstream in over microwave or fibre backhaul, put it up on the right mast or tower, and power a remote site off solar where there is no mains. For property-scale rural networks, see Paddock Networks.
Questions people ask
How many sites can one base station feed?
It depends on the gear and how much each site uses, but a single sector commonly serves dozens of subscriber units. We plan the number of sectors and the clients on each so the capacity is shared comfortably, not stretched thin.
Does one heavy user slow everyone else down?
The sector capacity is shared, so without planning a heavy user can affect others. We size sectors for the real demand and can apply traffic shaping so each site gets a fair share and the network stays predictable.
Does every site still need line of sight to the base?
Yes. Each subscriber unit needs a clear path back to the base station, the same as a point-to-point link. We survey each site, and where one is blocked we raise it, move it, or relay it via another point.
When is point-to-multipoint better than separate point-to-point links?
When you have several sites clustered around one good high point. One base feeds them all, which is fewer structures and cheaper to grow. A single long, critical or very high-capacity link is usually still better as a dedicated point-to-point.
Can I add buildings later?
Yes, that is the main advantage. Once the base station is up, a new building usually just needs a subscriber unit aimed back at it. No new tower and no re-cabling.
Many sites, one connection to share.
Tell us how many buildings need connecting and roughly where they sit. We will work out the base, the sectors and a price.
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