This network will create a wireless communications system linking 22 state agencies. Typically, microwave radio links are used to integrate a broad range of networks from fixed and mobile communications networks in rural, suburban, and urban environments, to corporate and private networks. Microwave technology provides wide bandwidths for transporting crucial voice and data information where network coverage is inadequate or in need of rapid expansion. Furthermore, the modular architecture of the new digital links enables both mobile and fixed operators to increase capacity and reconfigure bandwidth without changing basic hardware. Wireless links enable operators to build their networks quickly, so they rapidly begin generating revenue flows from subscribers.
Microwave radio takes much less time to install than cable.
What is more, operators can avoid long, drawn-out negotiations over cable rights of way or concessions. Cellular operators also appreciate the fact that they can build up network capacity gradually, according to where and when subscriber traffic increases. Because of the fast, easy installation and flexibility of microwave radio links, mobile operators increasingly favour low and medium capacity links for interconnecting base stations. These are generally used in short-haul configurations, although longer distances may be involved for coverage corridors along highways or coastlines. Fixed public networks operators, make extensive use of microwave radio links, especially in developing countries, to quickly provide or increase service in areas suffering from inadequate coverage.