Turnkey Installations
The installation phase is usually undertaken over a two or three day period using a team of two people. The extent of the work will vary from project to project, but can often include most or all of the following:
- Supply of rack
- Fitting of equipment into the rack
- Cabling of the customer power supplies to the rack
- Cabling the customer alarms to the rack
- Special rack labeling
- Laying and labeling of signal cables for inputs and outputs from the DDF to the rack
- Installation of GPS antenna at suitable position on the roof
- Routing of GPS antenna cable from the roof to the rack
- Laying of cables in the overhead racks or under the floor
- Fitting the appropriate connectors to both ends of cable
- Leaving site clean and tidy
- Observation of local and company health and safety procedures
Other peoples installations are often undertaken by independent sub-contractors, with no experience of synchronisation principles. This can lead to cabling mistakes and poorly labelled DDF's. Chronos therefore usually recommends conducting the installation phase using our own personnel or sometimes one expert supervisor from Chronos and one technician supplied by the customer.
The importance of completing the site survey work prior to the installation is evidenced by problems encountered at the installation stage, for example, the site may not be ready, power supplies may not be available or the customer supplied rack may not arrive or not be in position. Therefore, a smooth installation with minimum of delay or need for site re-visit relies directly on a satisfactory site survey phase.
Worldwide Installations & Training Experience
Over the years, Chronos has conducted many installations all over the world. Apart from mainland UK countries visited include:
| Australia | Bangladesh | Belgium | Canada | China |
| Cyprus | Denmark | Dubai | Finland | France |
| Germany | Greece | Guernsey | Holland | Hong Kong |
| India | Indonesia | Ireland | Isle of Man | Italy |
| Japan | Jersey | Kuwait | Latvia | Luxembourg |
| Malayzia | Maldives | Norway | Oman | Philippines |
| Portugal | Qatar | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Seoul |
| Shetland Isles | Singapore | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain |
| Sweden | Switzerland | USA |
Chronos Installation Engineers and Project Team Leaders are selected for their ability to get the job done in the most extreme of circumstances. For example, work in Siberia involved nearly three days travel by road, rail and air to reach the customer's location, is no exception.
Once our personnel are in territory, particularly in such far flung locations, it is almost impossible to consider returning without completing the job. Therefore, pre-installation preparation is vital. There is a fine line between packing everything required to ensure the job is completed satisfactorily and on time, and packing too little or too much which could result in delayed work or serious excess baggage charges.
World Map of Chronos Telecom Installations
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