--- title: Point-to-Point Link: A Radio Bridge Between Two Spots url: https://hdiss.net/glossary/point-to-point-link/ business: High Desert Internet Services (HDISS) phone: 775-575-9593, 775-391-5660 email: info@hdiss.net mailing_address: Home base: 200 S Virginia St, Suite 760, Reno NV 89501 (dispatch office, not a walk-in store). Mail: Billing Dept., PO Box 11353, Reno NV 89510 hours: Office open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days a week. Network watched around the clock. type: Fixed wireless internet service provider (homes and small businesses), web hosting, customer email, domain registration service_area: Northern Nevada - Washoe, Lyon, Storey, Churchill and Douglas counties and Carson City; availability is checked address by address (line of sight to a tower) plans: Bronze $50/mo up to 500 Mbps down, up to 200 Mbps up; Silver $75/mo up to 800 down, up to 200 up; Gold $99/mo up to 1 Gig down, up to 200 up; ask about the up to 1 Gig / 1 Gig ultra-low-latency service no_online_purchase: true (check your address or call; existing customers pay at https://www2.fernley.net/hdiss/onlinepay/paymentform.cfm) since: 2002 --- - [Home](https://hdiss.net/) - [Glossary](https://hdiss.net/glossary/) - Point-to-point link # Point-to-Point Link A point-to-point link joins two places, such as a tower and a far hilltop, with a tightly aimed radio beam. Providers use it to carry traffic between sites. A radio tower at sunset. Stock photo: Adobe Stock. [Photo credits](https://hdiss.net/photo-credits/) ## What is Point-to-Point Link? Two dishes or panels face each other across open ground and exchange data. Because the beam is narrow, it carries a lot of data to a far spot and is less affected by other signals. The FCC's rules for fixed microwave in 47 CFR Part 101 include subparts titled Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service and Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service, so the term has a formal place in the rules. Contrast it with [point-to-multipoint](https://hdiss.net/glossary/point-to-multipoint/), where one tower serves many homes. The two often work together: a point-to-point link may feed a tower, which then serves homes. ## Why does it matter on a fixed wireless connection? The link that carries traffic from one site to another is called [backhaul](https://hdiss.net/glossary/backhaul/). For a customer it is invisible, yet it affects the whole network, because every home on a tower depends on that tower's own connection. A modest link out to a ridge can serve a lot of rural homes. Some wireless providers also offer a dedicated link to a business that needs one. High Desert lists an ultra-low-latency up to 1 Gig service on an ask-if-it-is-in-your-area basis, with no price published. Whether it is built that way is not stated, so call to ask. ## What should I do about it? For a home on a ranch road, a standard connection is almost always the first thing to check. A dedicated point-to-point link is for special cases such as a second building far from the house. The help article [add a second building](https://hdiss.net/support/add-a-second-building/) covers the usual steps. Do not aim or adjust any antenna yourself. A misaimed dish can lose the link or disturb a neighbor's. If you would like a distant outbuilding connected, call 775-575-9593 and describe the distance and what lies between. ### Sources - [law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/part-101](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/part-101) (47 CFR Part 101 contents, read 2026-10-15) - [hdiss.net/](https://hdiss.net/) (company facts, read 2026-10-15) ### Talk to a person - Call [775-575-9593](tel:7755759593) [775-391-5660](tel:7753915660) Open 9-5 every day - Email [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net) [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/#check) ### Related terms - [Point-to-multipoint](https://hdiss.net/glossary/point-to-multipoint/) - [Backhaul](https://hdiss.net/glossary/backhaul/) - [Microwave link](https://hdiss.net/glossary/microwave-link/) - [Fresnel zone](https://hdiss.net/glossary/fresnel-zone/) - [Add a second building](https://hdiss.net/support/add-a-second-building/) Local since 2002 Fixed wireless from towers in Northern Nevada. Three plans, no contracts, local support, 4.8 on Google from 36 reviews. [About High Desert](https://hdiss.net/about/)