Tasa Hawai’i has connected Waimea Valley on Oahu’s North Shore to the Helium Network, bringing wireless coverage to a location where traditional cellular infrastructure has been difficult to build.
Tasa Hawai’i is a small network deployment company specializing in community-scale wireless infrastructure. Helium is a decentralized wireless network that delivers connectivity through independently operated access points.
Wireless coverage along Waimea Valley trail
To connect the valley, Tasa brought in fiber and reused existing conduit wherever possible. The initial deployment took about three months, with much of the work carried out after visitor hours.
The completed installation includes 14 Helium Plus access points providing coverage along the route from the visitor center to the waterfall. Fast roaming between access points allows visitors’ phones to remain connected as they walk the three-quarter-mile trail.
During a recent 30-day period, approximately 1,206 devices connected to the network each day. Tasa has also deployed a carrier-offload site in downtown Honolulu, which now handles nearly 600 GB of cellular data daily.
Network expansion toward Waimea Bay
Tasa is now expanding the network toward Waimea Bay. The next phase could indicate whether the same infrastructure model can deliver connectivity in other locations where traditional cellular deployments are difficult or too expensive.
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Source: cryptonews.net
