Technical Services
Project Management
- Project management of cellular system implementation, from engineering services to vendor coordination logistics for deployment of turnkey systems, for over 100 cellular systems nationwide.
- Project management for a Tunnel Radio Communications System to serve seamless radio coverage needs for underground communications of mass transit clients, public safety, local police and fire departments.
- Project schedules, installation, testing, implementation, and training in simulcast UHF land mobile radio, microwave trunked backbone systems.
- Fiber optic cable installation, OTDR and precision testing, Right-of-Way coordination, and a large telephone network installation and integration.
- Inspection services and other field activities for train control, signaling systems and overhead catenary systems installation and system integration.
System Design and Planning
- System design and specifications development for 800 MHz UHF trunked simulcast and conventional AVL data radio systems. Provided link budget analysis and radio coverage verification for the tunnel radiax system; designed off-air interface to above ground systems to provide seamless system-side radio coverage.
- System design, SAB contours, propagation studies, terrain maps, FCC licenses, FAA determination, aeronautical study, interference analysis, frequency coordination for analog and digital cellular systems.
- Design and planning for public safety system projects - On-board Bus Video System for MTA Buses, SCADA systems for equipment shelters, HVAC, Power, Fire and Intrusion Systems.
Technical Specification Development
- Specifications for 800 MHz and UHF simulcast trunked and conventional radio systems for mass transit and public safety customers nationwide.
- Specifications for Metro Fire and Security Management Systems project including Station LAN, Field SCADA and Central Supervisory and Control System (CSCS).
- Technical specs for a Tunnel Radio, Garage Repeater Systems and In-building Communications Systems which would serve seamless radio coverage needs of a mass transit clients, public safety, local police and fire departments.
- Specifications for upgrade of a Light Rail Control Center for a double track project. Developed specifications and supported field inspection services in the areas of signals and communications and Overhead Catenary Systems.
- Specifications for communication interface of ticket vending machines.
- Provided specifications for Agency-wide Customer Information system including Public Address/LED signs, providing ADA compliant public information for the patrons of metro, light-rail and commuter rail.
- Specifications for fiber infrastructure build-out installation and testing.
- Specifications for HVAC and electrical systems for communication shelters and station equipment cabinets to provide adequate clean power and environmentally controlled space for sensitive and non-temperature hardened equipment.
Bid Proposals Evaluation
- Technical proposal reviews
- Price proposal negotiations
- Bid procurement support - pre-proposal questions and pre-bid survey coordination with potential bidders
Vendor Equipment Analysis and Selection/Cost Estimates
- Vendor search
- Quotes process
- Engineering estimates
- Develop purchase orders
Training
- Course outline development per technical specs
- Training schedule development to meet maintenance and operations personnel needs
- Review of beta-training prior to formal training
- Training oversight
Procurement
- Tower and site-lease procurement assistance to customers
- Coordination of frequency acquisition in 490 MHz bid
- Purchase communications equipment for TVM interface to wide-area networks
- Support for transit information center upgrade
- Antenna systems procurement for cellular operators
- Coordination of leased lines/T1/Frame Relay/ISDN/DSL procurement
Communications and Power Systems for Transit Industry
- Fiber optic infrastructure buildout for a metro system
- Tunnel Radio Communications for Mass Transit Systems
- Radio Communications System for the Baltimore Metro Subway
- System-wide Radio Project for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
- Radio Communications for Downtown Philadelphia and its Vicinity, and Commuter Rail Systems for South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
- Station Emergency Telephone (SET) System
- Public Address and LED Sign Systems
- System design for a new transit communications systems
- Evaluated existing systems, designed and planned new transit communication system including communications backbone and radio infrastructure for the Westchester County Department of Transportation (WCDOT) Beeline bus service
- Evaluated existing systems, designed and planned new transit communication system including communications backbone and radio infrastructure for the Westchester County Department of Transportation (WCDOT) Beeline bus service
- Communications backbone for Automatic Fare Collection Systems for the Light Rail and Metro Stations including Frame Relay, Gigabit Ethernet, Positron's SONET and Siemens OTN communications networks.
- Metro Fire And Security Management Systems (MFSMS)
- Design of Climate Controlled Outdoor Communications Cabinets
Development of Comprehensive Test Program
- Nationwide Digital (T1) Line Monitoring, Test and Diagnostic Systems for a major mail service provider
- Comprehensive Network Management System (CNMS) of a transit service operator
- Radio coverage testing for propagation model tuning
- RSSI field strength, drive test measurements for a major transit service operator
- Train control system - communications and signaling logic systems
- Public address system for a train network
Test Inspection
- Light Rail Control Integration in a major metropolitan transit system
- Traction Power Substations and Overhead Catenary System for a rail network
- Field inspection services in the areas of signals and communications for a Light Rail System
- Inspection of installation and testing of a new fiber optic system. Inspected and supported integration of multiple WANs including Siemens Open Transport Network (OTN), SONET, Frame relay and Gigabit ethernet networks