Telco Planning personnel get their start in telephone, Cable TV, internet engineering or operations departments. Some from competitive carriers, others from incumbents. The personnel are experts in Media Center offices (combined Telephone, Cable and internet offices). Operations issues are part of engineering networks so Interconnection database population/exchange of data for operations for is critical. Access and Backbone networks are the lifeline to the network thus we have experience with baseband protocol such as QAM, KPSK, SONET, FSAN/PON, ATM, Frame-Relay, SIP, MGCP, H.323, 802.11x, 802.16x and a slew of others to be sure.
Industry Standards
For over 14 years, Telco Planning personnel introduced new technologies into the PSTN by first getting other carriers to adopt the technology, the platform and the methods for interconnection. We have participated in creation of more than 150 Telcordia (formerly Bellcore Generic Requirements), worked inside of Alliance for Telephone Industry Solutions (ATIS, formerly Exchange Carrier Standards Association), for the introduction of more than 100 new carrier interconnection issues. We have worked on FCC committees, State regulator committees and industry associations such as USTA and COMPTEL. We have introduced new technologies to industry trade associations such as USTA, COMPTEL, Tele-strategies and NTCA.
Most importantly, we introduce issues on behalf of a known carrier client or on behalf of a industry segment.
Hands-on Know How
For six years we held the Low Voltage Electrical License, as the Responsible Managing Employee, for a California carrier with a very large end-user interconnect operation. There were more than 25 installers and 8 additional inside plant technicians. An Oregon license is now held. The result is that the Telco
Infrastructure architecture: overall
architectural topology and typology; collocation centers;
infrastructure partners to contract; Fiber Optics or Laser
Optics; Wireless or wired last-100-feet solutions; in-building
infrastructure distribution systems; in-home distribution
systems; VoIP- and TV-over-IP infrastructures; Carrier Class
Dial-tone telephone infra; Central Offices; existing
strategies’ assessments and advise on what course to follow;
etc.
Technology partners:
Macro-technology: gateways; switches; routers; transmission-systems; servers;
Interactive services; TV-over-IP technologies; head-ends; VoIP-devices;
Video Conferencing; overall billing and monitoring; etc.
Micro-technology: Micro-payment; Operating Systems; wireless systems; media-
Software; content-security; encryption;
individual billing and monitoring; etc.
Service and network partners:
Content: Research into Broadcast TV, Streaming Media, Video-On-Demand; Real-Music-On-Demand; Games-on
demand;
Interactive TV services; Interactive Advertising services;
Security, Rights and Encryption requirements.
Network: Routers for
TV-over-IP; Encapsulation God Boxes from many input sources to
once output respecting
protocols and embedded information.
Operatons: Typical IEEE
version of TMN model rolled out in the TM Forum J2EE model for
server provisioning;
convergence billing; traffic administration, planning and monitoring; etc.
Leadership
Operating
as
VP of Network Development, staff can provide augmentation team
focused on deployment.
This will allow less disruptive integration into day-to-day
operations.
Telco Planning can assist in creating the franchise company’s overall, managerial and even legal structure. We also have a large database of resumes from international experienced telecom executives from all over the world, looking for challenges ahead.
Finance:
Telco Planning can assist in writing the documents and prospects supporting the project funding.
Revenue models:
The local market conditions in the franchisee’s proposed market will be
Researched. Based on the outcomes of the market research, the people from
Telco Planning will finalize a tailor-made revenue model-report containing (all thinkable)
potential
revenue-streams.