Ubiquiti UniFi Building-to-Building Bridge
The economics here are not about the hardware. A pair of these costs a fraction of trenching a duct across a car park, and takes an afternoon rather than a week.
When it works well
- Clear, unobstructed line of sight between two fixed points.
- Both ends mountable on something genuinely rigid.
- A link you can afford to lose occasionally in extreme weather.
When to spend the money on fibre instead
- The link carries something you cannot lose — clinical systems, payment, a primary internet feed with no backup.
- Line of sight is marginal, seasonal (trees), or crosses a public right of way where something might be built.
- The distance is beyond the comfortable range for the model.
The practical advice
Mount rigidly. The most common cause of an unstable bridge link is a pole that moves in wind, not the radio. And survey the path in summer, when the trees have leaves on them.
Key specifications
| Band | 60 GHz primary with 5 GHz failover on some models |
|---|---|
| Range | Several hundred metres with clear line of sight |
| Throughput | Gigabit class over a good link |
| Setup | Self-pairing out of the box |
| Power | PoE |
| Mounting | Pole or wall, outdoor rated |
What it does well
- Replaces a trench, which is where the real saving is
- Self-pairing — genuinely works out of the box
- 60 GHz is effectively uncongested
- 5 GHz failover on some models keeps the link up in heavy rain
- Managed in UniFi alongside everything else
Where it disappoints
- Requires clear line of sight, without exception
- 60 GHz suffers rain fade; plan for reduced throughput in heavy weather
- Alignment matters more than the setup process implies
- Not a substitute for fibre on a link you depend on
- Mounting must be rigid — a link on a flexing pole drops in wind
Ubiquiti UniFi Building-to-Building Bridge
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