Planning and implementing a rural telecommunication system using microwave TDMA subscriber radio

Point-to-multipoint (P-MP) radio systems operating at microwave frequencies and using time division multiple access (TDMA) techniques are now widely used to provide modern telecommunications services to rural areas. From a new technique pioneered in the 1970s by SR Telecom in Canada, it has become the method of choice all over the world where radio is used. This widespread acceptance is due to the economy, flexibility, reliability and high quality of service that such systems can offer, in rural and remote regions, compared with other means. The author deals with some of the practical considerations necessary for the successful planning and implementation of a rural telecommunications system based on SR Telecom´s experience with its SR100 and SR500 systems