Case studies

Namkwang

Satellite connectivity and private networks infrastructure, rural Africa

Challenge

The challenge was to provide a reliable communications infrastructure in remote areas of Africa that require very little maintenance.

Solution

To undertake a detailed site survey and project design for meeting customer requirements.

Advantage

Combining the skills and experience of small site installation and service provision for the project duration.

About the company

Namkwang is a Korean construction company specializing in mega projects and civil engineering. We were tasked with connecting and securing private networks in multiple locations over 10km2. This was combined with work carried out in the network layer such as centralized firewall, anti-virus as well as the training of local staff.

The project brief required the design and implementation of solutions on three levels:
Satellite connectivity to the internet via the deployment of two satellite systems.
Distribution of the connection via the installation of three wireless point-to-point microwave links.

Access for different offices and living quarters for the connection of staff laptops to the internet via the set-up and installation of 15 distributed wireless access points.