Connectivity for remote lodges and resorts.
For a boat-access lodge, connectivity isn't an amenity — it's infrastructure. Bookings, operations, safety, and the guest WiFi your reviews depend on all run on the same backhaul. We build it to hold up under a full lodge.
The reality of lodge connectivity
Most remote lodges on BC's coast run guest WiFi on whatever backhaul was easiest to install — a residential plan, a single dish pointed at a tree line, a booster straining at the edge of a cell site. It works for three guests checking email. It collapses when twenty guests are on video calls and your booking system is trying to sync at the same time.
Meanwhile guest expectations have moved on. Remote workers book lodges specifically to work from the wilderness — and they leave one-star reviews when the WiFi can't hold a call. Your connectivity is now part of the product you're selling.
The lodge profile we build for: wilderness and fishing lodges on the west coast and north island — the kind of operation like Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge, Great Bear Lodge, Shearwater Resort, or Canadian Princess Lodge & Marina in Ucluelet. (Not our clients — the profile of who we serve.)
What we build
- Starlink backhaul, surveyed properly. Obstruction survey first — coastal tree cover is the #1 killer of satellite performance — then professional mounting, cable routing, and commissioning. See our Starlink kits.
- On-site distribution. Point-to-point links from the main lodge to guest cabins, docks, and outbuildings. One backhaul, property-wide coverage, segmented guest and operations networks.
- Backup power. When the grid doesn't reach you, a power cut is a comms cut. We design battery backup that keeps critical systems — bookings, safety comms, guest WiFi core — running through outages. See remote-site power.
- Guest vs. operations separation. Your POS, booking system, and staff comms don't share a lane with forty guests streaming. We segment it properly.
Operations matter too
It's not just guests. Floatplane scheduling, supply runs, staff coordination, and emergency communications all depend on the same infrastructure. We design for the lodge's operations first, then layer guest capacity on top — because a booking system that can't sync costs you more than a guest who can't stream.
Lodge work travels the whole region — including boat- and floatplane-access sites on the west coast and in the Discovery Islands. If we can get there, we can build there.
"Guests don't review your lodge and your WiFi separately. One star for the connection is one star for the whole stay."
— Jonathan, Rapid Deploy Technologies Inc.
Frequently asked questions
What’s the difference between backhaul and distribution?
Backhaul is the pipe to the outside world — surveyed Starlink, professionally mounted and commissioned. Distribution is how it reaches every cabin, dock and outbuilding — point-to-point links with guest and operations networks segmented. Most lodges have a dish; few have a system.
Can Starlink handle a full lodge of guests?
One dish, no — not if they're all working. We design multi-unit backhaul with proper distribution and traffic management, sized to your bed count and guest profile. That's the difference between "we have Starlink" and a system that works.
What happens when the power goes out?
That's the backup power design — battery systems sized to keep critical comms and operations running through outages. A battery stores power, it doesn't make it; we size runtime to your actual loads and tell you the honest numbers.
Do you service boat-access-only properties?
Yes — remote lodge work includes boat- and floatplane-access sites. Travel and logistics get built into the project scope up front.
Tell us about your lodge.
Email [email protected] — bed count, access, current setup — and we'll scope an infrastructure plan.
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