The implementation phase of the project is where the benefits of all the planning undertaken starts to become evident as the physical network is assembled in a controlled but piece-meal fashion.
At this stage, a large number of factors are brought together by the project management team which is collaborating and interfacing with a significant number of external bodies. This process requires both skill and experience to simultaneously succeed in achieving a technical performance and to complete on time and within budget.
SIAE UK operates in conjunction with a number of professional organisations in rspect of the field engineering. This succesful set of partnerships allow us to be able to rapidly expand resource when required whilst still remaining in control of time, quality and cost.
The key components of the Network Build which must be successfuly collated are itemised below:-
Once on site, key activities include contacting site authorities and undertaking of the site safety audit. Once clear that the site is available and safe, the activities of mounting antennae, rigging cable, and assembling equipment into racking is undertaken as per the company procedures.
Upon completion of the site installation activity, the test and commissioning activity proceeds to the steps which are detailed in the overall network test and commission plan. This process is called the waterfall process and ensures that at each stage of build the appropriate build instructions have been completed and the tests appropriate to that stage of build are carried out and documented.
SIAE UK will always invite customers to witness such testing, although their presence is not mandatory.
The above activities utlimately lead to a process of sites going live, and segements of network 'lighting up', until the point at which the task is complete, the connectivity becomes resiliently protected and the network is ready for traffic and can be handed over to the customer.
Note that SIAE UK will not wait for the complete network to be finished before ensuring that support procedures are in place. On typical contracts, each site will be transferred into support as it completes comissioning and is able to carry traffic. In this way, the customer is able to utilise the network before formal completion, safe in the knowldge that the mechanisms are in place to cover any issues arising.
For further information of the full range of support services provided, please refer to the Support Assurance section.
If you are considering replacing, modernising, or building new network infrastructure, we strongly reommend an early approach to our pre-sales and account teams in order to access the skill and expertise needed to ensure a holistic approach is taken at the planning stage.
Contact us now for a non-commital discussion about your project and let us explain how we believe we could assist.
