Technical

We are the only the obvious choice but also the logical choice - a WA company with turnkey ability within telecommunications field.

Our expertise is second to none and our extensive experience in all areas means that we can create solutions based solely on your needs.

Provide us the address requiring a site to be constructed and Westcom Consulting will leave you with a fully operational site integrated into your network!

Show us the areas needing upgrading and we can establish what needs doing and resolve any extra challenges as they crop up along the way.

Our key areas of expertise include:

• project management
• technical site surveys and evaluations
• turnkey projects
• microwave installations and commissioning
• mobile phone network installation and maintenance
• IBC/DAS systems for in-building coverage
• satellite earth station installation and commissioning on fixed sites, transportable or mobile
• new site builds or infrastructure upgrades
• WiMAX and WiFi survey and installation
• equipment decommissioning and removal
• certification and documentation

This project involved the installation of 2G/3G BTSs both internally and externally extending over 220 sites. This included installation and upgrading the existing backbone microwave network and VSAT Installations to enable remote coverage in Western Australia and South Australia.

Our biggest challenges included tight completion timeframes, solved by ramping up resources, including employing a number of young Trainee Technicians.
A further challenge of this regional project was distance and isolation – resolved through our strong reporting process and robust system and processes.

These installations include the original installation of LAN and backbone equipment infrastructure to support international communications linking ESA New Norcia to ESA control centre in Darmstadt in Germany, PITC in Perth and other ESA international Control Centres. This provides to facility if complete monitoring and control of the New Norcia facility from any other centre.

The New Norcia station, Deep Space Antenna 1 (DSA-1), hosts a 35-metre deep-space antenna with transmission and reception in both S- and X-band and is located 140 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia, close to the town of New Norcia. DSA-1 is designed for deep-space satellite missions and provides daily support to Mars Express, Rosetta and Venus Express for routine operations.

We have since provided support for the upgrades and modifications to working systems. These have involved removing live equipment, installation, testing and cutover for continuance of service.

We have installed and tested True net Panels, LAN cables, Optic Fibre cable, LDF-450 MER and ACO panels. We completed this job to a high and professional standard by:

• installation and termination of infrastructure cables between terminals
• termination and certification of infrastructure cable
• installation of hardware
• providing the documentation and test results

Our work on this project involved the installation of 2G/3G RBS, both internals and externals, for 250 sites. This included installing and upgrading the backbone microwave network and recovery of the Telstra CDMA Network and site upgrade works. As Westcom Consulting were not part of the initial installation project our ability to independently inspect, test and rectify outstanding issues in the Telstra Next G Network became of paramount importance to the Customer during this project.

• Supply & Installation of Optic fibre & Copper multi-pair cable.
• Splice & test O/F, provide test results in PDF & printed format.
• Terminate & continuity test Multi-pair copper cable.
• Provide SWMS

This project was ongoing for eight months and involved installation of mobile repeaters (DAS) within rail tunnels and installation and redesign of PTC Transmission Network Infrastructure and included all associated telecommunications requirements in the tunnels.