FPG · Agriculture
Taking Wi-Fi into the field with solar-powered wireless links
Point-to-multipoint wireless and solar-powered network sites connecting farm hands and field workers across large properties — delivered and monitored.
The challenge
Working with the limits of the site
FPG needed Wi-Fi coverage for farm hands and field workers across large agricultural properties. There were no practical cable routes to the remote coverage points, and mains power was not available where network equipment needed to operate.
The approach
Designed around the real environment
SonarNext designed and delivered a wireless path across the farms using point-to-multipoint links from a central high point. Remote network sites are powered by solar, extending coverage through the property without trenching cable or depending on grid power. The network is now under SonarNext monitoring.
Delivered scope
What SonarNext delivered
- Property and line-of-sight assessment
- Point-to-multipoint wireless design and path survey
- Solar-powered remote network sites
- Outdoor Wi-Fi coverage for field teams
- Resilient equipment selection for rural conditions
- Real-time monitoring of links and solar sites
The network is live and under SonarNext monitoring, so link health and the solar-powered remote sites are reported in real time rather than discovered on a drive out to the paddock. This page will be expanded with site photography and measured field performance.
Planning a project with similar constraints?
Talk to the engineers who design the racks, links and network — not a general sales desk.