RADIO link communication is one of two practical solutions that Telikom is seriously considering to adopt in response to the constant sabotaging of its main communication links to the Gerehu Earth station.
The radio link from Boroko to Gerehu is likely to utilise transmission towers at two existing Telikom facilities.
Like the radio link, the second solution also involves getting the signal up in the air, out of the reach of cable cutters.
Both solutions provide the means of directly linking the Boroko Exchange to the satellite facility at Gerehu, jumping over the vulnerable cable runs that have been cut by criminals over recent weeks, disrupting communications to regional and international destinations.
An advanced-technology solution, it proposes sending the signal to Gerehu along a fibre optic element, following a transmission route from Gerehu to Ela Beach Exchange.
There are two existing circuits linking Ela Beach Exchange with Boroko.
Peter Loko, Telikom’s acting chief executive officer said this would make the link more secure and offers greater capacity.
“We’ve been working on these advanced-technology solutions for some time and we are well advanced, including co-operative planning with some partner enterprises.
“It is not possible to put an exact time frame on the secure fibre optic co-transmission link, but we are hopeful it can be achieved by early in the New Year,” Mr Loko said.