Femtocell Expertise
Virtua support leading technology provider as Femtocells hit market:
People and Partnerships
The power of long term relationships leads to long term success:
Greenwoods
FMC - The future of mobile communications:
Femtocell Expertise
Virtua support leading technology provider as Femtocells hit market:
Virtua work closely with the company that are the world’s leading developers and suppliers of ‘femtocells’. Femtocells are tiny 3G network access points which have until recently tended to remain on the sidelines, waiting patiently for the market to explode and change the face of workplace mobility forever. This year that certainly looks like being the case.
Leading Experts In "Femtocells"
Up until today though, because femtocells were not regarded as ‘mainstream’ the early adopters have needed a lot of support and hand holding from specialists in this field. Fortunately, Virtua have been leading the field in femtocell technical expertise since the very start and have gained an enormous amount of experience in this relatively new technology. Virtua and their associate company have been working together for over four years deploying the femtocell networks in both France and Japan. During the time they have worked on these projects the 3G experienced Virtua engineers have developed a huge expertise in surveying, testing, installing and commissioning dedicated solutions for their clients.
The ‘Femto-Engine’ software system that the development company have pioneered creates a complete ready-to-deploy 3G femtocell, providing proven off-the-shelf self-organising capabilities. Also the ‘hardware blueprints’ that are produced enable manufacturers to rapidly produce low-cost ‘Engine-Ready’ femtocells for Consumer, Business, Enterprise Self-Organising Networks (SONs), Metro and Rural applications.
Now that the femtocell market is starting to rapidly expand there is an increasing demand for knowledgeable engineers and Virtua are therefore well placed to provide the specialists the market needs.
Leading Experts In "Femtocells"
Up until today though, because femtocells were not regarded as ‘mainstream’ the early adopters have needed a lot of support and hand holding from specialists in this field. Fortunately, Virtua have been leading the field in femtocell technical expertise since the very start and have gained an enormous amount of experience in this relatively new technology. Virtua and their associate company have been working together for over four years deploying the femtocell networks in both France and Japan. During the time they have worked on these projects the 3G experienced Virtua engineers have developed a huge expertise in surveying, testing, installing and commissioning dedicated solutions for their clients.
The ‘Femto-Engine’ software system that the development company have pioneered creates a complete ready-to-deploy 3G femtocell, providing proven off-the-shelf self-organising capabilities. Also the ‘hardware blueprints’ that are produced enable manufacturers to rapidly produce low-cost ‘Engine-Ready’ femtocells for Consumer, Business, Enterprise Self-Organising Networks (SONs), Metro and Rural applications.
Now that the femtocell market is starting to rapidly expand there is an increasing demand for knowledgeable engineers and Virtua are therefore well placed to provide the specialists the market needs.
People and Partnerships
The power of long term relationships leads to long term success:
One of our partners was delighted when they won a major contract with
one of the largest mobile network operators in the world. The contract
was to design and install radio equipment which they were competent to
undertake, though it soon became apparent that there were simply not
enough resources to meet the demands of the project. In addition, the
nature of the work involved some peak activities at particular times. It
was at this point that they turned to Virtua for assistance.
Long Term Relationships
The managers of both companies had known each other for years so were quickly able to agree a way forward with minimum delay. We, in turn, were able to confirm that we could hit the ground running and plug the resource shortfall.
Virtua were very quickly able to assign a number of fully qualified and experienced engineers to assist the existing staff on the client site. The Virtua team already had sufficient background knowledge of the technology so they were able to commence site surveys and designs immediately without detrimentally affecting the project timescales.
This co-operation between the Virtua team and our customer was also quickly established because both companies already knew their respective capabilities and reputation. Because of this there was no need for a lengthy interview process or vetting procedure. Resources could therefore be assigned in a way that was transparent to the client and effective from day one.
Long Term Success
Based on the success of this venture the two companies continue to work together on other critical projects to this day.
Long Term Relationships
The managers of both companies had known each other for years so were quickly able to agree a way forward with minimum delay. We, in turn, were able to confirm that we could hit the ground running and plug the resource shortfall.
Virtua were very quickly able to assign a number of fully qualified and experienced engineers to assist the existing staff on the client site. The Virtua team already had sufficient background knowledge of the technology so they were able to commence site surveys and designs immediately without detrimentally affecting the project timescales.
This co-operation between the Virtua team and our customer was also quickly established because both companies already knew their respective capabilities and reputation. Because of this there was no need for a lengthy interview process or vetting procedure. Resources could therefore be assigned in a way that was transparent to the client and effective from day one.
Long Term Success
Based on the success of this venture the two companies continue to work together on other critical projects to this day.
Greenwoods
FMC - The future of mobile communications:
When a major UK Network Operator needed some specific expertise for the installation and commissioning of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) technology for one of the world’s foremost supermarket retail chains and its associated businesses Virtua were there to provide exactly what was needed.
FMC
‘Fixed Mobile Convergence’ technology is set to revolutionise the way we do business. It won’t happen overnight, but over time, using FMC is quite likely to change perceptions of how office space is allocated and how organisational communication can be optimised. There are many advantages of deploying this technology in different business environments and sectors. In large retail stores the different floors of the building are able to communicate quickly and effectively whether to sort out a customer query or a stock order query. Also, individuals can be located quickly if they are needed urgently or messages can be quickly disseminated to all staff.
One of the Operators preferred suppliers was Greenwoods who are the UK’s leading independent provider of multi-vendor solutions for the communications infrastructure market. Greenwood’s have considerable expertise in Telecoms logistics, parts, storage and distribution and multi-level interface technologies.
Complexity
Such was the complexity of the overall Programme however that even Greenwoods could not provide the resources with all the skills required. They therefore turned to Virtua for assistance knowing that the Virtua team were both trusted partners and specialists in mobile radio design, installation and commissioning. This relationship was a particularly powerful one as the two companies realised that their different but complementary skills were the perfect combination to meet all the client’s requirements. In particular Greenwoods needed a partner who was not only familiar with this ‘new’ technology and had the necessary expertise available but also who could provide flexible and scalable resources in a dynamic environment.
The Best People For The Job
Because of their considerable experience in FMC technology Virtua were able to assign the best possible people to the task including people like system designers Mel Dainton and Mark Prictor, Installation Engineer Mark Jackson and Radio Frequency expert Ian Jenkins.
To date massive amounts of deployments have taken place. Many hundreds of sites have been successfully deployed and dozens more every week.
This partnership between Virtua and Greenwoods brings a combination of skills that puts us together in the forefront of FMC and Mobile service provision.
FMC
‘Fixed Mobile Convergence’ technology is set to revolutionise the way we do business. It won’t happen overnight, but over time, using FMC is quite likely to change perceptions of how office space is allocated and how organisational communication can be optimised. There are many advantages of deploying this technology in different business environments and sectors. In large retail stores the different floors of the building are able to communicate quickly and effectively whether to sort out a customer query or a stock order query. Also, individuals can be located quickly if they are needed urgently or messages can be quickly disseminated to all staff.
One of the Operators preferred suppliers was Greenwoods who are the UK’s leading independent provider of multi-vendor solutions for the communications infrastructure market. Greenwood’s have considerable expertise in Telecoms logistics, parts, storage and distribution and multi-level interface technologies.
Complexity
Such was the complexity of the overall Programme however that even Greenwoods could not provide the resources with all the skills required. They therefore turned to Virtua for assistance knowing that the Virtua team were both trusted partners and specialists in mobile radio design, installation and commissioning. This relationship was a particularly powerful one as the two companies realised that their different but complementary skills were the perfect combination to meet all the client’s requirements. In particular Greenwoods needed a partner who was not only familiar with this ‘new’ technology and had the necessary expertise available but also who could provide flexible and scalable resources in a dynamic environment.
The Best People For The Job
Because of their considerable experience in FMC technology Virtua were able to assign the best possible people to the task including people like system designers Mel Dainton and Mark Prictor, Installation Engineer Mark Jackson and Radio Frequency expert Ian Jenkins.
To date massive amounts of deployments have taken place. Many hundreds of sites have been successfully deployed and dozens more every week.
This partnership between Virtua and Greenwoods brings a combination of skills that puts us together in the forefront of FMC and Mobile service provision.
