Consultancy and Technical Assistance

Some of the services offered are:

Inspection and testing services Maintenance services Acceptance testing services Works supervision services Overview and demand forecast reporting Technical support and system engineering Technical assistance agreements to telecommunications administrations, operators and contractors Preparation of demographic and related studies to determine long term forecasts for telecommunications demand

• Overview and demand forecast reporting to identify growth trends and determination of proposed switching centre/node location in a country
• Study of socio-economic aspects of telecommunications development in isolated and/or under privileged areas of countries
• Establishment of budget models for telecommunications administrations
• Study and recommendations on optimum allocation and use of scarce resources in order to meet telecommunications needs in urban or rural areas of country
• Determination of the economic impact of new services on telecommunications administrations
• Study of Management Information Systems (MIS) for telecommunications administrations and appropriate application of the Information Technology (IT)
• Study of rural telecommunications requirements
• Study and technical assistance in preparation of specifications for materials and work practices used in fixed networks, radio towers, telecommunications buildings and power plants
• Project planning and preparation of tender documents for projects including technical specifications invitation documents, general conditions and bills of quantity
• Tender evaluation assistance, including contract negotiations with suppliers and preparation of contract documents
• Assistance in the preparation of capital and development plan for a telecommunications administration or operaton
• Budgetary advice and assistance on proposed capital development projects
• Advice on organisational restructuring
• Advice on increasing profitability, productivity and service effectiveness within a telecommunications administration or company
• Planning and design of networks including fibre optics, fixed copper, fixed network, cellular mobile and microwave radio systems and HFC networks
• Planning, design, installation and maintenance of defence telecommunications networks
• Feasibility studies for telecommunications projects
• Master planning of telecommunications networks
• Detailed design of telecommunications networks and systems