LINK Planner RF Network Design & GIS Optimization
Making complex radio frequency math and terrain analysis intuitive: an interactive, map-first workspace that helps network engineers plan outdoor wireless links in minutes.
Taking the Headache Out of Wireless Network Planning
Planning outdoor wireless links is tough engineering work. Telecom engineers have to calculate whether two towers miles apart have a clear line of sight over hills, trees, and buildings, while accounting for rain fade and antenna angles. Even a small miscalculation can mean poor connection or complete link failure.
Historically, engineers had to bounce between separate map tools, spreadsheets, and equipment price lists, which was slow, frustrating, and prone to errors. I redesigned LINKPlanner to bring everything together on a modern, map-first canvas. Engineers can now drop towers on an interactive map, see immediate terrain cross-sections, verify line-of-sight, and automatically generate a complete parts list for ordering equipment—cutting down what used to take days into just a few minutes.
Four Pillars of the Modernized LINKPlanner
Interactive GIS Map Canvas
Real-world satellite cartography with interactive line-of-sight ray tracing, tower coordinates, and dynamic elevation profiles.
Automated Bill of Materials (BOM)
Builds an accurate parts list directly from your network layout, including exact radios, brackets, cables, and surge suppressors with no missing parts.
Antennas & Hardware Catalog
A complete equipment catalog with multi-band radiation patterns, polarization options, and antenna height optimization.
Terragraph & Best Server Solvers
Smart planning tools for 60GHz Terragraph mesh networks, automatically finding the best paths and donor nodes in dense urban areas.
Managing Projects, Searching Sites, and Scoping Deployments
Planning Links Directly on an Interactive Satellite Map
Verifying Obstacles, Fresnel Zones, and Signal Budgets
Automated Bill of Materials & Hardware Catalog
Terragraph Mesh Solvers, Best Server, and Custom Presets
Interactive LINKPlanner Prototype
Click through the interactive prototype below to experience the real workflow: placing towers on the map, testing link budgets, adjusting antenna angles, and generating a bill of materials.
Results in the Field
Network Planners
Used across 150+ countries by telecom operators
Faster Planning Cycles
Designs finalized in minutes rather than days
Order Accuracy
Zero missing mounting brackets or cables on site
User Satisfaction
Trusted benchmark tool in the WISP community
Spatial First, Numbers Follow
Telecom engineers think in physical geography. By keeping the interactive map at the core of the tool and showing live elevation profiles instantly, engineers spot terrain obstacles right away without getting bogged down in manual calculations.
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