ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE Telecommunication

n  The information age

The most famous ancient example of transferring information is probably the legend of the Greek envoy running the distance of 42 km between Marathon and Athens in 490 BC to deliver the message of victory over an enemy. Modern information transfer is less exhausting and even less time consuming.

n Integrated solutions
ILF Consulting Engineers is a multidisciplinary and internationally active engineering organisation with approximately 1,700 employees. Besides telecommunication, ILFs fields of competence cover pipeline systems, plants for the oil and gas industry, tunnels and underground structures, traffic systems, water supply and water treatment schemes and other industrial sectors. This documents ILFs special interest in designing and implementing integrated telecommunication solutions for complex industrial projects, requiring a well organised and close interdisciplinary cooperation between experts of various fields. One of our strengths is to take complete project responsibility and to engineer and control the project from feasibility study to start of operation. ILF is a completely independent organisation with no financial or other ties to any supplier or administration, which enables us to provide objective and unbiased consulting and engineering services based on over forty years of experience. ILF has a firm commitment to quality, a well proven quality management system and is fully certified to comply with ISO 9001.

Telecommunication a n d s o c i e t y
The past decade has seen an unprecedented proliferation of telecommunication technology. As a matter of course satellite, fibre optic cables, mobile radio and computer technology are used to link into the global telecommunication network and to reach even the remotest points on earth. And the telecommunication technology is still in a stage of accelerated evolution. As a core piece of our information society telecommunication has touched every facet of our lives. Reliable telecommunication networks are of high importance to the economy of our society. The choice of telecommunication technologies seems to be bewildering. The suitability of a certain telecommunication technology for a specific purpose needs to be evaluated case by case based on both technical and economic considerations. The question for many companies is not whether to reap the benefits of modern telecommunication, but how.

Technology and a p p l i c a t i o n
By executing telecommunication engineering for all of our multi-disciplinary projects and by implementing a great number of special telecommunication projects we have built up and are continuously extending our know how in this field. Based on our substantial experience we are in an excellent position to define and to compare a wide range of alternatives and to select the optimum telecommunication solution to suit the requirements of a specific project. ILF has designed and implemented a large number of telecommunication projects for telecom carriers, emergency services, pipeline operators, highway and railway authorities and other infrastructure companies. Due to our extensive experience we can provide the full expertise for total project solutions within the telecommunication sector to our clients. ILFs special fields of competence in telecommunication include the following technologies and applications:

Range Cable networks

Technology Symmetric pair cables Fibre optic cables Coaxial cables PDH / SDH / SONET WDM Micro wave xDSL / HFC FTTx, PLC WiMAX ISDN VoIP ATM MPT 1327, TETRA GSM, UMTS VSAT TCP/IP LANs & WANs

Application Buried / ducted cables Submarine cables Aerial cables, OPGW, ADSS National / international backbones Regional / metropolitan networks Broadband access Optical access Wireless access Voice and data exchange

Transport networks

Access networks

Switched networks

Mobile communication Satellite communication Local and wide area networks

Private mobile radio / trunked radio networks Cellular radio networks Global Voice and Data Communication Office and Industrial Communication Networks

State-of-the-art engineering
n Expertise through development 
We maintain the expertise in telecommunication technologies with our own engineers and are therefore able to offer the advantage of project implementation inhouse. By a well organised interdisciplinary co-operation within our company we are able to provide totally integrated design solutions. To keep up with technology in this fast changing field ILFs highly motivated staff continuously uses its international network of contacts to collect information on most recently designed systems and their performance, on results of research and on technology trends. By successfully completing numerous projects, ILF has reacted effectively to new challenges in the telecommunication market. ILF has built its knowledge and understanding on finding dynamic, comprehensive and appropriate solutions to meet the project requirements. In the course of our projects we have worked with a large number of leading manufacturers and suppliers of telecommunication equipment and software. This exchange of information helps to keep our technology know-how up to date and to use it for the benefit of our client. ILF designs complex projects completely in-house using the latest project management and engineering tools. The range of services offered by ILF extends from first concepts to revamping / replacement with minimum interference to operation after successful life time.

nT  he following services are offered individually or in combination:

 Study and analyses of requirements  System and traffic analysis and prognosis  Radio wave propagation studies and coverage analysis  Optimisation of channel allocation  Development of back-up concepts  Feasibility studies and conceptual design  Site acquisition and site planning  Expansion, rehabilitation and modernisation concepts  Detailed design  Tender preparation and bid evaluation  Procurement of equipment and services  Project management and construction supervision  Pre-commissioning and commissioning  Field and performance tests  Operating manuals and operator training  Maintenance and repair concepts  Operation support

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ILF Consulting Engineers (ILF) consists of several international and independent engineering and consulting companies. ILF offers international top-quality design and consulting services in the Oil & Gas, Energy & Climate Protection, Water & Environment, Transport & Structures sectors. Our clients rely on ILFs comprehensive capabilities and professional know-how that the company has acquired in more than 40 years.

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