When a government defence customer urgently needed to replace an underperforming microwave link, Aminia delivered a fully operational 1Gbps Point-to-Point radio solution in 48 hours — with 10x the throughput and zero service disruption during the switchover.
A national telecommunications provider was serving a government defence customer who had reached a critical inflection point. Their existing microwave backhaul link — adequate when originally deployed — could no longer keep pace with growing data demands. Throughput was insufficient, and the time required to deploy a replacement through conventional channels was simply too long given the operational stakes.
The customer needed a reliable, high-capacity connection fast. The telecommunications provider turned to Aminia to make it happen.
Three constraints defined this engagement — and all three had to be solved simultaneously.
Aminia proposed and deployed a Mimosa Point-to-Point radio link operating in the unlicensed band frequency. This decision was driven by three factors: the technology's proven ability to deliver 1Gbps throughput, its significantly faster deployment profile compared to licensed alternatives, and the elimination of spectrum licensing delays that would have compounded the timeline challenge.
The unlicensed band approach was the right call for this environment — providing the throughput of a licensed link without the administrative overhead that the urgency of the situation could not accommodate.
Every hour of the 2-day deployment was planned before mobilisation began. The process was designed to compress a typical multi-week installation into a single focused sprint — without cutting corners on testing or safety.
A rapid site survey was conducted to determine the optimal path for the installation — assessing line-of-sight, interference sources, and mounting positions before any equipment was moved.
Permits, site access approvals, and stakeholder alignment with local authorities were coordinated in parallel with the site survey — removing the sequential bottleneck that typically extends timelines.
A dedicated team of technicians and all required equipment were mobilised to site in a single coordinated movement — eliminating the staggered arrivals that cause delay on compressed-timeline projects.
The Mimosa PtP radio link was installed with the microwave link maintained throughout — ensuring the defence customer experienced no service gap during the physical installation phase.
Thorough end-to-end testing confirmed that the new link met every performance specification before the cutover was executed. The switchover from microwave to the new 1Gbps radio link was completed with zero service interruption.
The deployment met every objective set at the outset — on time, to specification, and without interrupting a live defence network. The results spoke clearly.