Many telecommunications companies are making a significant entry into Africa.  One of the key aspects of the entry though will be making an investment in network infrastructure that will far exceed the ‘norm’ of Africa however still allowing for a maximum return on investment (ROI) that justifies the capital outlay.

“Innovative and quality products and services is key – to being able to accomplish this is a solid commitment to quality!”

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It is good to see that telcos are accomplishing studies on gaining greater efficiencies. The results of a UAE-based study conducted by Etisalat shows how reducing the energy consumption of our network elements also reduces our carbon emissions.  Fibre optics has long been known as an investment that enables the telecommunications industry to offer greater services to its clients, through improved bandwidth, reliability, and robustness.  Of course, in these times of complete mobility with all services the use of fibre has been challenged, especially in the developing countries.  Of course those of us in the industry know that fibre is a critical element of our mobility networks and with the identification that fibre can also help with carbon reduction through reduction of use of energy that is even better.  Add to the efficiency gains in energy consumption the use of solar, wind, and other alternative power sources to provide power to our PoP locations (especially those in remote areas) or in countries with limited power grid (defaulting to dominant default is Diesel GenSets) .  I hope that Etitsalat will make this study available to the public.

Mobile phone snooping fears

CONCERNS over mobile phone security have been growing since a code book – which can crack the standard encryption that protects most cellphone calls – was posted online late last month. …more…

With over 20 years of experience in the design and commissioning of telecommunications networks worldwide, having worked in North America, Latin America, South America, Western & Eastern Europe, CIS, Africa, Middle East, and Asia; we have the experience and knowledge of building networks in every possilbe environment.

Fibre (Design, Placement, Commissioning); PDH, SDH/SONet, DWDM; FTTx; HFC; Outside Plant Design, Construction, and Commissioning;
Copper (Design, Placement, & Commissioning): DSL, MSAN, Coax;
Wireless (Design, Placement, & Commissioning): GSM, UMTS, 3G, iDEN, W-CDMA, CDMA; WiMAX, WiFi; Microwave (SDH. PDH); RF Planning & Optimisation; BSS & NSS Planning and Installation; Tower Design, Erection, and Commissioning
IP (Design, Placement, & Commissioning): MPLS, OSPF, BGP; VoIP; IPTV
Television (Design, Placement, & Commissioning): Head End
Telecommunications Facilities: Design, Construction, and Commissioning
Central Offices, Points of Presence, Head Ends; Prefab Shelters
Project Management

Specialties

Fibre, Copper, Wireless, Wireline, GSM/UMTS, WiMAX, WiFi, Broadband

David Rottmayer

email: drottmayer@unicorncom.net

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