Legacy Alarms and Solutions for a Simpler Migration
As telecommunications networks evolve, the equipment inside of cell site shelters evolves as well and in many cases, the existing equipment that handles the environmental alarming for the site becomes obsolete. Historically, alarms have been monitored through the transport equipment that also handles the CDMA or 4G LTE networks in a cell site, but as […]
Mobile Network Failures – Some Causes to Think About
Technology is moving on fast forward these days as communication services are connecting more users to smart devices. Leading telecom companies around the globe are focusing on the future by building out a 5G network to increase bandwidth for faster speeds, while many worldwide telecom users face frustration with poor or non-existent mobile network coverage. […]
Telcos are Joining the Green Revolution
Climate change is one of the most significant issues of our times and a real threat to our global security. If we look specifically at the carbon footprint of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector alone, it is currently making up around 1.5% of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A paper published in the […]
Telecom Site Automation – Managing Networks of Site Automation Devices
How do you manage a network of SiteBoss appliances once deployed in the field? The SiteBoss appliances are devices used within a telecom network operator’s network of edge communications sites. These intelligent devices normalize data from a variety of power, security, and environmental sub-systems located in these sites — a more detailed description of this […]
The ROI on Telecom Site Automation Solutions
Many operators ask us about the return on investment (ROI) for implementing telecom site automation (TSA) solutions. On occasion, Asentria has created ROI calculations for specific operators based on their estimates of costs on truck rolls, network downtime, fuel theft, and more. TSA solution savings comes from two main categories: network resilience and network efficiency. […]
Reducing Telecom Truck Roll Operation Costs with Automation
In a very competitive global industry, telecom operators must balance the ongoing customer satisfaction against reducing company operating costs. One of the most significant costs in managing telecom towers are site visits or truck rolls. Truck rolls refer to situations where a site engineer or field service technician is dispatched, usually involving a vehicle, to […]
Ensuring RMS Systems Work in the Field
How Asentria Brings Extensive Expertise In Trials To Ensure a Solution Is Fit For Purpose Asentria, with over 100,000 sites in operation have become an integral part of their customer’s cell site optimization efforts. Bringing extensive experience from working on fully operating networks, our application engineers understand what is essential to get a network up […]
Get Your Checklist for Implementing a Telecom Site Automation Solution
Successful telecom operators worldwide are investing resources in ensuring that their communication networks are performing at all times, regardless of the potential negative impact of factors like severe weather conditions. With more than 30 years of experience in developing telecom site automation projects globally, Asentria can help you understand and implement a telecom site automation […]
How to Automate Everything at your Telecom Sites
I did an interview once with a publication whose leading question was, “why do so many remote monitoring system (RMS) installations fail?” Having done these projects for as long as we have, we were not aware that projects failed with any frequency, but suspect that a lot of this comes from an underestimation on both […]
17 Steps to Telecom Site Automation
Here are 17 steps to consider when evaluating a telecom site automation solution. 1. Understand What is Available and What Other Operators are Doing Are you aware of all that could be done, and what IS actually being done by different operators worldwide? 2. Understand Your Current Network We occasionally hear people say, “We have […]