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We, as a Turnkey service provider undertake design, construction and implementation
of the Telecommunication networks. The content of the service package is matched
as per needs of the customer. The Turnkey Infrastructure Rollout Projects comprises
of the following major activities:
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Infrastructure Rollout
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Project Planning and Management Services
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The activities undertaken under the each are given below:
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A. Infrastructure Rollout
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1. Site Planning, Survey & Design
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The Site Planning includes Site surveys and detailed Construction and Installation
planning of equipment including detailed drawings. We ensure that the Construction
and Installation Documents are in accordance with the local laws and customer specifications.
We have to prepare site folders for the client / telecom service provider which
consists of the Site Specific Documents. The purpose of site folder is to assist
construction and installation groups to execute the work.
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We carry out Soil test, stability certification, layout, structural and detailed
design of the works. Designs are prepared by qualified designers who are either
engineers or professionals.
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2. Infrastructure development
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We execute Infrastructure activities which includes site preparation, arrangement
of temporary power, water etc., and civil & electric works including foundations
for Tower, shelter, DG, cable feed troughs, cable entry glands, internal and external
trays, Supply and installation of antenna mounting support.
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3. Vendor Management
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We follow up with suppliers which come under our direct scope as well as suppliers
of the customer i.e., items like DG sets, Shelters, Air conditioners, Power plants,
Batteries, Stabiliser with Isolation transformer, Towers, Civil and Electrical Works.
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4. Acceptance Testing Certification (AT)
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We undertake execution as well as coordination of infrastructure Acceptance Testing
(AT) till receiving the AT Certificate from Telecom service provider. We rectify
all the punch list points in our area of working and re-offer sites for AT.
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5. BTS (Base Transceiver Station) Activities
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BTS is radio equipment installed at site to send and receive mobile communication.
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BTS Installation & Commissioning
BTS Installation activities are carried out according to site specific installation
plan and includes:
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Installation and termination of radio feeder cables, antennas and grounding kits
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Installation of BTS (or extension rack), plug-in units and all internal cables
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Installation of transmission cable, power cable and power system, Grounding cable
and alarm cable for BTS
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Load BTS software and set up needed parameters
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BTS Integration
We support in the integration according to Telecom Equipment manufacturer integration
procedures and quality documentation. Integration is directed to:
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Integrate the BTS to Base Station Controller (BSC)
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General check up of software package.
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Test calls for every time slot
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Test external alarms and do any other required tests by the Operator
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Realignment of antennas during optimization
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6. Transmission Implementation
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In order for communication between the BTS and the BSC, there is a requirement for
Microwave (MW) Installations as a transmission medium. Following activities are
carried out by us to implement microwaves:
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Installation of MW antenna and outdoor unit
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Installation of indoor unit modem & MW feeder
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Commissioning of MW link and Alignment of antennas to obtain surveyed receive level
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Integration of MW link
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7. Quality Control
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Quality control of the work undertaken by us is very important for our growth. We
perform random quality audits and inspections in order to ensure the Implementation.
Works are delivered in accordance with the quality standards laid down by the clients.
We also follow-up and the monitor the corrective actions based on the findings of
the quality audits.
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We manage and monitor all aspects of project documentation as defined under “Share
of Responsibilities”.
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8. Risk Management
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We monitor the project activities, identify risks associated with these activities,
and advise the customer how they might affect the cost or schedule of the project,
as well as to take all necessary measures to minimize such risks. Our Project management
participates and contributes in monthly risk management meetings with the customer.
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9. Logistics
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We monitor and manage all activities relating to the movement and status of Supplier
Product inventory in the project. We monitor related logistics management of the
Equipment, which includes interfacing with the customers’ and suppliers’
logistics in order to schedule and reconcile the delivery of Equipment.
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10. Operations & Maintenance and Warranty Support
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We also undertake Operation & Maintenance (O&M) and Warranty support as
a part of scope and services as stipulated in the contracts.
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Time Schedule for Roll out of a Tower site
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The process of rolling out a tower site is of 45-60 days approximately depending
on Ground Base Tower (GBT) or a Roof Top Tower (RTT) as detailed below:
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Major Roll out Projects Executed
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Some of our Turnkey Rollout Projects covering Program management, Surveys, Infrastructure
Development, Integration, testing & Acceptance are as under :
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BSNL GSM Roll out in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana & UP East with
Nokia which includes 1500 sites. The project is presently under execution.
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MTNL GSM Network in Delhi for Motorola for 250 sites. The project is presently under
execution.
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Aircell GSM Sites in North Bihar for 25 sites. The project is presently under execution.
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Bharti Airtel GSM sites in Uttar Pradesh, AP for 25 sites. The project is presently
under execution.
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Infrastructure Buildup for IP-1 Players such as Quipo Telecom and Essar TTIL in
UP, Bihar, Karnataka for 100 sites. The project is presently under execution.
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CDMA Network Coverage for TTSL, Reliance & MTNL which included 8 underground
stations and 10 sections of tunnel in DMRC Network 2006-07.
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Tetra Network Coverage for DMRC through Siemens covering 20 elevated Stations in
2006-07.
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BSNL GSM Roll out in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana with Ericsson which
included 350 sites in 2005.
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B. Project Planning & Management Services
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This model is usually adopted by Operators having an existing and established vendor
base for civil and electrical works apart from Equipment Suppliers. They use this
model to overcome the difficulties in bundling the same together due to a shortage
of efficient Program management resources at their end. Our Program Management expertise
is most typically used under such circumstances. Also, adopted by certain Telecom
Equipment Manufacturer serving a Managed Services Deal with the Operators where
Project Management is a part of scope, which is then outsourced back to back to
us.
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Salient scope includes:
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We undertake supervision of Works and ensure timely completion. All planning and
overheads associated with the subcontracted works are our sole responsibility. Project
Management include following activities:
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Planning and execution of network rollout through multi-skilled teams.
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Single point interface to Telecom Equipment manufacturer
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Implementing the activities as per the scope of subcontracted works and providing
periodical Progress Report to the client
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Quality Audit of sites with Telecom Equipment manufacturer and completion of suggested
corrective actions.
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Some of the projects where our Project Management Expertise has been utilized:
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Project Management Contract for (PMC) Hutch GSM Network in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
in 2006-07.
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PMC for Tata Teleservices Ltd.Infrastructure Roll outs in Delhi, UP, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
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PMC for Reliance Telecom’s initial GSM rollout in Assam, Kolkata, West Bengal,
Bihar, Orissa and Himachal Pradesh in 1995-96.
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PMC for TTSL Infrastructure Roll outs in Delhi & Haryana in 2004-05.
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We also carry out Project Planning & Management Services as separate activity
also.
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Full Turnkey Projects
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Project Name - QUIPPO – WTTIL (Dec’09-Ongoing, both New Built and
Upgradation work
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Circles: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, ROTN,
Chennai, Jharkhand, Kolkata and Rest of West Bengal
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Size of the Project: Execution plan of 150+ New Built sites, Over
250 sites/month Upgradation sites
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Scope of the Project:
Project is to be carried on EPC model that includes supply and installation of Towers
(E&P), DG and other Class A materials like PIU, Transmission Rack, Hatch Plate,
Battery Bank, Fire Extinguisher etc. Services bouquet that we carried out for Quippo-WTTIL
include Project Management, Civil foundation work (including Shelter foundation,
DG foundation and Tower foundation work), Boundary wall work including fencing,
installation of Antenna Mounts (GSM and CDMA), Liasioning Activities (Municipal
Corp., DG Safety, DG Pollution control board, EB Liasioning), providing Security
Services, logistics and warehousing, Diesel Filling, Excavation, Soil testing, and
HT & LT electrical works. Similar scope is also there for site Upgradation work
also including tower strengthening work.
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Project Name - INDUS TOWERS (2008 - Ongoing)
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Circles: PAN India
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Size of the Project: 250 New Built Sites and over 900 Upgradation
Sites
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Scope of the Project:
Mainly project was carried out on TSP model which involves providing services like
installation of all major Class A materials including tower erection and painting,
Liasioning activities, providing electrical services and other services as was required
at specific sites.
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Project Name - AIRCEL (2007 – Ongoing)
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Circles: Bihar, Jharkhand, J&K, and Delhi
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Size of the Project: Over 250 Sites
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Scope of the Project:
Project was carried out on EPC model including supply and installation of calls
A materials. Services in service bouquet include Project Management, civil &
electrical works of the site and other services as we have mentioned earlier.
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Project Name - ETISALAT (2009 – Ongoing)
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Circles: Maharashtra, UP(E), UP(W), Bihar & Jharkhand
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Size of the Project: Over 20 Sites (BSC Sites)
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Scope of the Project:
Scope of the project includes supplying and installation of various class A items
and electrification of the sites. Class A materials for which were supplied and
for which installation activities were carried out includes Prefab shelters, 3 Phase
SMPS, Battery Bank, Air Conditioners, DGs etc. Also, electrification (both external
and internal) of the BSC sites was carried out.
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Project Name - Shyam Telecom (2007 – 2008)
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Circles: Rajasthan
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Size of the Project: 20 Sites
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Scope of the Project:
Project scope includes supply and installation of Towers (E&P), DG, PIU and
other class A materials. Also full civil construction work including tower foundation
work and electrical installation (internal and external) was covered in the scope.
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Project Name - HUAWEI (2008 – Ongoing)
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Circles: Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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Size of the Project: Over 150 Sites
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Scope of the Project:
Mainly project was carried out on TSP model which involves providing services like
installation of all major Class A materials including tower erection and painting,
Liasioning activities, providing electrical services and other services as was required
at specific sites.
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Project Name - ZTE (2007 – Ongoing)
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Circles: UP(E), UP(W), Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar
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Size of the Project: Over 150 Sites
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Scope of the Project:
Scope of this project includes providing end to end services related to civil and
electrical works that are needed for a new built telecom site. Activities under
the scope includes tower erection and painting, Liasioning activities, electrical
supplies and installations and other services specific to site as and when required.
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Project Name - QCell FTK (Nov’08)
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Country: Gambia
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Size of the Project: Over 20 sites
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Scope of the Project:
Scope of the project includes supplying, freight, end mile transportation (including
transportation of bolts and template), Erection and Painting of towers.
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