Technical support for mobile operator networks

Currently, most mobile operators assign technical maintenance of network facilities to outside service providers. This lets mobile operators concentrate on their core activity.

This strategy allows mobile operators to achieve:

• higher productivity;
• greater revenues;
• a decrease in operating costs;
• better quality of provided services.

As a rule, operations assigned by operators to outside providers are divided into the following functional modules:

Module 1: Routine preventive works:

• scheduled preventive technical maintenance:

- of antenna and technical structures;
- of technological (telecommunications) and engineering equipment;

• unscheduled work, performed on a special request:

- Measures at removal of defects revealed in course of scheduled preventive maintenance, necessary to prevent accidents;
- Measures required in special situations due to acts of god, malicious actions, fire, etc., necessary to prevent accidents;
- Measures at technical re-equipment of operational facilities or dismantlement of equipment.

Module 2: Emergency recovery works at network facilities:

• This module covers the following emergency recovery works:

- at process (telecommunications) equipment (inoperable equipment is replaced to a special order of mobile operators);
- at engineering equipment;
- at antenna facilities;
- at engineering facilities.

Module 3: Extra services:

• This module includes management of network facility (base station, unmanned regeneration station, signal center, repeater) contracts:

- follow-on of premises or land lease agreements;
- follow-on of contracts of power supply, mutual settlements for consumed electricity.