Networking

COST MODELLING SERVICE

Most TELCOS and Internet Access Providers have a high investment within the Access and Core Network infrastructures. Comprehensive techniques are needed to understand the dynamics of these networks for management and decision making. With the rapidly evolving competitive telecommunications industry structure, and the fast moving Internet technology drive, the underlying purposes of analysis and management tools must change dynamically.

The current labour-intensive manual planning processes hinder both achievement and maintenance of a consistent set of practices across many operators. Without an automated system for planning the introduction of ADSL and other broadband services would be too complex and too slow.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – (TCO) project is very wide ranging and ambitious in its scope, with the goal of producing:

• An integrated over-arching model which will incorporate financial cost modelling, business scenario modelling, and business process modelling in addition to the more common elements of network design modelling.

• It is intended to investigate a wide range of scenarios, and identify radical but cost effective design options for a future multi service combined telecoms and data access network.

Total Cost of Ownership

One copy £750.00

TCO Demo Model for comparing designs tco_demo_model.xls 

We offer a professional service to -

a) enhance the process of network TCO modelling, statistical analysis, forecasting, fault predictions and cost benefit analysis,

b) Provide a total solution for cost modelling and investment programmes.

The modelling techniques and data retrieval systems would involve a very sophisticated and complex approach. The tendency in developing most models is to side step these complexities and to make gross simplifications.

Reliability Consultancy and Advice
Our mission is to give our customers the full support and practical advice on Reliability & Maintainability, Availability, Total Cost of Ownership Analysis, Integrated Logistic Support and

Software Tools including design and development of R&M database. We also provide a professional service of developing Reliability Training Programmes tailored to your requirements. We offer a comprehensive set of R&M, ILS and TCO software tools and technical support. We can help you with Bid Support and representation at the contract negotiations. Our consultancy service also covers the following:

• Telecommunications Regulatory issues

 

• Broadband Reliability & Strategy

 

• Writing SORs (Statements of Requirements) for R&M

 

• Training the Trainers of Reliability Courses

 

• Organisation and running of Reliability Workshops and Seminars

 

• Project Management of Reliability Tasks

 

• Representation at Court Cases on issues relating to Product Reliability

 

• Reliability Audits - Planning and Carrying out Reliability Audits

 

• Reliability Documentation - Development of R&M Plans

 

• Reliability Demonstration Plans and Field Trials

 

• Participation at Design Reviews

 

• Risk Assessment and Management

 

• Safety Assessment and Management

 

• Management of Software Development Contracts

 

• Recruitment of Reliability Experts

 

• Benefit Management process and Cost Benefit Analysis

 

Reliability Audits.

The main objectives of reliability audits are:

To examine Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) functions with the aim of determining the effectiveness of internal R&M process and identify problem areas;

To understand measured reliability of the existing implementations;

To review response to – Reliability Standards specified in the contract and agree compliance to the requirements for contractual purposes.

Reliability Audit Plan
A Reliability Audit Plan should include the following activities:

R&M Process, Documentation & Areas to be audited
Review of Management and Technical Reports
Interviews and Meetings/Presentations
Site Visits
Feedback
Activity Plan
Audit Report