Broadband Solutions Pty.Ltd (backed by SpeedCast, part of AsiaSat), won the tender to supply 13,000 people of the Republic of Nauru with internet and voice services.

Oceanic designed and implemented a hybrid WiMAX, WiFi, VSAT and solar/wind-powered network that provides local and international voice and data services at broadband speeds to the local community, Government and businesses of Nauru.

This unique fully solar/wind solution incorporates mobile WiFi voice telephony using handsets that seamlessly hand-off from one outdoor access point to another.

• AsiaSat-2 Satellite
• Launched 1995
• Lockheed Martin Series 7000
• Life Span 13 Years
• 100.5 Degrees East


• 20 C-band transponders @ 36Mhz
• 4 C-band transponders @ 72Mhz
• 9 Ku-band transponders @ 54Mhz

• AsiaSat-3S Satellite
• Launched 1999
• Hughes 601HP
• Life Span 15 Years
• 105.5 Degrees East


• 28 C-band transponders @ 36Mhz
• Ku-band transponders @ 54Mhz
• >300M homes served by AsiaSat-3S

• AsiaSat-4 Satellite
• Launched 2003
• Boeing 601HP satellite
• Life Span 15 Years
• 122 Degrees East


• 28 C-band transponders
• 26 Ku-band transponders

• High-capacity satellite link to provide the highest efficiency available, in data transfer.
• WiMAX backbone throughout the Island.
• WiFi network covering most of the residential and business area.
• Entire network, other than the Command Centre, is powered by a solar-wind solution.
• VLANs, VPNs, CCTV, IP-PBX and IPTV services are handled by WiMAX overlay and connect schools, businesses and Government offices together.

• Crane and cherry picker lifting was necessary to locate the WiMAX base stations at the various sites.
• Health and safety was paramount in this difficult, high-humidity and salt air environment
• Safety harness and fall arrests were used by riggers at all times.
• A number of WiMAX base stations and omni directional antennas were used at key tower sites. In some cases, they were connected directly to WiFi access point.

• Sea freight delivery.
• On-Island inventory consolidation.
• Transport logistics.
• Project management leadership.
• 4-wheel drive vehicles access was not possible at all base stations.
• Unsafe existing towers.
• Porous rocks and NLOS to clients really put the WiMAX product to the test.
• Solar and wind power issues.
• Local 240 Volt power outages and no backup generator.
• Four months of project planning – 3 weeks installation.
• Extensive pre-stage, testing and configuration in Australia.
• Co-ordination of the 11KVA mains outages and pole installation.

• Oceanic prides itself on training and engaging the local technical staff to work as a team to help build the network.
• This method of working assisted their understanding of the design and implementation of the network.
• It allowed our installation team to develop strong relationship with the local technical staff, creating a sense of local “ownership” which instilled a sense of pride and achievement which will cement commitment to on-going local network maintenance.

Initially 35 poles were placed above the existing power poles to cover 70% of the Island. These units were fully self-powered.   The WiMAX backhaul and WiFi access points were coupled together in one unique solution.

The first phone call on the VOIP network was made by a local Chinese restaurant owner who called mainland China to wish his family well. He was amazed at the voice quality!

He can now top up his pre-pay voice service using the Oceanic on-line voice billing platform.