Tempest Telecom Solutions

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Network Solutions Questions & Answers
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Microwave backhaul

       There are so many options for microwave backhaul. How can I find the right option for me?

       Tempest can walk through your requirements with you and determine the most cost effective solution for your backhaul needs. We have experience with both licensed and unlicensed radios from a number of manufacturers so we can align your needs with the right product. We can also provide the turn key service that will make the solution to your microwave dilemma smoother than you thought possible.

Copper Ground Bar Theft

       The price of Copper has gone up substantially; therefore, so has the value of the ground bars we use at each site. We have certain areas in our network where people (jerks) are breaking in to the sites and stealing the copper right off the tower. In many cases they will cause damage way beyond the value of the ground bar itself. Any ideas on how I can curb this trend before it becomes an epidemic?

       Although security cameras would provide you the satisfaction of observing and hopefully capturing the criminal element(s) responsible installing and or upgrading your security system can be quite expensive. Plus most carriers would prefer to prevent the theft and all the headaches that go with it. Tempest has a line of theft deterring hardware that will go a long way in minimizing if not eliminating the missing copper conundrum. We have copper plates that are plated to reduce the salvage vale or trick the would-be perpetrators into thinking the ground bars are not copper. We can also provide theft deterrent stampings and theft deterrent hardware to really make it difficult for lawless opportunists to profit from their efforts. Call a helpful Tempest sales person and we’ll be happy to customize one or more theft deterrent ground bar kits for your specific needs.

Coverage Holes/Gaps

       We have a substantial stretch of rural freeway that has almost no coverage; however, there is not enough traffic to warrant additional BTS deployment. Do you have any bright ideas on how to keep my commuting customers happy without breaking the bank?

       Setting up the right repeater with the right antennas can cover a substantial stretch of freeway much more cost effectively than trying to deploy BTS’s to cover the gap. Tempest carries a comprehensive line of repeaters manufactured by Shyam Telecom. For this situation you would likely need a standard repeater plus one or more frequency converting repeaters. Designed properly you could provide cost effective contiguous coverage for your commuting customers!

Mobile Systems (COWs/TOWs/COLTs)

       We use COWs to provide coverage, but one of the COWs needs to be replaced immediately. How can we solve this dilemma?

       We offer numerous ways to solve your problem. We can configure a COW to replace the one that is no longer meeting your needs. We can reconfigure and repair the COW you have and bring it up to standards or we can build a new COW for you salvaging the equipment in the existing COW. Tempest can pull together a customized solution from new or used equipment or even equipment supplied by the customer and we can turn it around quickly. Additionally, we can solve other mobile equipment needs such as TOWs (Tower On Wheels) or COLTs (Cells On Light Trucks).

UMTS Overlay

      Is there a cost effective alternative to Andrew's Rx AIT (Receive Antenna Interface Tray) for our UMTS Overlay?

      A solution for the UMTS Overlay would be the RIM Kit (Receive Interface Multicoupler Kit). The Rim solution has better RF performance than the competition and superior reliability (by a factor of 10!!) We can perform the overlay installation as well as providing the RIM kits for your network. The RIM solution is easily configurable for UMTS, EVDO or any other technology overlay you are planning.

Additional questions:

Network Security

       My network engineers and IT guys are struggling to gain access to the network for a variety of reasons (intruder detection, intruder prevention, quality monitoring etc.) are there any solutions?

       We can provide you with a state of the art TAPs (Test Access Ports) that will enable a variety of tools to protect and monitor your network without disturbing any traffic. These TAPs are manufactured by Network Critical and have a bypass failsafe that ensures your network will remain up and running even if the TAP loses power. These TAPs are modular and can be configured to meet your specific needs, even if you want to aggregate two or more networks together to be monitored or protected by a single tool.

Repeaters

       I have coverage holes in my network, is there a repeater line that will integrate easily into my network without causing interference to my neighbors or my own network?

      We carry a line of repeaters and DAS equipment from a company called Shyam. Shyam is a carrier in India that developed and perfected repeater and DAS solutions by using them in their own network. We chose Shyam because we are confident that our customers will thank us once they buy their first repeater or DAS solution and realize the high level of performance they get relative to the "run of the mill" equipment that is most commonly deployed today.

SMR Interference

      Is there a way to reverse the quality hit we take in a site when we have a Nextel or SMR (Special Mobile Radio) base station co-located or near one of our BTSs?

      We carry a line of SMR Stopper equipment from ClearComm that will virtually eliminate the interference caused by the Nextel or SMR transmit signal bleeding into your receiver band (A or B Band 850). ClearComm is an industry leader for high quality, high performance filter, duplexers and diplexer a products. They can typically ship large quantities of filters in less than 3 weeks.

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