TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS

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• TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS

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Over the past years, Nour Communications has
entered into various contracts in major
telecommunications projects with well-known
industry players such as Lucent Technologies,
Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Harris Farinon, and
the Saudi Telecommunications Company
(STC). The general overview of the scopes of
work of these contracts and their brief
descriptions are presented hereon. This
manifestation fortifies NOUR Communications
position as an experienced and dependable
contracting company in telecommunications
industry for both commercial and government
endeavors. This string of projects is brought
about by the cohesive teamwork of Nours
innovative management and skilled work force as
its most important resources.
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• COMPANIES THAT ENGAGED AND CONTRACTED
• NOUR IN VARIOUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• PROJECTS IN SAUDI ARABIA
• Company Project
• Lucent Technologies TEP 6 Project
• L.M. Ericsson GSM E4, E5 and E6 Projects
• NOKIA GSM E5 and E6 Projects
• Saudi Telecom (STC) GSM E5 and CI Projects
• Motorola PSD Project
• Harris Farinon GID and PSD Projects

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• SOPHISTICATED TEST EQUIPMENTS
• Nour Communications has always utilized the
  state-of-the-art tools and test equipments to
  ensure optimum system performance. From survey to
  integration, the wide range of equipments assists
  in improvement of work quality
• Differential GPS Unit with accuracy of 3m
  horizontally and less than 1m vertically in
  resolution of coordinates and elevation.
• SDH Analyzer Set for STM-1 systems.
• c) 2 Mb/s BER Tester for E1 and T1 interface
  stability and performance assessment.

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• SOPHISTICATED TEST EQUIPMENTS continued
• d) TEMS Pocket for GSM Base Station testing and
  detection of cross feeders.
• e) Site Master for locating fault in feeders
  and VSWR testing.
• MW Test Set (MTS) for checking of MW O/P power,
  received signal level and frequency measurement.
• IFR for FM and VHF / UHF systems testing.
• h) Set of Spectrum Analyzers and Oscilloscopes as
  well as set of tools enough for use of 20
  qualified installation teams for rapid deployment
  around the Kingdom.

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• A) Lucent Technologies International, Inc. / ATT
  Intl.
• TEP6 Project From June 1996 to September 2000.
  Project managed by Lucent Technologies
  Norconsult was project consultant. Contracts
  for
• 1. SITE SURVEY
• Nour was the only survey contractor of Lucent on
  its Kingdom wide GSM 200K, 300K and 500K
  projects.
• Total Number of Surveyed Sites in TEP6 1, 183
  Sites
• Provided with Microwave line of sight (LOS) data
  between prospective GSM locations recorded any
  path obstructions and measured site elevation
  (AMSL) using Altimeter and Differential GPS.

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• Lucent Technologies continued (TEP6 Site Survey)
• Ensured that site location was suitable, both
  demographic and geographic, for effective GSM
  propagation and coverage.
• Using state-of-the-art GPS set, recorded the site
  geographical coordinates. Special software and
  compass to get site magnetic bearings and other
  required path data.
• Using the Spectrum Analyzer set, ensured there
  was no possible interference or signal
  propagation to affect the designated GSM and MW
  frequency bands.
• GSM survey was based on the mobile coverage RF
  and MW objectives taking up to 3 candidate
  locations per site.

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• Lucent Technologies continued (TEP6)
• 2. SKILLED MANPOWER SUPPLY
• Supplied Lucent with 21 Teams of Transmission
  Engineers for Testing Commissioning of GSM
  transmission network using different PDH and SDH
  equipment such as ATT Pcom, Harris MicroStar,
  and NERA STM 1 microwave radio sets.
• Supplied Lucent with 33 Teams of Antenna
  Installers / Riggers, under Lucents disposal and
  direct supervision, to install GSM antennas and
  MW dishes of different sizes, including varied
  sizes of feeders, transmission cables, wave
  guides, jumpers, clamps, and related antenna
  accessories.

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• Lucent Technologies continued (TEP6)
• 3. JUNCTION NETWORK
• Transmission Contract (April 1998 Nov. 2000).
  Direct contract with Lucent Technologies.
• Completed Sites 146 Sites
• The Contract called for implementation of
• Site survey of 146 MW sites Line-of-site (LOS)
  survey of
• 64 MW hops.
• Complete design and optimization of MW hops
  documentation of design and Method of Procedures
  (MOP) prior to site installation.

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• Lucent Technologies continued (TEP6 Junction
  Network)
• Indoor installation on 146 sites using NERA SDH
  STM1 MW Radio with Frequency Diversity 16 hops
  with Space Diversity.
• Outdoor Installation on 146 sites different
  sizes of cross-polarized MW dishes and wave
  guides.
• Hop alignment, equipment testing and
  commissioning prior to site integration into the
  long-haul MW network.

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• B) L.M. Ericsson
• GSM E4 From March 2000 to December 2001.
  Direct contract to Ericsson project managed by
  Ericsson project consultant was Norconsult.
  Contracts for implementation of
• 1. SITE SURVEY / RADIO SITE INVESTIGATION
• Total Number of Surveyed Sites 755 Sites
• Site Search/Acquisition Survey. Survey of up to
  3 candidate locations of a prospective new GSM
  Cell Site giving emphasis on RF and LOS
  considerations.
• Change-out Site Survey. To determine the
  required transmission installation and Civil
  Works for a change out of GSM radio equipment,
  according to on-site Ericsson instructions,
  prioritizing the re-use of existing equipment for
  transmission, DC power and battery back up.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E4 Site Survey)
• Radio Site Investigation.
• Documentation of both existing and planned radio
  facilities based on RSI checklist, floor plan,
  cable tray, and site lay out drawings, and
  detailed photographs of site and equipments.
• Transmission Survey.
• Comprehensive transmission equipment survey
  conducted on MSC and existing Microwave Sites
  that were serving as Node Sites in the GSM mobile
  communications network.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E4)
• 2. RADIO INSTALLATION RBS and Transmission.
• Total Number of Completed Sites 241 Sites
• Contract entailed the following scope of work
• Change out of Lucent BTS 2000 equipment with
  Ericsson RBS 2202 cabinets with TRX radio units
  and associated elements.
• Replacements and cut over of GSM antennas to
  effectively provide cellular communications in
  the 900 and 1800 MHz bands.
• Replacements of LDF series feeders, jumpers,
  cable clamps, and other related antenna
  accessories.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E4 Radio
  Installation)
• Installation of Transmission Microwave Equipment
  cabinet including cablings.
• Installation of Mini-Link TMR 9202 both indoor
  and outdoor units.
• Installation of microwave antenna dish and
  coaxial cable RG-8.
• Alignment of MW hop and 24-hour BER burn test to
  ensure optimum signal gain.
• Installation of batteries and rectifier units
  (Battery Back Up).
• Cable connections and terminations both outside
  and inside shelter.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E4)
• 3. SITE CIVIL WORK CONSTRUCTION.
• Total Number of Completed Sites 243 Sites
• MSC / Indoor Room Site survey for civil
  engineering site design construction and
  installation of raised floor system, FM200 gas
  flooding system, coded security access system,
  cable tray system, other civil, electrical and
  mechanical works including HVAC fire alarm and
  detection control, and lighting fixtures
  structural steel materials and electrical
  conduits.
• New Green Field Site Surveys for site
  acquisition and civil engineering complete site
  design excavation backfill supply and
  installation of equipment and generator shelters
  self-support steel tower erection and painting
  supply and install gantry between tower and
  shelter chain link fence ship and install power
  generator other civil, electrical and mechanical
  works like HVAC, lightings, etc.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E4 Civil Work )
• New Roof Top Site Site survey for civil
  engineering site design civil construction and
  installation of equipment shelter (3m x 3m) with
  foundation, cable tray system, antenna support,
  structural steel works including mast, electrical
  circuits and lighting fixtures and site cleaning
  and preparation.
• Change Out / TRU Expansion Site Detailed site
  surveys site design existing building analysis
  dismantling of Lucent BTS equipment installation
  of new antenna mounts, shelter erection with
  foundation and other civil and electromechanical
  requirements.

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• L.M. Ericsson
• GSM E5 From August 2001 up to present.
  Direct contract to STC Project supervised by
  Ericsson project consultant is Norconsult
  Telematics. Contracts for implementation of
• 1. SITE SURVEY
• Total Number of Surveyed GSME5 Sites 530 Sites
• Site Search/Acquisition Survey. Survey of up to
  3 candidate locations of a prospective new GSM
  Cell Site giving emphasis on RF and LOS
  considerations.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued ( GSM E5 Survey)
• Change-out Site Survey.
• To determine the required transmission
  installation and Civil Works for a change out of
  GSM radio equipment, according to on-site
  Ericsson instructions, prioritizing the re-use of
  existing equipment for transmission, DC power and
  battery back up.
• Site Survey for Civil Engineering.
• Detailed survey of existing sites for equipment
  upgrade building or tower analysis (comparative
  study) for loading capacity survey includes
  electromechanical considerations of increased
  load capacity due to planned additional equipment.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E5)
• 2. SITE CIVIL WORK CONSTRUCTION.
• Total Number of Completed Sites 286 Sites
• MSC / Indoor Room Site survey for civil
  engineering civil design FDED preparation
  construction and installation of raised floor
  system, FM200 gas flooding system, coded security
  access system, cable tray trunk system, other
  civil, electrical and mechanical works including
  HVAC fire alarm and detection control, and
  lighting fixtures structural steel materials and
  electrical conduits.
• New Green Field Site Surveys for site
  acquisition and civil engineering civil design
  FDED preparation excavation backfill supply
  and installation of equipment and generator
  shelters self-support steel tower erection and
  painting supply and install gantry between tower
  and shelter chain link fence install power
  generator other civil, and electromechanical
  works like HVAC, lightings, etc.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E5 Civil Work )
• New Roof Top Site Site survey for civil
  engineering civil design FDED preparation civil
  construction and installation of equipment
  shelter (3m x 3m) with foundation, cable tray
  system, antenna support, structural steel works
  including mast, electrical circuits and lighting
  fixtures and site cleaning and preparation.
• Change Out / TRU Expansion Site Site survey for
  civil engineering civil design FDED preparation
  existing building analysis dismantling of Lucent
  BTS equipment installation of new antenna mounts
  and cable ladder, shelter erection with
  foundation and other civil and electromechanical
  requirements.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E5)
• 3. SUPPLY OF COMPLETE EQUIPMENT SHELTER.
• Total Number of Shelters Delivered 187
  Shelters
• Inside shelter installation of required
  equipments and accessories meeting the approved
  standards set by STC for GSM environment.
• Completed shelters are being shipped from Nour
  Warehouse to the assigned GSM Cell Site.
• Inside shelter installation includes the
  following
• HVAC units, MDB panel, Halon / Fire Alarm Panel
  set, Security Access Control Panel set, battery
  rack and rectifier units, Tower Obstruction Light
  Control (TOLCO), cable and trunk ladder, door
  closer, required cablings, and inside / outside
  lighting fixtures.

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• L.M. Ericsson continued (GSM E5)
• 4. SUPPLY OF CONTAINERIZED DUAL DIESEL
• GENERATOR
• Total Number of GSM Sites Installed with D.
  Generators 89 Sites
• Nour is the sole agent in Saudi Arabia of
  Germanys SAB containerized dual generator. To
  date, 100 sets have been sold and 89 sets
  installed on GSM Sites not serviced by commercial
  power. Deutz is engine make of the 3-phase,
  32.5KVA, 26 KW generator.
• As STC approved power generator for GSM sites, it
  is installed together with accessories within a
  30-foot box container providing a noise level of
  65dB at 10 meter distance.
• Accessories provided with the generators control
  panel, starter batteries, FM200 fire
  extinguishing system, 220V and 24VDC lights,
  ventilation, fuel day tank and buried fuel bulk
  tank.

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• C) NOKIA
• GSM E5 Project From September 2001 up to
  present. Direct contract to Nokia project
  managed by Nokia project consultant is
  Norconsult Telematics. Contract for
  implementation of
• GSM AND TRANSMISSION RADIO INSTALLATION
• Total Number of Completed GSME5 Sites 204
  Sites
• Implementation planning based on site specific
  and network configurations radio site
  investigation survey.
• Change out of Lucent BTS equipment with new Nokia
  Macro UltraSite or Micro MetroSite GSM 900/1800
  MHz radio including antennas, feeders and
  jumpers and battery back up unit.

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• NOKIA continued (GSME5 Radio Installation)
• Installation, testing and commissioning of
  transmission radio Nokia FlexiHopper or
  MetroHopper, and associated MW antenna.
• Testing, commissioning and integration of all
  installed equipments.
• GSM E6 Project Project has just started
  January 2003 calling for approximately 130 sites
  allocated to Nour for complete radio
  installation.
• Contract entails the same scope of work as that
  of GSME5 Project.

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• D) Saudi Telecommunications Company (STC)
• GSM RV / CI Project (Ph I Ph II) From
  July 2001 up to present. Direct contract to STC
  Norconsult Telematics is project consultant.
• SITE CONSTRUCTION (Civil Work and Telecom)
• Total Number of Completed CI GSM Sites 73
  Sites
• Contract is for Nour to construct and deliver to
  STC brand new GSM Cell sites, located along roads
  and villages in the Western Region, on a turn-key
  basis. Complete site construction requires both
  telecom and civil works scope of work as briefly
  described below
• Civil Work Implementation
• Site acquisition survey of up to 3 candidates per
  site
• Civil engineering survey and site design (FDED)
  documentation.

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• Saudi Telecom (STC) continued (CI Project)
• Site acquisition survey of up to 3 candidates per
  site.
• Civil engineering survey and site design (FDED)
  documentation.
• Site preparation, excavation and backfill,
  foundation preparation.
• Erection of steel tower and equipment shelter.
• Supply, delivery and installation of Dual
  Generators and fuel tanks.
• Complete civil and electromechanical works such
  as gantry and cable tray system, antenna mounts,
  HVAC system, cable trenches, chain link fence,
  lighting fixtures, tower painting, concreting,
  and other works.

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• Saudi Telecom (STC) continued (CI Project)
• Telecommunications Implementation
• Complete BTS 2000 equipment installation
  including RF accessories like TRX radio units,
  DDF, GSM 900 MHz antennas and feeders, internal
  and external cablings reconditioning of indoor
  BTS units.
• Installation of MW transmission equipment using
  Harris MicroStar M7 or ATT Pcom radio units
  installation of MW antenna dishes up to 2.4m
  diameter and IF cable RG-8 hop alignment and BER
  burn test to ensure link stability.
• Installation of battery back up DC supply,
  batteries and rectifier units.
• Testing and commissioning of all installed
  equipments.
• Power up and Integration of site into the GSM
  network.

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• E) Motorola / NASCO
• Public Security Directorate (PSD) Transmission
  Project
• From October 1998 to December 1999. Direct
  contract with Motorola and NASCO.
• Total Number of Completed Sites 21 Sites
• Contract called for Installation of transmission
  equipment on
• 21 PSD Sites located in Makkah, Jeddah and Taif.
  
• MW radio used was Alcatel PDH T1 American
  Standard
• Installation of PSD Monitoring System.
• Transmission documentation of the 21 completed
  sites.

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• F) Harris Farinon
• GID Transmission Project
• Direct contract with Harris Farinon for
  implementation of
• Transmission network installation using SDH 4T1
  QuadraLink MW radio in the Western Region
• Installation of Omniplex Multiplexer for PTT Line
  Combining on Hand Held and Mobile Radios
• Installation of complete Network Management
  System for the whole West District over RS-232
  modems in Taif and Jeddah.
• PSD Transmission Project
• Direct contract with Harris Farinon for
  implementation of
• Setting up of Transmission Network and its
  Network Management System five (5) sites in
  Riyadh and three (3) sites in Madinah.

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SITE SURVEY RADIO SITE INVESTIGATION
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CIVIL WORK SITE IMPLEMENTATION
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RADIO INSTALLATION ERICSSON RBS TRANSMISSION
RADIO
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RADIO INSTALLATION STC BTS NOKIA RBS
AND TRANSMISSION RADIO
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DUAL DIESEL GENERATORS INSTALLED ON GSM SITES
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