About the project
Some communications sites cannot be connected by conventional means: no possibility of installing optical fiber and no radio line of sight for a microwave link. For places like these, Claritech installed satellite (VSAT) connections - at isolated hill and mountain locations, in projects running since 2016.
Project requirements
The project required installing VSAT antennas and communications equipment at sites with difficult access and no data-transport infrastructure in the area. The VSAT terminal must be integrated into the site’s existing equipment, and the antenna must be aligned precisely on the serving satellite.
A site built on a guyed lattice mast, in forested mountain terrain, with the VSAT antenna mounted at the base of the mast.
Project type
Satellite (VSAT) data links for communications sites with no fiber and no radio line of sight.
Terrain
Isolated sites in mountain and rural areas - clearings, forests, ridges - hard to reach, in any season.
Timeframe
VSAT installations starting in 2016.
The solution
Antenna and transceiver on the mast
The offset Rx/Tx antenna, the LNB and the transceiver (BUC) are mounted on the site’s existing mast, at height - with mounts sized and engineered for wind, snow and rime ice.
Complete RF chain
LNB on the antenna arm, BUC at the base, cabling labeled and protected - an RF chain executed correctly, easy to maintain on later visits.
Integration into the site’s equipment
The Hughes HT3200 VSAT terminals are integrated with the indoor modem directly in the site cabinet, alongside the equipment already in service.
Alignment and verification
The antenna is aligned precisely on the satellite, and the link is verified for both radio and IP performance.
VSAT installation at an isolated site, in hilly terrain (2016).
The terminal’s RF chain: LNB and BUC, with labeled cabling.
VSAT antenna at a mountain site (2016).
Winter installation: a mountain site connected via satellite.
What we delivered
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Locations | Isolated communications sites, in mountain and rural areas |
| Timeframe | VSAT installations starting in 2016; most recent project: August 2024 |
| Equipment | VSAT terminals with offset antennas; Hughes HT3200 equipment with modem |
| Work | Antenna and transceiver mounting on the mast, RF chain (LNB/BUC), integration into the site cabinet, satellite alignment |
| Environment | Work at height on guyed masts, isolated terrain, in every season |
The results
Connectivity where there is no alternative. Sites with no fiber and no radio line of sight for microwave, connected via satellite.
Integration into the existing site. The VSAT terminal mounts on the site’s existing mast, and the modem goes into the site cabinet, alongside the equipment already in service.
Work in every season. Installations carried out at isolated locations, including mountain sites.
Part of a complete radio portfolio. From DAS and point-to-point links to satellite backhaul - RF expertise from the antenna all the way to transport.
Why Claritech
When a site cannot be connected by fiber or microwave, we connect it via satellite. It is one piece of our connectivity portfolio: over 8,000 IT&C projects in over 4,000 locations, carried out by teams that follow the same documented process, whatever the terrain. See the connectivity & IT&C infrastructure solution →