Asphalt Mine Internet Solution: How PT. KPA Optimized 9 Routers Into One Stable, High-Speed Connection
Why Does Unstable Internet Become a Major Obstacle in Asphalt Mine Operations?
Kartika Prima Abadi (KPA), one of Indonesia’s leading Buton Mastic Asphalt mining and processing companies, faced serious internet connectivity challenges at its remote mine site.
Located in Buton Regency, Bau-Bau, Southeast Sulawesi, KPA’s operations span a mining site, an asphalt processing plant, warehouses, an administrative office, and employee housing.
With more than 300 people living and working across a mining area of over half a hectare, the need for a stable, high-speed internet connection is no longer optional, it’s a basic requirement.
Before LNS: A Complicated Internet Setup
Before implementing LNS’s internet bonding solution, the connectivity situation at the mine site was highly complex:
- Fully dependent on SIM card data quotas.
- Employees required up to 500GB of data per month.
- The IT team had to purchase 9 Telkomsel SIM cards to meet that 500GB data demand.
- Each SIM card was inserted into 9 separate indoor routers.
- The IT team had to constantly swap SIM cards due to uneven data consumption — for example, the SIM card at the employee housing (mess) would run out faster than the ones at the office or the plant.
- When the mess’s SIM card ran out, the IT team had to take a SIM from the office and move it to the mess so employees could still access the internet after working hours.
9 Routers, 9 SIM Cards, and One Very Busy Server Room
This situation left the IT team overwhelmed. Every day, they had to manually monitor data quotas across 9 different routers. There was no redundancy, no load balancing, and most importantly, no static public IP for a VPN connection to headquarters.
The Solution: Internet Bonding with LNS XG710E
The LNS team implemented a Virtual Leased Line solution. Using LNS XG710E, they set up:
- ✅ Two industrial-grade outdoor 4G routers, each aimed at a different Telkomsel tower.
- ✅ Frequency locking per tower → ensuring optimal directional signal strength.
- ✅ Two LTE lines combined and optimized through the LNS XG710E.
- ✅ A static public IP added to enable a VPN connection to the head office in Jakarta.
As shown in the installation photos, both industrial outdoor 4G routers were positioned in different directions, each connecting to a separate Telkomsel transmission tower to maximize signal strength and connection stability.
The result? A significant boost in download speed, from 12.95 Mbps to 46 Mbps, nearly 4 times faster!
Real Benefits for PT. KPA
- ✅ Much faster and more efficient internet speeds.
- ✅ Smooth operational systems, even in remote areas.
- ✅ Active VPN connection to the Jakarta head office.
- ✅ Automatic redundancy for continuous, uninterrupted uptime.
Is Your Site Facing the Same Problem?
Are you still monitoring data quotas one by one? Still swapping SIM cards every time the network slows down? Still without a reliable VPN connecting your mine site to headquarters?
At LNS, we’re ready to help, just as we helped PT. KPA, with an internet bonding solution that’s simpler, more reliable, and more cost-effective.
Being in a remote location or a mining area is no longer an excuse for slow, unstable internet connectivity.