Over 400 sites in Houston
have had their EDGE software upgrade completed by VAL-COM

NOKIA partnership formed to address T-Mobile’s EDGE concerns.

T-Mobile expands their existing network to complement EDGE
06/15/2005 Repair crews restored electricity overnight to 150,000 homes that lost power across seven counties.

 

Services by Val-Com Field Services, Inc.

Installation:

  • Warehouse Prep – The process of receiving NOKIA equipment, uncrating and preparing equipment with configuration built to customer specifications for deployment to site.
  • New Construction Installations- The process of NOKIA equipment preparation and/or deployment into the wireless network and installation according to customer specifications.
  • Swap Outs- The process of removing older NOKIA equipment and installing newer NOKIA equipment to either improve system performance or network expansion. Work is usually done during a maintenance window to minimize system congestion. ( Example: swapping out of (2g to 3g) or (3g to Ultrasite) NOKIA equipment.

Commissioning

  • Commissioning and Integration- The process by which installed equipment is tested, programmed with configuration and branching tables to be inserted into the network.
  • Expansions and Upgrades- The process of installing NOKIA components to expand network capacity. Retrofitting faulty or obsolete equipment.
  • De-Commissioning- Removal of NOKIA equipment from site for either relocation or de-integration

Maintenance

  • Maintenance and Troubleshooting- The process of ensuring maximum network efficiency, cleanliness and problem solving for performance issues.
  • Drive Testing- The method of conducting test calls to ensure site integration, site adjacencies, hand overs and drop call issues.
  • Battery Installations and Removals- Battery upgrades and replacement especially after disaster recovery.
  • Quality Control- Site inspections and photo reports with detailed emails of discrepancies according to customer specifications.
  • Disaster Recovery- The process of network assistance during inclement weather or other disaster relief efforts via generators deployment, refueling efforts, site reintegration and site repair.