National Infrastructure Services

Consultancy Services

Design Services

The design of telecommunications infrastructure is a relatively specialised area, requiring the application of appropriate standards, equipment knowledge and user requirements.

National Infrastructure Services have built a strong Design Group. The teams experience includes senior positions with telecommunications carriers and equipment vendors. This experience base allows them to tackle projects from a client’s perspective, whether undertaking a major Greenfield multi site network project or simple antenna mount design.

National Infrastructure Services’ has in-house engineering expertise, covering structural, civil, electrical, mechanical and telecommunications engineering, ensuring that design outputs address the functional requirements of the facility and 3rd party stakeholder requirements.

Our team has designed over 2000 communications facilities Australia wide and our depth of experience and skill diversity ensures cost effective and practical design solutions for our clients. National Infrastructure Services operates Spacegass, AutoCad and other specialised software packages in the delivery of consistent and high quality design advice and documentation for site approval and construction purposes.

 

Areas of expertise
+ Acquisition Services: Lease / licence negotiation, acquisition strategy, preparation documentation, legal bulk deals, single site.

+ Statutory And Related Party Approvals: Planning Applications, ACIF Process Implementation, Building / Building Surveyor Approvals, co-site and co-location approval process.

+ Site Selection: Site scoping and Site candidate selection, complete report preparation, inclusive of site to air program and cost.

+ EME Surveys: Provision of Radhaz report preparation, site EME measurement and drive testing services.

+ Line Of Sight: Inspection, report and database preparation of link paths and antenna position on existing and proposed infrastructure.

+ Microwave Link Design: Assmith path design, equipment selection, link documentation internal / external, ACA licencing.

+ Project Planning: Schedule preparation and resource planning, scope and contract preparation, tender evaluation and recommendation.

+ Equipment Selection And Procuremnt: Development of Specification preparations, Vendor evaluation and life-cycle costing and delivery of considered recommendations.

+ Temporary Facilities: Planning, liaison contract management and approvals, site construction and removal for major events.

+ Facility Safety: Facilitation of Audits, scope approvals, report preparation, visual inspection, testing safety equipment and anchor points.

+ Community Consultation: Facilitation of community forums, information nights, workshops, public displays and mail outs.

 

Recent Projects Include:

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  Distributed Antenna Systems DAS

  
  

  Client Hutchison Telecom NSW, Vic
  The project entailed the preparation of design and approvals documentation associated with the installation of DASs within major shopping centres, underground stations and Sydney’s Eastern Distributor. Design documentation addressed all system elements including electrical, civil, structural, mechanical, and communication details for equipment rooms, cable routes (copper / fibre).

  
  
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  High Voltage Towers

  
  

  Client Telstra Vic
  National Infrastructure Services has undertaken design analysis for the installation of communications infrastructure on a number of 220kV transmission towers. Installation and OH&S constraints such as flexible fixing connections, light weight construction and tower “no go zones” are addressed as part of the design. Appropriate power and earthing design ensures that the power and communications system function independently.

  
  
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  Metropolitan Mobile Radio

  
  

  Client Telstra NDC Vic
  National Infrastructure Services was engaged by Telstra to prepare structural, civil, electrical, earthing and communications design documentation as part of a major upgrade to Victoria’s emergency services communication system. In addition to the preparation of approvals and construction documentation National Infrastructure Services undertook statutory, utility and land owner approvals on behalf of the client and prepared appropriate specifications for the nominated technology.

  
  
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  Visionstream

  
  

  Client Visionstream
  National Infrastructure Services was engaged by Visionstream to assist with the preparation of design specifications and network design parameters associated with the deployment of 3G services within Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Efficiency gains, statutory compliance, procedure preparation to minimize non-conformances during the design and construction phase form part of the client brief.