There's nothing better than being immersed in nature—until you need phone or internet service.
Out in Pecos, NM, internet is scarce and cell signal is non-existent. Having a reliable way to communicate is imperative, with recent fires and harsh winter conditions, it's important to have reliable communication.
We serviced a customer in Pecos who had CenturyLink internet at two cabins approximately 800 feet apart. The internet service was always having problems, and customer support was non-existent.
Active Insite suggested purchasing a Starlink antenna. Once the Starlink was installed, it pointed towards the trees. To get the dish above the tree lines, it was raised with a Starlink pole mounting kit and mounted on the top of a sloped roof using a hammer drill with heavy-duty anchors.
The Starlink cable was ran into a utility closet where the router resides. Ethernet was run from the router and dispersed through a PoE switch to various access points including a point-to-point wifi antenna.
One of the ethernet cables was run underground to a tall structure where the point-to-point wifi antenna is mounted.
The network was then beamed across multiple acres to the neighboring cabin using a
point-to-point WiFi antenna.
This enabled both cabins to use the starlink internet, while still having their own private wifi network.
Once some branches were cut for a better line of sight, the neighboring cabin was able to run a speedtest at over 25Mbps through foliage and brush.
This installation saved the customer from paying for two different internet connections that were problematic at best, and gave them a reliable internet connection for WiFi calling, security camera monitoring, and 4K video streaming, out in the vast wilderness of the Santa Fe National forest.
The Pecos River
