ECHO Broadband

Fiber network data conversion & GIS for a power company

ECHO performed data conversion to centralize the fiber network, microwave and radio system into the target Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin. The main scope of work included converting and updating outside plan fiber network; loading and ensuring activation of splice enclosure connectivity; creating light path, circuit and tracing; converting the geographical location of substation/offsite/site buildings; converting microwave radio site setup, internal world and additional objects; executing site name verification and radio license association; and GIS system support and specification development.

Project Details:

• Client: Xcel Energy Inc., USA
• Date: 2012 to 2013

Milestones achieved

• Fiber network with splice cases ~ 1,500km
• Microwave/Radio Towers ~ 350 towers
• Substation floor plan data capture ~ 700 units

Milestones achieved

• Developed and modeled RME and network objects ~ 1000 units
• Developed Smallworld automation and QAQC tools for data conversion

Software Utilized

• SW Network Inventory
• PNI 4.3 coax
• PNI 4.3 fiber
• PNI 4.3 inside plant
• wireless network inventory

Software Utilized

• ifactor web maps connector (imagery)
• special object manager (SOMS)
• Citrix version
• True view

HFC/CATV & Wifi engineering data conversion & GIS

ECHO has been providing engineering and GIS services to Cablevision in project management, turnkey GIS data management, data conversion and engineering of HFC/CATV network and WiFi services. The major scope of work involves RF plan extension as-built; as-built WiFi AP into the GIS platform; AP design and drafting; node split capacity expansion; creation of light path, circuit and tracing; provision of fibre rack mounted equipment for MDU; data capture of civil and HFC/CATV network for MDU; and update and captured fibre as-built.

Project Details

• Client: Cablevision System Corporation, USA
• Date: 2005 to present

Milestones achieved

• RF network re-drafting ~ 40,000 miles
• Fibre network re-drafting ~ 13,000 miles
• Route network re-drafting ~ 45,000 miles

Milestones achieved

• Address points re-drafting ~ 4 million
• Landbase re-drafting ~ 50,000 miles
• Fibre network as-built ~ 20,000 splices

Milestones achieved

• RF network as-built ~ 5,000 miles
• MDU buildings internal network ~ 8,500 units
• RME internal network data capture ~ 67 hubs

Milestones achieved

• AP engineering and data capture ~ 31,200 units
• As-built WiFi and RF extensions ~ 6,900 nodes

Software Utilized:

• Smallworld PNI4.0
• AutoCAD
• SW Developer Edition
• SW Network Inventory
• PNI4.0 Coax
• PNI4.0 Fiber

Software Utilized:

• PNI4.0 Inside Plant
• PNI4.0 Job Manager
• Special Object Manager
• SW Database Replication
• CITRIX version 10
• Lode Data Design

Fiber, HFC/CATV network, data conversion & GIS

ECHO was asked to integrate multiple data sources into one GIS system and integrate the resulting GIS system with new processes for record maintenance. The main scope of work included landbase conversion; fiber, CATV, civil and route conversion to the new target GIS system; updating and capturing address points; re-engineering RF network, fiber and RF as-built data capture; vendor on-boarding; system on-boarding i.e., development of guidelines, processes and acceptance.

Project Details:

• Client: Cox Communications Inc., USA
• Date: 2007 to 2008

Milestones achieved

• Fiber & RF network re-drafting ~ 50,000 miles
• Route network re-drafting ~ 40,000 miles
• Address points drafting ~ 4 million points

Milestones achieved

• Landbase re-drafting ~ 50,000 miles
• RF Network As-builts ~ 5,000 miles
• Fiber Network As-builts ~ 20,000 splices

Software Utilized:

• Smallworld PNI4.0
• AutoCAD
• Microstation
• SW Developer Edition
• SW Network Inventory

Software Utilized:

• PNI 4.0 Coax
• PNI 4.0 Fiber
• PNI 4.0 Inside Plant
• PNI 4.0 Job Manager
• Special Object Managers
• SW Database Replication

Software Utilized:

• Citrix version 10
• Lode Data Design
• Realworld Lightpath Fiber Management

Data conversion & logical network inventory system implementation

ECHO provide initial consultancy to specify the data conversion guidelines and standard templates for the conversion (auto migration and manual capture) of the existing network from multiple formats (i.e., Excel, Visio, PDF and Network management system logs) to the target GIS platform. The scope of work included verifying the quality and integrity of the existing physical outside plant for fiber and splice closure, and rack mounted equipment (RME); and object associations between physical and logical data. We utilized our proprietary auto conversion and QAQC tools to auto migrate and verify data accuracy. ECHO also pioneered a two-stage process to provide data conversion between the physical and logical databases.

Project Details:

• Client: AboveNet Inc., USA
• Date: 2007

Milestones achieved

• Converted MS Excel to GE Smallworld LNI system ~ 1,000 circuits
• Converted Visio/PDF to GE Smallworld PNI/LNI ~ 2,000 schematics

Milestones achieved

• Converted NMS test/csv logs to Smallworld LNI ~ 1,250 network elements & 8,300 service ports

Milestones achieved

• Converted Smallworld PNI to Smallworld LNI ~ 450 physical facilities & 2,000 light path

Data conversion of a HFC/CATV inventory & GIS database and customer information

ECHO was engaged to update and align Telstra’s key inventory systems including national addressing, providing network information; and customer and cable pair information, optical fiber, internal equipment and exchange floor space. ECHO undertook 56 scopes of work covering network update of RF, fiber, copper, CadLink, route and cadastre. It also includes the data capture of NBN related infrastructures.

Project Details:

• Client: Telstra Corporation Limited, Australia
• Date: 2010 to present

Milestones achieved

• Fiber plant converted ~ 13,000km
• Facility floor plans converted ~ 7,300 units

Milestones achieved

• Copper & civil route network converted ~ 13,000km
• Property lots captured ~ 1,500 lots

Milestones achieved

• MDU buildings captured ~ 3,100 buildings
• Property lots captured ~ 62,000 lots
• Address captured ~ 750,000

Milestones achieved

• Fiber access points captured ~ 80,000 points
• Network equipment layout captured ~ 11,000 equipment

HFC/CATV engineering and field survey engineering

ECHO was selected by ABNxcess as its primary engineering firm to provide field survey and HFC/CATV engineering for the MDUs. We were tasked to deliver 650,000 homes passed of HFC/CATV engineering and field survey. The main scope of work included performing data acquisition and reviewing node boundary of the MDU; field verifying node locations; address verification and capture; proposing cable routes & equipment locations; HFC planning, engineering & drafting; developing the Bill of Materials (BOM) template for construction; and proposing remote powering of the HFC/CATV network.

Project Details:

• Client: Asia Broadcasting Network (M) Sdn. Bhd. (ABNxcess), Malaysia
• Date: 2013 to current

Milestones achieved

• MDU Addresses verified & captured ~ 120,000 addresses
• Field Survey and Engineering completed ~ 120,000 homes passed

Milestones achieved

• Fiber node location verification and captured ~ 240 units
• HFC planning and engineering completed ~ 110,000 homes passed

System audit, GIS software upgrade, survey & data conversion for a gas company

ECHO is GMB’s primary GIS service provider. We have provided audit support to it’s GIS system & database and were the system specialist to upgrade its GE Energy’s Gas Distribution Office (GDO) v4.1.1 GIS platform for gas. The main scope of work involves GIS IT hardware upgrade and software upgrades; customized tools upgrade; GIS database upgrade; creation of new liquid petroleum gas objects in the GDO; network and landbase data conversion; implementation of auto backup & database process/procedures and functionality; GDO system administration and training; and GIS system audit; capture of ordinance coordinate of critical component locations.

Project Details:

• Client: Gas Malaysia Berhad (GMB), Malaysia
• Date: 2005 to present

Milestones achieved

• As-built captured and field verified ~ 1,500km

GIS database conversion for a power company

ECHO developed a GIS base system for TNB’s Distribution Network Information Management (DNIM) project. The scope of work included logical data inventory analysis, data conversion and migration; building GIS database; and QAQC process and procedure implementation.

Project Details:

• Client: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia
• Date: 2005 to 2006

GIS software integration and application development for a city command center

ECHO was selected to integrate a GIS system and capabilities utilizing the existing Command Center and Community systems that manage traffic, monitor and control utility services; and provide web-based virtual community services. The major scope of work included GIS implementation; system setup and database administration; application development and customization; GIS SCADA integration & processing; GIS-GPS integration for landbase services (LBS); GIS-Doc Mgt System (DMS) integration; and GIS-Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) integration.

Project Details:

• Client: Cyberjaya City Command Center (CCC), Malaysia
• Date: 2002

Database audit, GIS enhancement, network inventory analysis

ECHO’s scope of work included Phase 1 & 2 system and database integrity audit, GIS system enhancement, data inventory analysis, user requirement analysis and landbase correction for 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia.

Project Details:

• Client: Fibrecomm Network (M) Sdn. Bhd.
• Date: 2005